I've been all around the world
I've been a new sensation
But it doesn't really matter in this g-generation.
The sophomore slump is an uphill battle
And someone said that in my scene.
'Cause they need a new song like a new religion
Music for the television.
I can't do the long division.
Someone do the math.
But the record label puts me
On the shelf up in the freezer.
Gotta find another way to live the life of leisure.
So I drop my top,
Mix and I mingle.
Is everybody ready for the single, and it goes...
La la la la la
Now listen to the verse I lay.
Ha la la la la
It's all about the wordplay.
La la la la la
The wonderful thing it does because
Because I am the wizard of oohs and aahs and fa la las.
Yeah, the Mr. A to Z
They say I'm all about the wordplay.
And it's time to get ill.
I got your remedy
For those who don't remember me.
Now let me introduce you to my style.
I try to keep the jumble
And the lyrics never mumble
When the music's making people tongue tied.
You want a new song
Music for the television.
I can't do the long division.
Someone do the math.
But the people write me off
Like I'm a one hit wonder.
Gotta find another way
To keep from going under.
Pull out the stops.
Got your attention.
I guess it's time again for me to mention the wordplay.
La la la la la
Now listen to the verse I lay.
La la la la la
It's all about the wordplay.
La la la la la
The wonderful thing it does because
Because I am the wizard of oohs and aahs and fa la las.
Yeah, the Mr. A to Z
They say I'm all about the wordplay.
There's a bridge across the stream of consciousness.
It always seems to be a-flowin',
But I don't know which way my brain is goin'.
All the rhymin' and the timin'
And the melodies inside me
And they're comin' 'til I'm runnin' out of air.
Are you prepared to take a dive
Into the deep end of my head?
Are you listening to a single word I've said?
La la la la la
Listen to the verse I lay.
La la la la la
It's all about the wordplay.
La la la la la
The wonderful thing it does because
Because I am the wizard of oohs and aahs and fa la las.
Yeah, the Mr. A to Z
They say I'm all about the wordplay.
La la la la la
I'm all about the wordplay.
La la la la la
Stickin' with the wordplay.
La la la la la
I love the wonderful thing it does
Because the oohs and and fa las are backin' up
But the Mr. A to Z
They say I'm all about the wordplay.
SONG FACTS:
- This song reached #17 on the US Billboard Adult Top 40.
- "Mr. A to Z" inspired the album title, Mr. A-Z
- This isn't the first use of "wordplay." The lyric "a strange enough new play on words" is included in "The Remedy."
- Simply put, this song is about writing a hit song. Jason makes a reference to his previous record label, how they put him "on the shelf up in the freezer." He also makes a reference to his previous first single ("it's time to get ill/I've got your rememdy/for those who don't remember me") and a reference to how fans and the media portray him ("people write me off like I'm a one hit wonder.")