Everybody Needs Salvation

"Everybody Needs Salvation" is a single by Weezer, released exclusively to the members of the Weezer Fan Club.
===Appearances===
*"Everybody Needs Salvation" (7"-vinyl single; 2015)
*Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years (2020)
==Overview==
Rivers Cuomo wrote "Everybody Needs Salvation" at some point between 2011 and 2014, in contention for the album that would become Everything Will Be Alright in the End. The song was listed as part of Act III on a track list of an early draft of EWBAITE (then dubbed Ecce Homo).Ecce Homo 11.docx, Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years Though it did not appear on the final album, a portion of the bridge lyrics appear in the EWBAITE liner notes after the lyrics for "The British Are Coming." The song was instead recorded as a Weezer Fan Club-exclusive single in February of 2015 for release in April of that year. "Everybody Needs Salvation" was released on one-sided 7-inch red vinyl, with a digital MP3 download of the track for members who purchased it. The single features no B-side, having a smooth flip-side.
At a Nerd Night in 2015, Rivers Cuomo purportedly told a fan that the song was picked for the Fan Club single because it was "something different." Cuomo also said that he personally chose the cover.the nest "Rivers and Brian played "Cleopatra" acoustic on Nerd Night (and new album in the works!)" All Things Weezer. 16 June 2015. https://allthingsweezer.com/index.php?threads/rivers-and-brian-played-cleopatra-acoustic-on-nerd-night-and-new-album-in-the-works.33324/#post-1022156 Screenshot: :File:Nerd_Night_2015_Everybody_Needs_Salvation.png
The cover art is a painting by called Ecce Homo, painted in 1475. The symbol on the shoulder of Christ is the Om in Devanagari.
Demos of the song were included in the digital compilation Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years, released in 2020.
==Personnel==
*Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
*Patrick Wilson – percussion
*Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
*Scott Shriner - bass guitar, backing vocals
*Shawn Everett - producer (recorded & mixed at The Lair)
*Ted Jensen - mastering
*Kii Arens - art direction
==Lyrics==
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|-|Fan Club single=
Meet me in the dark
My heart shrivels when the light is shining
I can't get back home alone
I need someone here to guide me
Praise for the awakened one
He truly saved my life
But after all his truth is small
And I love the lie
Everybody needs salvation
And if it doesn't come we make some
Some people can get by on nothing
But I still need to know I'm something
Just like in a dream
I scream, but no one hears a word I'm saying
Have I lost my mind this time
Or have I won the game we're playing
That's all I really care about
It's kind of wonderful
Kiss me while we both are still intangible
Everybody needs salvation
And if it doesn't come we make some
Some people can get by on nothing
But I still need to know I'm something
Yes I still need to know I'm something
I'm ready to love you
I'm ready to give my heart
I'm ready to trust you
Cause I ain't afraid of the dark
I'm ready to love you
I'm ready to give my heart
I'm ready to trust you
Cause I ain't afraid
I ain't afraid of the dark
Everybody needs salvation
And if it doesn't come we make some
Some people can get by on nothing
But I still need to know I'm something
|-|Demo (ver. 1)=
Keep me in the dark
My heart shrivels when the light is shining
Hitch and Dawkins' bitch
I switch and join those kids in Satan’s army
Praising the awakened one
He truly saved my life
But after all his truth is small
And I love the lie
Everybody needs salvation
And if it doesn’t come we make some
Some people can get by on nothing
But I still need to know I’m something
Gently set aside
Boulez, Bartók, and Giuseppe Verdi
I will try to be Messi
And cross myself when I knock the cross in
That’s all I really care about
It’s kind of practical
Excuse me while I light this scented candle
Everybody needs salvation
And if it doesn’t come we make some
Some people can get by on nothing
But I still need to know I’m something
Yes, I still need to know I’m something
I’m ready to love you
I’m ready to give my heart
I’m ready to trust you
'Cause I ain’t afraid of the dark
I’m ready to love you
I’m ready to give my heart
I’m ready to love you
'Cause I ain’t afraid
I ain't afraid of the dark
Everybody needs salvation
And if it doesn’t come we make some
Some people can get by on nothing
But I still need to know I’m something
Yes, I still need to know I’m something
I still need to know I'm something
|-|Demo (ver. 2)=
Keep me in the dark
My heart shrivels when the light is shining
Hitch and Dawkins' bitch
I switch and join those kids in Satan’s army
Praise for the awakened one
He truly saved my life
But after all his truth is small
And I love the lie
Everybody needs salvation
And if it doesn’t come we make some
Some people can get by on nothing
But I still need to know I’m something
So how do we explain
Yngwie, or Abba, and don’t forget Max Martin
Do I have to be Messi
And cross myself when I knock the cross in
That’s all I really care about
It’s kind of practical
Excuse me while I light this scented candle
Everybody needs salvation
And if it doesn’t come we make some
Some people can get by on nothing
But I still need to know I’m something
Yes, I still need to know I’m something
I’m ready to love you
I’m ready to give my heart
I’m ready to trust you
'Cause I ain’t afraid of the dark
I’m ready to love you
I’m ready to give my heart
I’m ready to love you
'Cause I ain’t afraid
I ain't afraid of the dark
Everybody needs salvation
And if it doesn’t come we make some
Some people can get by on nothing
But I still need to know I’m something
Yes, I still need to know I’m something
I still need to know I'm something
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==Known recordings==
==See also==
*List of Weezer songs
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
*Shawn Everett
*Ecce Homo
==References==
Category:Weezer songs
Category:Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Weezer singles
Category:Weezer Fan Club singles
Category:Fan club
Category:Weezer songs produced by Shawn Everett
Category:Songs on Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Category:2015 releases