I'm a Robot

"I'm a Robot" (formerly "Stupid Robot," and "Happy Robot") is the sixth track on Death to False Metal. It was originally written and recorded in 2004 in contention for 2005 album, Make Believe.
===Appearances===
*Death to False Metal (2010)
*Alone IX: The Make Believe Years (2020)
==Overview==
"I'm a Robot" was the final iteration—beginning with "Prodigy Lover" in 2002 and continuing with "Show Me Who You Are"—in the lineage of songs derived from entry #368 in Catalog O' Riffs. Cuomo is first known to have demoed "I'm a Robot" under the titles "Stupid Robot" and "Happy Robot" in early June 2004, before demoing "I'm a Robot" in late June.
Weezer recorded "I'm a Robot" at Grandmaster Recorders in Los Angeles beginning in July of 2004. By early October, the song had been completed (sans final mix), but was one of eleven completed songs that did not appear on Make Believe (later dubbed the "fallen soldiers" by Karl Koch). In 2010, a completed mix of "I'm a Robot" was released as part of the compilation album Death to False Metal.
Cuomo's solo demos of the song were released in 2020 as part of the digital demo compilation Alone IX: The Make Believe Years.
==Personnel==
*Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
*Patrick Wilson – percussion
*Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
*Scott Shriner - bass guitar, backing vocals
==Audio==
*YouTube (North America)
*YouTube (International)
==Lyrics==
<tabber>
|-|I'm a Robot=
I ride the train to work every day
I reach my cubicle about 9 a.m.
I have to earn money to pay my bills
But I don't know how my life turned out this way
I'm a robot, I'm a robot
I don't have any feeling in my heart
I have a wife and a child waiting at home
Occasionally I give my dog a bone
If I am feeling wacky, then I might
Drink a quart of vodka; spend the night down in the gutter
I'm a robot, I'm a robot
I don't have any feeling in my heart
Don't you worry, don't you worry about me
Don't you worry, don't you worry about me
This is how my father was, how his father was
Don't you worry, don't you worry about me
I'm a robot, I'm a robot
I don't have any feeling in my heart
I'm a robot, I'm a robot
I don't have any feeling in my heart
|-|Happy Robot=
I ride the train to work every day
I reach my cubicle about 9 a.m.
I have to earn money to pay my bills
But I don't know how my life turned out this way
I'm a happy robot
Living out my program
Scared to make a difference
In this so-called life
I have a child and a wife waiting at home
Occasionally I give my dog a bone
If I am feeling wacky, then I might
Drink a quart of vodka; spend the night down in the gutter
I'm a happy robot
Living out my program
Scared to make a difference
In this so-called life
Don't nobody worry about me
This is how my father was
How his father was
I'm a happy robot
Living out my program
Scared to make a difference
In this so-called life
I'm a happy robot
I'm a happy robot
I'm a happy robot
In this so-called life
In this so-called life
In this so-called life
</tabber>
==Known recordings==
==See also==
* List of Weezer songs
* List of Rivers Cuomo songs
==References==
Category: Weezer songsCategory:Rivers Cuomo songsCategory:Catalog o' Riffs
Category:Songs on Death to False Metal
Category:Weezer songs produced by Chad Bamford
Category:Known recordings table