Discover the story of the song > 3 O’Clock Things – AJR

The protagonist talks about how he regrets choosing to pay for college instead of pursuing YouTube as a career. He also feels left out of the party and hookup scene, but is too shy to express his opinions about it. Despite being interested in politics, he knows his friends will get bored of it and he also chooses to remain neutral to avoid losing half of his fans. The chorus asks if his partner would still love him if they knew the real him, but he's too scared to ask, and the song ends with a statement against racism.