Grapes of Wrath

"Grapes of Wrath" (previously titled "Rock My Audible") is the third track from OK Human.
===Appearances===
*OK Human (2021)
==Overview==
"Grapes of Wrath" is named for the American realist novel, , written by and published in 1939. When asked about the song's origins in an interview with Audible, Rivers Cuomo said:
The song was first made known to Weezer fans on Riverchat on August 20, 2020 when a Riverchat user asked Cuomo about the book 1984 by George Orwell. Cuomo responded mentioning that OK Human referenced the book, going on to quote lyrics from the song. In the same comment, Cuomo implied that the song was written about audiobooks. The song features lyrical references to the aforementioned 1984 as well as to Moby Dick by Herman Melville and Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf.
On August 26, 2020, Cuomo edited the OK Human entry on Riverpedia to include the track name "Rock My Audible". On September 22, Cuomo suggested to fans on Riverchat that he was being forced to alter a lyric to remove reference to the website Pornhub:File:Riverchat_09222020_02.png, implying that he needed a new lyric to pair with the line "Ambien might work for some.":File:Riverchat_09222020_03.png Cuomo later suggested the lyric "Some folks pop an ambien / Some run laps around the gym,":File:Riverchat_09222020_04.png though shortly after stated that "Jake [Sinclair] nixed the gym line." On January 28, 2021, Cuomo streamed OK Human over the video conferencing platform Zoom and previewed an earlier version of "Grapes of Wrath" featuring the "Pornhub" bridge.Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/weezer-grapesofwrathcutlyric
On October 22, Cuomo replaced the song title "Rock My Audible" with "Grapes of Wrath" on the OK Human Riverpedia entry, implying that it was renamed.
==Music video==
The music video for "Grapes of Wrath" was directed by Brendan Walter and Jasper Graham and released on April 14, 2021, the 82nd anniversary of the release of the book Grapes of Wrath. The last few moments of the video include a nod to Weezerpedia.
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==Audio==
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==Lyrics==
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I can feel my breathing
It's so nice; it's like a blanket on my life
Let me stay here for forever
In this state of classical denial
Crankin' Mrs Dalloway
Moby Dick trip on a whale
He’s kinda just like me;
We’re thirsty for the deep
I'm gonna rock my Audible
Headphone Grapes of Wrath
Drift off to oblivion
I just don't care, I just don't care
Rock my Audible
Headphone Grapes of Wrath
Drift off to oblivion
You think I care, I just don't care
I just don't care, I'm barely there
I just don't care
Count on me to show support
For Winston Smith in 1984
'Cause battling Big Brother feels more meaningful
Than binging zombie hordes
Take me up to Neverland, hanging with Yossarian
He's kinda just like me;
We fight 'til we get free
I'm gonna rock my Audible
Headphone Grapes of Wrath
Drift off to oblivion
I just don't care, I just don't care
Rock my Audible
Headphone Grapes of Wrath
Drift off to oblivion
You think I care, I just don't care
I just don't care, I'm barely there
I just don't care
Open ear and open mind
I can see without my eyes
Frodo jonesing for the ring
Soon I'll be there smiling
Smiling in my dreams
I'm gonna rock my Audible
Headphone Grapes of Wrath
Drift off to oblivion
I just don't care, I just don't care
Rock my Audible
Headphone Grapes of Wrath
Drift off to oblivion
You think I care, I just don't care
I just don't care, I'm barely there
I just don't care
|-|Earlier version=
Pornhub helps folks loosen up
Medication works for some
I'd prefer a Tolstoy read
Soon I'll be there smiling
Smiling in my dreams 
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==Known recordings==
==See also==
*OK Human
*List of Weezer songs
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
==References==
Category:Weezer songsCategory:Rivers Cuomo songsCategory:Songs on OK HumanCategory:Weezer songs produced by Jake Sinclair
Category:Allmusic track picks
Category:Featured song