Slave

"Slave" is the ninth track on Maladroit.
===Appearances===
*Songs from the Forthcoming "Maladroit" (2002)
*Maladroit (2002)
*Spotify Sessions (2016)
*Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years (2020)
==Overview==
"Slave" was written by Rivers Cuomo in 2001. Cuomo recorded the initial demo to an Olympus handheld digital recorder.Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo, liner notes"Maladroit Preview 2021-12-27 14.38.mp3" Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years Cuomo's original demo was released as part of the digital demo compilation Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years in 2020. "Slave" is first known to have been demoed by Weezer at Cello Studios in early November of 2001. The song first came to the attention of Weezer fans as a recording from the November 14 sessions at Glenn Sound Studios, originally intended for the Seattle-area radio station 107.7 The End. When it became apparent that the songs would not be aired on the radio, the band released them for free online. Numerous in-progress recordings of the song were released during the sessions for Maladroit from late 2001 through early 2002.
The original sticker on pressings of Maladroit touted the song: "Featuring 'Dope Nose' and 'Slave'". It is unknown if this indicates that the song was considered for release as a single.
"Slave" was covered live by Juliana Hatfield in 2002.
"Slave" has been played live only a handful of times, including only four performances in 2002 during the band's tours in support of Maladroit. Rivers Cuomo played a partial rendition of the song acoustically via webcam during a USTREAM session online on September 10, 2011. In 2016, the song had a brief resurgence when a poll on the band's official fan club asked what deep-cut song fans would like to see on a Spotify Sessions release. "Slave" won and made an acoustic appearance as the final track on the EP. It was also played live and acoustic at Rough Trade records on April 1, 2016, and again that December at an acoustic concert in Boston, MA for the radio station Alt 92.9, wherein the band was accompanied by members of the Harvard Orchestra.
==Personnel==
* Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
* Patrick Wilson – percussion
* Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Scott Shriner – bass guitar
==Live performances==
*Weezer concert: 05/23/2002
*Weezer concert: 05/26/2002
*Weezer concert: 07/06/2002
*Weezer concert: 07/14/2002
*Weezer concert: 04/01/2016
*Weezer concert: 12/02/2016
==Audio==
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==Lyrics==
Love, barely alive
In your arms, slave
Dreams, taken too far
Every night, slave
Who put on your heart
Who put on your heart
Who put on your heart
'Cuz I can't change, no
When you're on your own
You can see things
Clear, clear as a bell 
And you're free, slave
Who put on your heart
Who put on your heart
Who put on your heart
'Cuz I can't change, no
And my girl will say goodbye
To the things we'll never try
Who put on your heart
Who put on your heart
Who put on your heart
'Cuz I can't change, no
Love, barely alive
Love, barely alive
Love, barely alive
Slave
==Known recordings==
==See also==
*List of Weezer songs
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
==References==
Category:Weezer songsCategory:Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Allmusic track picks
Category:Songs on MaladroitCategory:Songs on Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
Category:Self-produced Weezer songs
Category:Weezer songs produced by Rod Cervera
Category:Weezer songs produced by Chad Bamford
Category:Songs on Spotify Sessions
Category:Catalog o' Riffs