I Swear It's True

"I Swear It's True" is a song by Weezer.
===Appearances===
*Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets (2004)
*Pinkerton (Deluxe Edition) (2010)
*Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years (2020)
==Overview==
"I Swear It's True" was written and demoed by Rivers Cuomo in August of 1993. Cuomo distributed this demo to fans online in the early 2000s. The song was demoed by Weezer on August 11 with Ric Ocasek during pre-production on The Blue Album, but was subsequently cut from consideration for the album. This demo appears as the thirteenth track on Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets, the second disc on the deluxe edition of The Blue Album. Subsequently after being cut, the song was placed in contention for (at the time) unnamed sophomore album, and was played sparingly in 1994 to tease new material, along with Tired of Sex and Getchoo."Missing Songs? alt.music.weezer thread. (August 13, 1999). Retrieved from https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.weezer/c/n_kx7MrivnI/m/gm2KLl96OMUJ. 
When Pinkerton sessions began, "I Swear It's True" was reconsidered for the album. Ultimately, the song failed to make the cut. In 1997, the song, along with the song "Getting Up and Leaving," was recorded as a B-side to a planned "Pink Triangle" retail CD single. These recordings, along with a new remix of "Pink Triangle," received new basslines by Scott Riebling, who filled in for Matt Sharp, who was unable to attend due to working on the Rentals' sophomore album. Ultimately, however, the band's label decided not to service a "Pink Triangle" single. The tracks were eventually released on November 2, 2010 as part of the deluxe edition of Pinkerton.
A rough mix of the song from the Pinkerton sessions was leaked online April 11, 2011. The existence of the recording became known months earlier when Weezer drummer Pat Wilson alluded to it (alongside a recording of "You Won't Get With Me Tonight") on the All Things Weezer forums, describing them as "crushing versions", a term since adopted by fans.
==Personnel==
*Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
*Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (Pinkerton-era sessions only)
*Jason Cropper - rhythm guitar, backing vocals (Blue Album rehearsal only)
*Matt Sharp – bass guitar (Blue Album rehearsal only)
*Scott Riebling – bass guitar (Pink Triangle session only)
*Patrick Wilson – percussion
*Ric Ocasek – producer
==Audio==
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==Lyrics== 
It's been two and a half years now
That we've been apart
I've been kinda spaced out lately
Can't seem to get you out
Of my mind
I really miss you girl
I really do
You think I'm crazy but
I swear it's true
You'd think I'd have given up
Found somebody new
But no girl's got what you got
I belong to you
I really miss you girl
I really do
You think I'm crazy but
I swear it's true
Oh-oh-oh
I really miss you girl
I really do
You think I'm crazy but
I swear it's true
==Known recordings==
==See Also==
*List of Weezer songs
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
==References==
Category: Weezer songsCategory:Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list
Category:Songs on Weezer (The Blue Album)Category:Songs on Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years
Category:Known recordings table