"Way Less Sad" is the 12th song on AJR's fourth album, OK Orchestra. It was the fourth single to be released from the album. A remix of the song by Cash Cash was released on June 29, 2021.
I should move 'cause New York is gettin' muddy out
There's LA, but it's always kinda sunny out
And I don't wanna hurt no more
So I set my bar real low
I'm a-okay, I'm a-okay (ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah)
You say it but you just don't mean it
You're so insane, you're so insane (ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah)
Shut up and just enjoy this feelin'
Don't you love it? Don't you love it?
No, I ain't happy yet
But I'm way less sad
Don't you love it? Don't you love it?
No, I ain't happy yet
But I'm way less sad
Hey hey hey, hey hey hey (oh-oh-oh), hey hey hey
But I'm way less sad
Hey hey hey, hey hey hey (oh-oh-oh), hey hey hey
But I'm way less sad
I wake up and I'm not so mad at Twitter now
Livin' sucks but it's suckin' just a little now
And I don't wanna cry no more
So I set my bar real low
I'm a-okay, I'm a-okay (ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah)
You say it but you just don't mean it
You're so insane, you're so insane (ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah)
Shut up and just enjoy this feelin'
Don't you love it? Don't you love it?
No, I ain't happy yet
But I'm way less sad
Don't you love it? Don't you love it?
No, I ain't happy yet (happy yet)
But I'm way less sad
I may be wrong (wrong), I may be wrong (wrong)
It's stupid but it's all I have
Don't you love it? Don't you love it?
No, I ain't happy yet
But I'm way less sad
Well, I can't fall asleep and I'm losin' my mind
'Cause it's half past three and my brain's on fire
I been countin' sheep but the sheep all died
And I'm tryin' too hard but I can't not try
Well, I can't fall asleep and I'm losin' my mind
'Cause it's half-past three and my brain's on fire
(Brain's on fire)
I been countin' sheep but the sheep all died
And I'm not dead yet, so I guess I'll be alright
Don't you love it? Don't you love it?
No, I ain't happy yet (happy yet)
But I'm way less sad
Don't you love it? Don't you love it?
No, I ain't happy yet
But I'm way less sad
I may be wrong (I may be wrong), I may be wrong (I may be wrong)
It's stupid but it's all I have
Don't you love it? Don't you love it?
No, I ain't happy yet
But I'm way less sad
AJR had wanted to use the melody for a long time, having made a demo with it as far back as the AJR EP.
In one of the scenes in the music video, Jack on the escalator is wearing a shirt that’s named “THE BAND NAME”. This is a reference to Don’t Throw Out My Legos where there’s a line in that song saying “ People want shirts with the band name on it”. You can also buy this shirt in the ajrbrothers.com store.
