Living in L.A.

"Living in L.A." (formerly "This Girl" or "This Girl I Like" and potentially "High as a Kite") is the fourth track from The Black Album. 
===Appearances===
*Weezer (The Black Album) (2019)
==Overview==
"Living in L.A." began demoing as "High as a Kite" (although completely unrelated to the other Black Album song of the same name.) sometime in 2016Per the dropbox upload date for "	High as A Kite 2 @63.mp3", the track then later went by the title "This Girl" until shortly prior to the album's release. Rivers Cuomo co-wrote the song with Jonny Coffer, who previously co-wrote the Weezer songs "Jacked Up," "Feels Like Summer," and "Get Right," Coffer also has co-production credits on this song, making it the only track on Black to not be solely produced by Dave Sitek (Jerome Williams is also credited on this track for "additional production".) "Living in L.A." was surprise released alongside the Black Album track "High as a Kite", on February 21, 2019 and was debuted live on February 26, 2019 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The album's liner notes (as well as the song's official YouTube description) feature a verse with lyrics that were changed in the final release.
The bridge for "Living in L.A." was lifted from the 2003 Rivers Cuomo demo "Looking for a Fight."
==Audio==
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==Lyrics==
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I'm back in black
No one to hold my hand
It seems that we're together but alone
And now I hear the ticking of a clock
I know we're going down a slippery slope
I wonder what it's like out there
When my eyes are like far away spaceships
You are a sealed up door
There's gotta be more to our lives than this
This girl I like
I'm talking 'bout this girl I like
But I feel so lonely, feel so lonely
Yeah, I'm living in L.A
This girl I like
I'm talking 'bout this girl I like
But I feel so lonely, feel so lonely
Yeah, I'm living in L.A
We're fortune's fools when we took the bait
We sacrifice our lives for rock and roll
Je ne sais pas, burning at the stake
We never really had a choice at all
I wonder what it’s like out there
When my eyes are two far away spaceships
You are a sealed up door
And there’s gotta’ be more to our lives than this
This girl I like
I'm talking 'bout this girl I like
But I feel so lonely, feel so lonely
Yeah, I'm living in L.A
This girl I like
I'm talking 'bout this girl I like
But I feel so lonely, feel so lonely
Yeah, I'm living in L.A
Looking for a fight, looking for a fight
And I'm still trying to figure out my life
Pretending we don't want each other
Alright now
Looking for a fight, looking for a fight
And the spider is sucking out my life
And I'm reaching out to touch her
This girl I like
I'm talking 'bout this girl I like
But I feel so lonely, feel so lonely
Yeah, I'm living in L.A
This girl I like
I'm talking 'bout this girl I like
But I feel so lonely, feel so lonely
Yeah, I'm living in L.A
This girl I like
I'm talking 'bout this girl I like
But I feel so lonely, feel so lonely
Yeah, I'm living in L.A
|-|Unused lyrics (liner notes)=
I’m back in black
No one to hold my hand
It seems that we’re together but alone
And now I hear the ticking of a clock
I know we’re going down a slippery slope
I wonder what it’s like out there
My eyes are like far away spaceships
You are a sealed up door
There’s gotta’ be more to our lives than this 
This girl I like
We’re talking ‘bout this girl I like
But I feel so lonely, feel so lonely
Yeah I’m living in LA
This girl I like
We’re talking ‘bout this girl I like
But I feel so lonely, feel so lonely
Yeah I’m living in LA
She’ll never say pa’ tell me what I want
We’ve always been a two way radio
Hallmark cards written by a sphinx
We sacrifice our lives for rock and roll
I wonder what it’s like out there
My eyes are two far away spaceships
You are a sealed up door
There’s gotta’ be more to our lives than this
This girl I like
We’re talking ‘bout this girl I like
But I feel so lonely, feel so lonely
Yeah I’m living in LA
This girl I like
We’re talking ‘bout this girl I like
But I feel so lonely, feel so lonely
Yeah I’m living in LA
Looking for a fight, looking for a fight
And I’m still trying to figure out my life
Pretending we don’t want each other
Alrighty now
Looking for a fight, looking for a fight
Give his last name back and take mine
If she wants me to touch her
This girl I like
We’re talking ‘bout this girl I like
But I feel so lonely, feel so lonely
Yeah I’m living in LA
This girl I like
We’re talking ‘bout this girl I like
But I feel so lonely, feel so lonely
Yeah I’m living in LA
This girl I like
We’re talking ‘bout this girl I like
But I feel so lonely, feel so lonely
Yeah I’m living in LA
|-|"High As A Kite" demo (ver. 2)=
I know you're out there, waiting for me there
But I don't know if I can get by
You're gonna make me go another round
But I suppose it's just in my mind
Ain't nothin' but a feelin', right
Nobody gonna waste my time
Still cooking till I get it right
Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh...
I'm high as a kite
I'm flyin' up high as a kite
And I feel so lonely, feel so lonely
ah, ah, yeah, I'm living in L.A.
Out there, waiting for me there
But I don't know if I can get by
You're gonna make me go another round
But I suppose it's just in my mind
Ain't nothin' but a feelin', right
Nobody gonna waste my time
Still cooking till I get it right
Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh...
I'm high as a kite
I'm flyin' up high as a kite
And I feel so lonely, feel so lonely
ah, ah, yeah, I'm living in L.A.
I'm high as a kite
I'm flyin' up high as a kite
And I feel so lonely, feel so lonely
ah, ah, yeah, I'm living in L.A.
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==Known recordings==
==See also==
*List of Weezer songs
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Weezer songsCategory:Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Songs on Weezer (The Black Album)
Category:Weezer songs produced by Dave Sitek
Category:Allmusic track picks
Category:Co-writing credit
==Footnotes==