Discover the story of the song > The Dumb Song – AJR

The protagonist's partner told him that he is very dumb, but this actually made him feel kind of free. They also mentioned giving him some medicine to calm him down and help him focus, and suggested that he go back to college. The protagonist thinks their world is better without news and can't even make their own lunch. They admit they are too dumb, and don't want their partner to look at them when things inevitably go wrong.