#ajr tff

[gt-zel]

I would give anything to not give a sh*t about you

[jewishmanul-art]

I would give anything to not give a shit about you

[themaybeman]

honestly i find it kinda funny that i though Touchy Feely Fool would be the “It’s Literally Me!” song from TMM, then Inertia hit me like a ton of bricks

[theworstcreature]

Seriously need to make more thirsty bracelets I forget what keeps happening to them but I only have one left and that simply will NOT do

[howtonerdoutovereverything]

Analyzing The New AJR Snippet (And Why I Think It's a Spiritual Successor to Touchy Feely Fool)

So I know I'm a few days late to this, but I wanted to make a full post analyzing the latest AJR song snippet (which it seems like for the moment we're calling I'm Sorry You Went Crazy).

The general fan consensus seems to be that this song is about the same situation that Touchy Feely Fool was about, and after listening to this snippet several times, I 100% agree. So let's approach it from that angle and go line by line.

(For those of you out of the loop or who you just forgot, it is heavily speculated that TFF is about the guys' strained relationship with their mother and how it even led to them going to court.)

"And if you called, I don't know what I'd say"

Given the nightmare their mom seemingly put them through, having to talk to her again seems like it would be an odd situation. I don't have personal experience when it comes to this, but from what I've heard, parents whose children have cut them off often try to reconnect, not fully understanding or just straight up ignoring the reasons why their children don't want to speak to them anymore.

"'I'm sorry you went crazy'"

This is the proposed response to the mother. Describing it as her having gone crazy makes sense given the whole court situation as well as the way she's described in TFF. This line originally reads as sarcastic (why would you be sorry about that?), but I can hear a possible layer of sincerity beneath it, especially given the way Ryan sings it in the clip. Much like in TFF, there is still this feeling of guilt and obligatory compassion towards this person who caused such a horrible situation.

"I'm sorry that I'm saying it so blunt"

This following line is part of why I think the previous line might be a little genuine. Why would you be afraid of being blunt with someone who negatively impacted your life unless you felt some obligation to be polite to them? This makes sense if it really is the mother, as there is a societal expectation for children to be polite to their parents ("honor thy father and mother".)

"Everybody says that you look happy"

This line really confused me. Why would she be happy? Then I think about the whole "crazy" line and it makes sense. Maybe she feels as though she's getting some sort of vengeance against her "ungrateful" children and is deriving joy out of that. Maybe this is also a subtle way of saying that other people are calling her crazy.

"But to me, you just look like someone that I used to love"

The guys clearly used to have a good relationship with their mom (even if it was potentially one-sided), so seeing this relationship dissolve might trump any feelings of disdain or accusations of insanity. It's just sadness and emptiness.

[littlewalken]

To give myself some encouragement over the state of some of the sculpts-

If the Jeff and Goff Barbie don’t work you can use the mold you’ll make of Curt TFF to start over

If Teddy doesn’t pull himself together use the Julian mold

If he’s not Dave Gahan he’s Marc Alaimo

Any molds and positives with flaws and bubbles will make great zombies. 

Jon Cryer seems like the type to get super excited that you even tried so don’t be afraid to send him a pic of how ever the Duckie turns out. 

And if the Teddy works out send him a pic but dig out the explosives Mini Cooper came with. 

Don’t use the sludge in the bottom of the dirty water bowl to cast with. Just don’t. But it will work for fill.

Do get some of that plastic stuff that melts and remelts and experiment with it. 

Wax deserves one more chance but plaster of paris must abide by its stay TF away order. It knows why. 

Try and think of some others to make along with Alan Wilder because you’ll probably have to make him. RAM bots and AJR maybe.

[themaybeman]

THE TOUCHY FEELY FOOL MV... HOLY SHITTT

[themaybeman]

it is genuinely taking everything i have to not go and listen to touchy feely fool… i already know its gonna be one of my new fave songs of theirs based on the teasers ive heard and literally everyone ive seen loves it…… BUT I WANNA WAIT TILL THE ALBUM RELEASES 😭

[theworstcreature]

YALL

The TFF music video is OUT

And BOY HOWDY WAS AJR NOT FUCKING AROUND

SCREAMING CRUING THROWINF UP I LOVE IT SO MUCH RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH