#turning out ajr

[thekadster]

*inhales* I'M A LITTLE KID! AND SO ARE YOU!!

*slams fist on table* DON'T YOU GO AND GROW UP BEFORE I DO!!!!!!!!

[luxanid]

The fact that i am incapable of crying to like Mitski or something otherwise sensible but AJR will make me sob every time without fail is frankly just ridiculous.

[th3b0neguy]

New AJR lyrics that kicked me in the gut this week

“An object in motion, don’t ask where I’m going cause where I am going is right where I am”- inertia

“I wish we were 85. The rest of our life wouldn’t sound scary”- turning out III

“And I’m half yours, and you’re all mine”- Turning out III

Honestly all the Turning out parts kick me in the gut everytime

“I turned 20-something, it didn’t mean nothing. Cause not on of them where there to see”- 2085

Might have to rant about all the connections in the turning out songs later. They are easily the best songs

[randmwizard]

...is turning out part 3 by ajr giving aro/ace-spec vibes to anyone else? because:

'Cause half the time I can't love right And I can't have sex and we both get quiet Boy, I must be one fucked up guy

and

'Cause half the time I can't love right And I'm half yours, and you're all mine

and

Everyone's got it, everyone's got it, everyone's got it all figured out

this is so aspec right?

is it just me?

the vibes? are aspec?

[boyduroy]

I hold you

I hold you closer than I ever knew

I could do

[superiorkenshi]

Need to know wich member of ajr write the turning out song so I can introduce him to the aroace community

[sealpup9]

Ok Inertia came in swinging with a beat that slaps so hard I forgot to duck and was knocked on my ass by the force that is the last two verses.

[thelazybooknook]

For me, it alternates, but Turning Out pt. iii is my current fav of these three

[thekadster]

forever thinking about "love isn't big, kid, it's little and quiet"

like. even when not in a romantic setting it hits so hard

[quathxr]

guyssssssss apparently I’m in AJR’s top 0.5% of listeners

i have a problem

[justalitlecreacher]

AJR is for the aromantics and asexuals sorry

[th3b0neguy]

AJR now have relaeased turning out parts one-three and each on is great as a stand alone but also as an ongoing tell of someone figuring out the dating/relationship world and they are great. What’s not to love about songs that are all love at first sight but rather love is weird and complicated and never straight forward and never without 2nd guesses and doubts. God I just love this band so much!!!

Turning out one was great but then then they show up and give us a part two that aids a whole new layer to part one. Seeing a band build off their old music is peak!

Forever enjoying AJR for making relatable music that doesn’t follow the mainstream vibes. But also also AJR truly is twenty one pilots for adults

Excuse me while I become insufferable for the next 3months because of this band

[idekrnyall]

I've probably said this before but the turning out trilogy by ajr is so aroace to me... Anyways happy aro visibility week

[glowinginstarlight]

im never going to stop thinking about the outro to turning out pt. iii by ajr. it makes me insane. like what do you mean this series about the uncertainty of love and growing up ends with don't overthink it/one day at a time kid/add up the days you got someone to do life with/love isn't big, kid/it's little and quiet/let's do today/i think you'll turn out to like it how am i supposed to be normal about that. love isn't big its little and quiet. im insane. lets do today i think you'll turn out to like it. hello can anyone hear me. augh

[royalchewy]

Finally got to the next Brozone and AJR piece! I was really struggling with what would fit Bruce the most, all the others I have a pretty concrete idea. Look below if you want to see more about my logic behind the lyrics. Curious what others would have put.

I feel like the last lyrics of Turning out pt.iii are an older Bruce talking to his past self and the rest of the song is how a younger Bruce was struggling with finding a real sense of romantic love. He probably experienced/received a lot of superficial “love” from potential partners until he finally found vacay island. I feel like the whole song could be his struggle to find the true kind of love he has with Brandy.

I think touchy feely fool could also fit Bruce. I think while he has a resentment to JD, he overall still cares deeply for him and all his brothers (These feelings probably increasing after having his own kids).There’s still a sense of hurt feelings he will newer get over, but he also is almost more angry that he isn’t actually angry. Thats how I can see him feeling at least.

[hopelessfandomfreak]

so the turning out trilogy has been all about finding the purpose of love and what makes romantic love so special, and turning out pt. iii really was the perfect conclusion to the trilogy.

in the first turning out, we wonder about the difference between platonic and romantic love, and how that changes as you grow up. you may grow out of people you used to love, no matter how much you wish they could stick around.

turning out pt. ii focuses on falling out of love, and wondering if it was ever really love in the first place. if you love someone, shouldn’t that last forever? it’s a hard truth to swallow, and even the lyrics admit “I don’t love it much at all.”

finally turning out pt. iii comes along, and honestly at first the message is a little hopeless. the song focuses on what society has conditioned us to think of love: the point of love is to get married, have kids, and probably get divorced one day, no matter how much you thought you loved each other. it’s bleak.

but it’s not the truth. in the outro of pt. iii, we settle on the true purpose of love. it’s not about having someone unchanging you never outgrow. it’s not about forcing yourself to stay in a relationship just because you think you’re supposed to love someone. and it’s not about marriage and reproduction, and falling into what society expects of couples.

it’s about having someone by your side to get through life with. life is hard, and sometimes all you can do is focus on one day at a time, and even that can be hell. but that’s all so much easier when you have someone by your side, someone you love and trust and who loves and trusts you. love doesn’t have to be this big grandiose thing; in fact, love is “little and quiet.” love is about having “someone to do life with.” I think that’s beautiful, and am more than happy to agree with ryan met’s purpose of love.