The DJ Is Crying For Help – English Lyrics

• By: AJR
• Album: The Maybe Man

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into AJR's poignant exploration of adulthood with "The DJ Is Crying For Help." This song offers a unique lens for understanding the challenges of growing up while clinging to youthful ideals. Discover relatable lyrics and musical nuances that make learning English through music an introspective experience.

[English]

Everyone's laughing at me

But not like they used to

The room's spinning all around me

But not like I'm used to

Hired, hired, can I get hired?

I got no skills except getting high

I'm trying, trying, I can start Friday

You've wasted your life but thanks for applying

Hey now, hold up, we were fun as hell

I'm all grown up but you couldn't tell

Now I don't know what to do with myself

(Da-da-da-da-da-da-da)

You got older 'cause you're good at life

I'm all 17 at 35

Now I don't know if there's anything else

The DJ is crying for help

The DJ is crying for help

Don't know what to do with myself

Hey now, hold up, we were fun as hell

I'm all grown up but you couldn't tell

Now I don't know what to do with myself

The DJ is crying for help

Everyone's tripping on pills

But now they're prescribed to

And everyone's stacking their bills

But not 'cause they like to

Oh, hired, hired, can I get hired?

Yeah, I fucked up but I did it my way

Trying, trying, I can start Friday

Getting a life's a little like dying

Hey now, hold up, we were fun as hell

I'm all grown up but you couldn't tell

Now I don't know what to do with myself

(Da-da-da-da-da-da-da)

You got older 'cause you're good at life

I'm all 17 at 35

Now I don't know if there's anything else

The DJ is crying for help

(Don't leave me out)

The DJ is crying for help

(Don't leave me out)

Don't know what to do with myself

Hey now, hold up, we were fun as hell

I'm all grown up but you couldn't tell

Now I don't know what to do with myself

The DJ is crying for help

You got older 'cause you're good at life

I'm all 17 at 35

Now I don't know if there's anything else

The DJ is crying for help

And now I'm all (I'm all) alone (alone)

Waiting for the beat to drop

Be kind to me, be kind and wait it out

And now I'm all (I'm all) alone (alone)

Waiting 'til the party starts

Be kind to me, be kind and wait it out

And now I'm all alone

Waiting 'til the party starts

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
laughing /ˈlæfɪŋ/ B1	verb - to make sounds with the voice that show amusement
spinning /ˈspɪnɪŋ/ B2	verb - to turn around quickly in a circle
skills /skɪlz/ B1	noun - abilities to do something well
hired /haɪərd/ B2	verb (past participle) - to employ someone
skills /skɪlz/ B1	noun - abilities to do something well
trying /ˈtraɪɪŋ/ B1	verb - to attempt or make an effort to do something
hired /haɪərd/ B2	verb (past participle) - to employ someone
help /hɛlp/ A2	noun - assistance or aid verb - to assist or aid someone
tripping /ˈtrɪpɪŋ/ B2	verb - to stumble or lose balance
prescribed /prɪˈskraɪbd/ C1	verb - to recommend or authorize a medicine or treatment
stacking /ˈstækɪŋ/ B2	verb - to pile things one on top of another
prescribed /prɪˈskraɪbd/ C1	verb - to recommend or order the use of something, especially medicine
getting /ˈɡɛtɪŋ/ A2	verb - to receive or obtain
dying /ˈdaɪɪŋ/ B2	verb - to cease to live

Key Grammar Structures

• Everyone's laughing at me

  ➔ Present Continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action happening now.

  ➔ The phrase uses "'s" as a contraction of "is," forming the present continuous tense.

• The room's spinning all around me

  ➔ Present Continuous tense to describe an action that is happening at the moment.

  ➔ The contraction "room's" stands for "room is," indicating a state or ongoing action.

• Hired, hired, can I get hired?

  ➔ Use of modal verb "can" to express ability or possibility.

  ➔ The phrase uses "can" to question whether it's possible to obtain employment.

• Now I don't know if there's anything else

  ➔ Use of the conditional "if" to introduce a condition or doubt.

  ➔ The sentence uses "if" to introduce uncertainty about the existence of "anything else."

• Waiting 'til the party starts

  ➔ Use of the informal contraction "'til" for "until" to indicate time.

  ➔ The word "'til" is a colloquial abbreviation of "until" used in informal speech to specify a time reference.

• Waiting for the beat to drop

  ➔ Use of the infinitive "to drop" after "beat" to express purpose or expected action.

  ➔ The phrase uses "to drop" as an infinitive verb to describe the anticipated moment when the music's beat intensifies or changes.