Da Vinci

"Da Vinci" is the seventh track and second single from Everything Will Be Alright in the End.
==Overview==
"Da Vinci" was written by Rivers Cuomo in collaboration with songwriter Josh Alexander, who also co-wrote "Lonely Girl" from the same album (and who has since co-written several other Weezer songs). A clip from "Da Vinci" was first previewed on July 16, 2014 in a teaser video uploaded to the band's YouTube account.weezer "ewbaite 13 "Da Vinci"" YouTube. 16 July 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgtJeqAqrTk
Cuomo posted a request for single cover artwork (for use by radio stations) on the Weezer Fan Club Facebook group on October 28, 2014. The final chosen artwork was created by Lauren Burton.Cuomo, Rivers. "Can anyone whip up some artwork for the DA VINCI single? This won't be commercially available--it's just for the radio stations." Facebook. 28 October 2014. https://www.facebook.com/groups/weezerfanclub/posts/399135896902269/ "Da Vinci" was released as a radio single on November 18, 2014. The radio edit is shortened (3:31 compared to the album's 4:06), and features additional whistling during the song's outro.
"Da Vinci" was debuted live during a concert at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood for Jimmy Kimmel Live.
In December of 2017, an early version of the song was leaked, along with the rest of the tracks from the album. This version is mostly identical to the final mix.
==Personnel==
*Rivers Cuomo – guitar, lead vocals
*Patrick Wilson – drums
*Brian Bell – guitar, backing vocals
*Scott Shriner – bass guitar, backing vocals
*Ric Ocasek - producer
==Audio==
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==Lyrics==
I tried taking a picture of you
But when I look at it nothing comes through
Sometimes I wonder if you're just a ghost
And I wonder who's haunting who most
I tried describing you to all my friends
But they just told me to polish my lens
You're sui generis, my sweetheart
I don't even know where to start
Even Da Vinci couldn't paint you
And Stephen Hawking can't explain you
Rosetta Stone could not translate you
I'm at a loss for words
I'm at a loss for words
I couldn't put it in a novel
I wrote a page but it was awful
Now I just want to sing your gospel
I'm at a loss for words
I'm at a loss for words
I looked you up on ancestry.com
There was no record of dad or of mom
It's like you fell straight out of the sky
And left the scholars to figure out why
I like to think that I know quite a lot
But with you it feels like I forgot
I wish that I could explain who you are
But when I try to I never get far
Even Da Vinci couldn't paint you
And Stephen Hawking can't explain you
Rosetta Stone could not translate you
I'm at a loss for words
I'm at a loss for words
I couldn't put it in a novel
I wrote a page but it was awful
Now I just want to sing your gospel
I'm at a loss for words
I'm at a loss for words
We've come so far
Now here we are 
We made it through the night
I know we will be stronger still
Everything will be alright
Even Da Vinci couldn't paint you
And Stephen Hawking can't explain you
Rosetta Stone could not translate you
I'm at a loss for words
I'm at a loss for words
I couldn't put it in a novel
I wrote a page but it was awful
Now I just want to sing your gospel
I'm at a loss for words
I'm at a loss for words
I'm at a loss for words
I'm at a loss for words
==Known recordings==
==See also==
*List of Weezer songs
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
==References==
Category:Weezer songs
Category:Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Weezer singles
Category:Weezer songs produced by Ric Ocasek
Category:Everything Will Be Alright in the End
Category:Known recordings table
Category:Co-writing credit