"Ordinaryish People" is the ninth track on AJR's fourth album, OK ORCHESTRA. It features the music group Blue Man Group. A music video for the song was released on February 9th, 2022.
[Verse 1]
Your happy friends call you depressing
'Cause you wonder why we're all alive
Your downer friends think you're too happy, too happy
'Cause you still celebrate sometimes
Your hippie friends call you a sellout
'Cause you buckle down and get a job
You still get high, but you're no hippie, no hippie
But all your work friends think you are
[Pre-Chorus]
I guess the last time you had any fun
Was way back when you weren't anyone
[Chorus]
So goodbye, ordinaryish people
We had quite the run, didn't we, though
But you gotta be somebody sometime
I don't wanna pack up and leave though
When you're nobody then nobody minds
[Verse 2]
Your pretty friends, they call you ugly
Your ugly friends, they call you vain
No, you're not stupid, you're just special, special
Well, that's what all your smart friends say
[Pre-Chorus]
I guess the last time you had any fun
(I guess the last time you had any fun)
Was way back when you weren't anyone
(Way back when you weren't anyone)
[Chorus]
So goodbye, ordinaryish people
We had quite the run, didn't we, though
But you gotta be somebody sometime
I don't wanna pack up and leave though
When you're nobody then nobody minds
(Your attention, please)
(Please, please yell if you're paying attention)
[Instrumental]
[Outro]
I don't wanna pack up and leave though
When you're nobody then nobody minds
AJR - Ordinaryish People (ft. Blue Man Group) - Official Instrumental
Ordinaryish People (Instrumental)
Videos
AJR - Ordinaryish People feat. Blue Man Group (Official Video)
Ordinaryish People feat. Blue Man Group (Official Video)
Trivia
The music video for the song does not use the actual song's audio, instead using audio from a live performance of the song. This is likely a reference to the fact that the Blue Man Group are mostly known for live performances.
Additionally, the music video is filmed as if it is a live performance.
