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Playing My Piano

"Playing My Piano" is the fifth track from OK Human.

## Background

Cuomo has described "Playing My Piano" as a metaphor for computer programming, explaining in a podcast recorded for Audible that he'd originally written the song to be explicitly about programming, but found it "really weird and unrelatable", and so instead opted for the use of metaphor. Cuomo has also explained that "Zoom interviews" are intended as a metaphor for songwriting itself.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

My wife is upstairs, my kids are upstairs

And I haven't washed my hair in three weeks

I should get back to these Zoom interviews

But I get so absorbed and time flies

I just can't let go

[Chorus]

When I'm playin' my piano

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, I'm playin' my piano

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

I'm pounding out the bass, singin' out the tune

I never see the sun like I'm livin' in a womb

I'm playin' my piano, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh, oh, oh, oh

[Verse 2]

A cup of java at the edge of the keys

Dipping down from major to mixolydian

Put on some white noise, double-bolt the door

Kim Jong-un could blow up my city, I'd never know

I just can't let go

[Chorus]

When I'm playin' my piano

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, I'm playin' my piano

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

I'm pounding out the bass, singin' out the tune

I never see the sun like I'm livin' in a womb

I'm playin' my piano, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh, oh, oh, oh

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My Best Friend

"My Best Friend" (previously known as "You're My Best Friend") is the ninth track from Make Believe.

## Background

"My Best Friend" was a song that Rivers Cuomo wrote and was in contention for the album that would become Make Believe, but was shelved for several months during the album's production. It was excluded from the final track list until being brought back mere months before the album's release. When the band was asked to submit a track to the soundtack to the film Shrek 2, Cuomo offered up the song, believing that a song written about a big, funny, "kind of ogre-ish" friend of his was perfect for the film. The producers, however, felt that the song was too obvious, so Cuomo rewrote the lyrics, and the band reworked the song before re-submitted it. Ultimately, the song was not used for the film. The band would, however, contribute a cover of the Monkees song "I'm a Believer" to the soundtrack of the 2010 film Shrek Forever After. "My Best Friend" would eventually appear during the credits to the 2010 film Yogi Bear.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

When everything is wrong, I'll come talk to you

You make things alright when I'm feeling blue

You are such a blessing and I won't be messing

With the one thing that brings light to all my darkness

[Chorus]

You're my best friend

And I love you (Love you)

And I love you (Love you)

Yes, I do

[Verse 2]

There is no other one who can take your place

I feel happy inside when I see your face

I hope you believe me

Because, I speak sincerely

And I mean it when I tell you that I need you

[Chorus]

You're my best friend

And I love you (Love you)

And I love you (Love you)

Yes, I do

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]

I'm here right beside you

I will never leave you

And I feel the pain you feel when you start crying

[Chorus]

You're my best friend

And I love you (Love you)

And I love you (Love you)

Yes, I do

You're my best friend

And I love you (Love you)

And I love you (Love you)

Yes, I do

[Outro]

Yes, I do

Yes, I do

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Hang On

"Hang On" is a song by the band Weezer. The song impacted radio on February 15, 2011. It is the seventh track and second single from their eighth studio album, Hurley. The album version of "Hang On" is co-written by Rick Nowels and features Canadian actor Michael Cera on backing vocals and pseudo-mandolin. The single version features no mandolin, and contains a harder sound.

## Background

Actor Michael Cera plays mandolin and provides backing vocals on "Hang On." In an interview, Cuomo stated that the songwriting collaboration was the result of (co-writer) Rick Nowels playing the song's chord progression, with Cuomo following up with the song's melody and lyrics.

To date, "Hang On" has been performed live only twice, during the last two tour dates on Weezer's 2010 Tour.
A new radio mix of the song was recorded in 2010 and debuted in early February of 2011, omitting the album version's mandolin instrumentation in favor of electric guitar. This mix features a guitar solo and a lyric not present in the original song ("We'll be so happy we waited, hang on").

Weezer performed the song in the episode "You, Me, and Weezer" of the TV series The Hard Times of RJ Berger.

## Music Video

Footage of the band was filmed in front of a green screen for a music video that was never officially released, though footage has been released on YouTube in various states.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Someday I'll be coming for you, you know what I'm wanting to do

I know the words to say to draw you in so close to me

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Over and over, we swore it was over

But just like wild clover, love grows at light speed

[Chorus]

Hang on until I see you again, I'm going to be more than a friend

You know that this isn't the end, so hang on

(Hang on, hang on, hang on)

[Verse 2]

This was just a very first start, there's more that I hold in my heart

I'm waiting for a chance to show you how I long to be

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Over and over, we swore it was over

But just like I'm solar, you warm up to me

[Chorus]

Hang on until I see you again, I'm going to be more than a friend

You know that this isn't the end, so hang on

(Hang on, hang on, hang on)

Hang on until the break of the day, we'll cast all our troubles away

You know that this isn't the end, so hang on

(Hang on, hang on, hang on)

[Bridge]

Sweet thing, as long as I'm breathing

And my heart is still beating, I'm going to be coming for you

Hang on, hang on, hang on

Hang on, hang on, hang on

[Chorus]

Hang on until I see you again, I'm going to be more than a friend

You know that this isn't the end, so hang on

(Hang on, hang on, hang on)

Hang on until the break of the day, we'll cast all our troubles away

You know that this isn't the end, so hang on

(Hang on, hang on, hang on)

[Outro]

(Hang on) Hang on until I see you again

(Hang on) I'm going to be more than a friend

(Hang on) You know that this isn't the end so hang on

Hang on

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Too Many Thoughts in My Head

"Too Many Thoughts in My Head" is the seventh track from The Black Album.

## Overview

The song's bridge shares its melody with the song "君はサイクロン" ("Cyclone") from the Scott & Rivers album "ニマイメ" ("Naimaime")

Demos of the song were released on the digital compilations Alone VI: The Black Room and Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years in 2020.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Stay up reading Mary Poppins

Overwhelmed by Netflix options

Boy found brains he never knew he had

Meet me there in Runyon Canyon

Fuel up, bitch, there's no more slackin'

Moses looks upon the promised land

[Pre-Chorus 1]

I'm so high on cookies, it's insane

[Chorus]

Too many thoughts in my head, now

I can't get out of my brain

They got me running in circles

Feel like I'm going insane

I had a funky night and my brain needs a break

I had a funky night and my brain needs a break

'Cause there's too many thoughts in my head, now

I can't get out of my brain

[Verse 2]

Tried to get my thoughts on paper

Comb my hair like I'm a gangster

Gotta do the dog and pony show

Algorithms sure ain't helping

Prefrontal cortex is melting

I'm going where the weather suits my clothes

[Pre-Chorus 2]

I'm so high on Chopra, it's insane

[Chorus]

Too many thoughts in my head, now

I can't get out of my brain

They got me running in circles

Feel like I'm going insane

I had a funky night and my brain needs a break

I had a funky night and my brain needs a break

'Cause there's too many thoughts in my head, now

I can't get out of my brain

[Bridge]

I never wanted to be lonely

I never thought that life would turn out like this

I never thought that I'd feel empty

I'm really tired of this Lawrence Welk shit

[Chorus]

Too many thoughts in my head, now

I can't get out of my brain

They got me running in circles

Feel like I'm going insane (Feel like I'm going insane)

[Verse 3]

Nothing can titillate me

Dried up like a dead battery

Throw me upon the heap

Gonna be reused, but it won't be me

Can't seem to get connected

What was the name of the network?

Dumb thoughts with a dumb program

I need a little more, a little more RAM

[Chorus]

Too many thoughts in my head, now

I can't get out of my brain

They got me running in circles

Feel like I'm going insane

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No One Else

"No One Else" is the second track on The Blue Album.

## Background

"No One Else" is first known to have been demoed to 8-track by Rivers Cuomo in August of 1992. It was attempted by Weezer the same month during the sessions for Weezer's second demo (The "Kitchen Tape"), but remained unfinished. The song was first played live on September 15, 1992 at a show at Coconut Teaszer in Los Angeles. In describing the show, Karl Koch noted that the song "started to steer the band in a previously invisible direction." Rather than sticking with a heavy Pixies-influenced sound, "No One Else" was one of the first songs to have the band wondering whether they were going in a "‘pop’, [or] too ‘commercial’ sounding" direction".

Cuomo has described the song as "the jealous-obsessive asshole in me freaking out on my girlfriend," adding that the following song, "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" was about "the same asshole wondering why she's gone." Cuomo confirmed that the real-life girlfriend that inspired the song was "Caucasian" in a 2007 blog entry. In 2020, Cuomo stated in an entry on Riverpedia that the song was "written about Petra" (clarifying, "not to be confused with Petra Haden").

"No One Else" is often considered a fan favorite. Todd Sullivan listed it as one of the songs that caused him to take notice of Weezer. During a number of live shows in the summer of 2000, Weezer modified "No One Else" and "Buddy Holly" by adding an extended instrumental introduction. The band kept the introduction for Buddy Holly as a part of the performance until 2005, but dropped the introduction to "No One Else" after only a few shows.

"No One Else" is notable for being the only track on The Blue Album played in standard tuning. All other tracks were recorded a half-step down.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

My girl's got a big mouth

With which she blabbers a lot

She laughs at most everything

Whether it's funny or not

[Pre-Chorus 1]

And if you see her, tell her it's over now

[Chorus]

I want a girl who will laugh for no one else

When I'm away, she puts her makeup on the shelf

When I'm away, she never leaves the house

I want a girl who laughs for no one else

[Verse 2]

My girl's got eyeballs

In the back of her head

She looks around and around

You know, it makes me sad to see her like that

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Please don't believe her, she says that for anyone

And if you see her, tell her it's a hey, hey, hey, hey

[Chorus]

I want a girl who will laugh for no one else

When I'm away, she puts her makeup on the shelf

When I'm away, she never leaves the house

I want a girl who laughs for no one else

[Post-Chorus]

And if you see her, tell her it's over now

[Bridge]

And if you see her, tell her it's over now

And if you watch her go, watch her go

Watch her, watch her, watch her, watch her

[Chorus]

I want a girl who will laugh for no one else

When I'm away, she puts her makeup on the shelf

When I'm away, she never leaves the house

I want a girl who laughs for no one else, no one else, yeah

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Paranoid

"Paranoid" is the sixth track on The Teal Album. The track is a cover of the 1970 song by Black Sabbath from the album of the same name.

## Background

Weezer began covering "Paranoid" during live concert encores on the band's summer tour with the Pixies in 2018. The band continued to cover the song throughout 2019. Weezer's cover of "Paranoid" features Brian Bell on lead vocals.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Finished with my woman, 'cause she couldn't help me

With my mind

People think I'm insane because I am frowning

All the time

All day long, I think of things, but nothing seems

To satisfy

Think I'll lose my mind if I don't find something

To pacify

[Bridge]

Can you help me

Occupy my brain?

Oh, yeah!

[Verse 2]

I need someone to show me the things in life

That I can't find

I can't see the things that make true happiness

I must be blind

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]

Make a joke and I will sigh and you will laugh

And I will cry

Happiness, I cannot feel and love, to me

Is so unreal

And so, as you hear these words telling you now

Of my state

I tell you to enjoy life, I wish I could

But it's too late

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I Don't Want to Let You Go

I Don't Want to Let You Go (originally named I Don't Wanna Let You Go) is the tenth and final track on the standard edition of Raditude. It is also the seventh track on Alone II.

## Background

Weezer lead singer Rivers Cuomo wrote "I Don't Want to Let You Go" song while Weezer was on tour in Europe in 2005. Cuomo is proud of the song, as evidenced by its appearance on The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo. It was originally part of the demo compilation Deliverance at Hand! and was most likely demoed in sessions for Weezer (Red Album), but it did not make that album. The Rivers demo saw release on Alone II.

The song would later see a completely new arrangement on the band's 2009 album Raditude.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

All the times you came to me and told me that you cared

I was dreaming of happy days that we both could share

Maybe I got too excited, and maybe you freaked out

Maybe I just have to call you up and scream and shout

All of my friends tell me that I ought to play it cool

No one likes too much attention from a desperate fool

Still I don't believe that I can keep it all inside

When I see your pretty face, I almost want to cry

[Chorus 1]

I know it isn't right

But still I have to fight

I have to let you know

I don't want to let you go

[Chorus 2]

The pain is killing me

But I can't let it be

I have to let you know

I don't want to let you go

[Verse 2]

I remember the days when I was stronger than a wall

Try as anybody might, they couldn't move me at all

Now I fall to pieces when you softly call my name

Going up in smoke rings like a moth within your flame

I have lost all hope of being normal once again

I will be a slave to you until the bitter end

Even if it's a hundred years before you change your mind

I will be here waiting girl until the end of time

[Chorus 1]

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She Needs Me

"She Needs Me" is the ninth track from Van Weezer.

## Background

The song "She Needs Me" was revealed to be a track for Van Weezer from a Guitar Player article set to release in June of 2020.

## Music Video

The music video for "All the Good Ones" was released alongside the album on May 7, 2021. It was directed by Jim Dirschberger and animated by Steven Gong, featuring artwork by Bob's Burgers character designer Jay Howell.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

In this big, bad world, there's things I do

When she needs help, I come through

Sometimes she hands me a jar of Jif

And I feel good when I open it

[Chorus]

She needs me

She needs me

And that's why I need her

She needs me

She needs me

It's us against the world

[Verse 2]

I'm pretty good with a TV remote

When I record her favorite shows

I know how to listen when she's upset

And I keep her warm when she goes to bed

[Chorus]

She needs me

She needs me

And that's why I need her

She needs me

She needs me

It's us against the world

She's mine, all mine

She's mine, all mine

She likes it that way almost all of the time

She's mine, all mine

She's mine, all mine

Don't mess with my girl, no

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]

She needs me

She needs me

And that's why I need her

She needs me

She needs me

It's us against the world

We all need a reason to live

So don't ever fall for the freedom bid

Free as a bird, I flew down that road

Take it from me, it's a horror show

[Outro]

She needs me

She needs me

And that's why I need her

She needs me

She needs me

It's us against the world

She needs me

She needs me

She needs me

Ooh

She needs me (She needs me)

She needs me (She needs me)

And that's why I need her (And that's why I need her)

She needs me

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Love Explosion

"Love Explosion" (previously titled "Do You Want Me to Stay?") is the twelfth track on Weezer's 2002 album, *Maladroit*.

## Background

"Love Explosion", under its original title, "Do You Want Me to Stay?", is first known to have been demoed by the band during sessions at Sage & Sound Studios in Hollywood from August 29 to September 8, 2001. The song was thereafter performed live at Weezer concerts beginning on September 12 and remaining in live set lists through November. Rough mixes of the song were recorded at Steakhouse Studios throughout late October of that year. The band (under the name "Goat Punishment") also performed the song at a concert at The Knitting Factory in Los Angeles, which was filmed for the HBO television series Reverb (though the song was broadcast). The song continued to be demoed during sessions at Cello Studios in early November, and was included on a set of demos from this period jokingly referred to by the band as "The Black Album". The song is not known to have been attempted again until the following January, during the Maladroit sessions at Cello Studios, where it was re-titled "Love Explosion". The song, during these sessions, initially featured wholly rewritten lyrics and was among over 100 in-progress Maladroit demos released to fans on weezer.com, with the final demo released having been recorded January 12th. The song was not heard by fans again until its appearance on the final album, where it featured again-revised lyrics more similar to that of the initial "Sage & Sound" demo.

In a fan-interview with Karl Koch in 2009, Koch stated that Weezer drummer Pat Wilson considered "Love Explosion" to be the worst Weezer song, to which Koch added, "I think [I'm] with him on that."

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Take a listen around you

All the people that crowd around in your house

They've been wanting to kill you in your sleep

[Verse 2]

Take a load off and bow down

To the others, they love to call you their names

They've been wanting to kill you in your sleep

[Pre-Chorus]

And all the bull that people sling

(Love is an ocean)

It doesn't matter what they sing

(Love explosion)

[Chorus]

So jump out, jump out and get your groove on

This one is for you, so come on

Get out your house, girl

And give me a kiss

[Guitar Solo]

[Pre-Chorus]

And all the bull that people sling

(Love is an ocean)

It doesn't matter what they sing

(Love explosion)

[Chorus]

So jump out, jump out, get your groove on

This one is for you, so come on

Get out your house, girl

And give me a kiss

[Outro]

Take a load off and bow down

To the others, they love to call you their names

They love to call you their names

They love to call you their names

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I'm Your Daddy

"I'm Your Daddy" is a song by the band Weezer. It is the second track and second American single after "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" from the band's seventh album Raditude. The band released the single on November 3, 2009, and it debuted at number thirty on the Modern Rock Tracks.

## Background

In a Rolling Stone article, Weezer lead singer Rivers Cuomo explains that he got the idea for the song when his daughter, Mia Cuomo, was in the hospital. According to Cuomo, his daughter was hospitalized because her white blood cell count was dropping and doctors were not sure if she would get better. Cuomo sat by her for five days and whispered to her that "You're my baby tonight, and I'm your daddy". From that line, Cuomo then had an idea to turn it into a song after his daughter showed a full recovery.

"I'm Your Daddy" was released as a single on January 20, 2010 and debuted at number 30 on Modern Rock Charts. This song was premiered live by Weezer at Jisan Valley Rock Festival in South Korea on July 24, 2009. When Weezer performed "I'm Your Daddy" on Jimmy Kimmel live, lead singer Rivers Cuomo sang the first line as "I thought tonight was a night like every other night," rather than the original lyric, "I thought tonight would suck like every other night."

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I thought tonight would suck like every other night

I'd party with my friends

But when I saw you grooving on the dance floor

Normal came to an end

We started talking and man, it was so clear to me

There's no one else like you

You got the brains, the body, and the beauty

To top it off, you're cool

[Chorus]

This ain't impossible, this ain't improbable

You are my baby tonight, and I'm your daddy

This ain't believable, this ain't predictable

You are my baby tonight, and I'm your daddy

[Verse 2]

I hope that I ain't freaking you out

You probably hear it all the time

I swear I ain't like those other boys

I'm a special kind

I would like to give a demonstration

Of what it is I do

I'll take you out to dinner at Palermo's

We'll split a cheese fondue

[Chorus]

This ain't impossible, this ain't improbable

You are my baby tonight, and I'm your daddy

This ain't believable, this ain't predictable

You are my baby tonight, and I'm your daddy

[Bridge]

I will ape the goomba, if you tire

Try my best to moonwalk on the wire

I just want to, ooh ah, feel your fire

Feel your fire, feel your fire!

[Chorus]

This ain't impossible, this ain't improbable

You are my baby tonight, and I'm your daddy

This ain't believable, this ain't predictable

You are my baby tonight, and I'm your daddy

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Blue Dream

"Blue Dream" is the sixth track from Van Weezer.

## Background

"Blue Dream" is a reworking of the 2010 Rivers Cuomo demo "Ballad of the Briny", a conceptual reworking of the previous demos "Now or Later" and "Stronger." Cuomo first teased a short clip of "Ballad of the Briny" in a video on his YouTube channel on January 18, 2011. The song title "Blue Dream" was first revealed to be a track for Van Weezer in an article from the June 2020 issue of the magazine Guitar Player. The article confirmed that the song featured a 'note-for-note cribbing of Randy Rhoads' iconic riff from Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train."' According to Cuomo, Crush Management founder and manager Jonathan Daniel suggested that the sampling of "Crazy Train." On August 21, 2020, Cuomo confirmed "Blue Dream" to be a reworking of the 2011 demo "Ballad of the Briny."

On May 7, 2020, a press release announced that Weezer would be guest-starring in an episode of the animated sitcom The Simpsons airing on May 10 and that the debut of "Blue Dream" would be featured. In the episode, a segment of the song's guitar solo can be heard during a chase sequence.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

The fishes are my friends

Underneath the sea

Swimmin' all around

They want to be with me

The octopus says hi

I say, "How do you do?"

He's quite the gentleman

To give me eight salutes

[Chorus]

I'm at home here

In this blue dream

Since I found out

You don't want me (You don't want me)

[Verse 2]

Everyone gets lei'd

When they get to the beach

I bet you really wish

You were here with me

I jumped off the deep end

Left it all ashore

What'd I have to lose?

I've been through this before

[Chorus]

I'm at home here

In this blue dream

Since I found out

You don't want me (You don't want me)

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]

I'm at home here

In this blue dream

Since I found out

You don't want me

[Outro]

You don't want me

You don't want me

You don't want me

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Precious Metal Girl

"Precious Metal Girl" is the tenth and final track from Van Weezer.

## Background

The song "Precious Metal Girl" was revealed to be a track for Van Weezer in an advance review of album written for the June 2020 issue of the magazine Guitar Player. The song contains a number of references to the LA hair metal scene of the 1980's, mentioning the bands L.A. Guns and Faster Pussycat, as well as Aqua Net, a popular brand of hairspray at the time, and a venue known as a focal point of the heavy metal scene called the Rainbow Room.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I don't invest in stocks

I don't invest in bonds

Who needs real estate when I got you?

You're my platinum blonde

With your spandex on

My pot of gold at the Rainbow Room

[Pre-Chorus]

When the neon lights stop shining

I see you like a silver lining

[Chorus]

You're my precious metal girl

My best friend in the world

Look like you could've been in Faster Pussycat

In your leather jacket

With the patches on the back

You're my precious metal girl

[Verse 2]

All the kings and queens

When they explored the seas

They were searching for a gem like you

Their battles lost and won

With the L.A. Guns

For the Aqua Net in your hairdo

[Pre-Chorus]

When the neon lights stop shining

I see you like a silver lining

[Chorus]

You're my precious metal girl

My best friend in the world

Look like you could've been in Faster Pussycat

In your leather jacket

With the patches on the back

You're my precious metal girl

[Bridge]

I don't need to mind

As long as you're mine

The sun sets on Sunset but you still shine

You still shine, 'cause

[Chorus]

You're my precious metal girl

My best friend in the world

Look like you could've been in Faster Pussycat

In your leather jacket

With the patches on the back

You're my precious metal girl

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King of the World

"King of the World" is a song by the American rock band Weezer, released as a single on January 14, 2016 for the band's self-titled 2016 album, along with a music video.

## Background

"King of the World" is one of a handful of White Album songs to feature songwriting credits from outside Weezer, with songwriter Jarrad Kritzstein receiving credit alongside Rivers Cuomo. White producer Jake Sinclair expressed in an All Things Weezer post, however, that Kritzstein's contributions were minor.

The song concerns Cuomo's relationship to his wife, Kyoko Cuomo. It includes truthful references to her life, including her relationship with her husband, her views on life, and her upbringing in and relationship to Japan.

During Periscope rehearsals of the song, Rivers Cuomo would sometimes sing "USA dropped an atom bomb" instead of "Uncle Sam dropped an atom bomb." He later explained that this was the original lyric, and it remained in the song until the mixing stage.

During the song's bridge (around the 2:18 mark) the bassline from "Only in Dreams" can be heard in the background.

## Music Video

The music video was directed by Scantron and premiered on January 15, 2016.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

You walk by the magazines

Sitting on the rack at the CVS

One more sad movie star divorce

Three hundred died in an airplane wreck

And you think of all the people suffering

And you bury that pain

But you can tell me everything

And we'll ride on that wave

[Chorus]

If I was king of the world, you'd be my girl

You wouldn't have to shed one single tear unless you wanted to

'Cause, yeah, I know what it's like

If I was king of the world, yeah, girl

We could ride a Greyhound all the way to the Galapagos

And stay for the rest of our lives

Whoa, whoa, whoa

[Verse 2]

Dad hit you on the hand

Just for holding your chopsticks wrong

Then your Mom locked you in a shed

And Uncle Sam dropped an atom bomb

But you're not alone, you can let it go

And just weep on my breast

And cover me with your tenderness

And that pain will pass

[Chorus]

If I was king of the world, you'd be my girl

You wouldn't have to shed one single tear unless you wanted to

'Cause, yeah, I know what it's like

If I was king of the world, yeah, girl

We could ride a Greyhound all the way to the Galapagos

And stay for the rest of our lives

Whoa, whoa, whoa

[Bridge]

We are the small fish

We swim together, oh

No Prozac or Valium

We'll face tsunamis together

[Chorus]

If I was king of the world, you'd be my girl

You wouldn't have to shed one single tear unless you wanted to

'Cause yeah I know what it's like

If I was king of the world, yeah, girl

We could ride a greyhound all the way to the Galapagos

And stay for the rest of our lives

Whoa, whoa, whoa

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The British Are Coming

"The British Are Coming" is the sixth track on Everything Will Be Alright in the End.

## Overview

"The British Are Coming" was the fourth song to be officially released prior to the album's release. Shortly after the album's release, an instrumental-only version of the album was leaked online. In December 2017, an earlier version of the song was leaked online, containing unique lyrics and lacking the album version's intro. It was rumored that the original version of the song also contained more explicitly personal lyrics for years, before that version surfaced under the name "Don't Mess With My Girl". It was also rumored that this version contained a lyric about Boba Fett, but this turned out to be untrue, although another version that mentions Boba Fett has also surfaced.

While "The British Are Coming" would be released on Everything Will Be Alright in the End, it was initially written for the scrapped concept album Ecce Homo. It was planned to be the fifth song, and would represent the main character Sebastian coming into his own and finding independence.

The liner notes for Everything Will Be Alright in the End groups songs by one of three themes. "The British Are Coming" is grouped under the category "Patriarchia" (songs about Cuomo's relationships with father figures). Many of the song's lyrics are references to the American Revolutionary War, specifically the ride of Paul Revere leading up to the Battles of Lexington and Concord. King George, the King of Britain at the time, is named. “One, if by land, and two, if by sea” is a phrase coined by Henry W. Longfellow in 1860 for his poem Paul Revere's Ride, referring to Revere's use of lanterns to signal to the Patriots the route used by British soldiers to advance to Concord. "Sons of Liberty" were a secret society who opposed the taxation of the American colonies by the British government.

## Lyrics

[Intro]

"Welcome to the first level literati

Our mission is to keep the tradition alive

It's up to us

It's our responsibility

Who else is going to do it?"

[Verse 1]

This is the night

Light up the fire in the forge

We're not the coins in the coffer of old King George

One if by land

Two if they come by sea

We'll show 'em we are the true sons of liberty

[Chorus]

Punk ass redcoats tryin' to run the show

Telling me what to do and where to go

Mount your horse 'cause it's time to tell the world

The British are coming

The British are coming

The British are coming

[Verse 2]

Smear on the soot

Tear up an old deer skin shirt

We know the shot will be heard all around the world

[Chorus]

Punk ass redcoats tryin' to run the show

Telling me what to do and where to go

Mount your horse 'cause it's time to tell the world

The British are coming

The British are coming

The British are coming

[Bridge]

This is the destiny of all mankind

We will shake off these chains and shackles that bind

Come on let's give them everything we have

[Guitar Solo]

[Outro]

The British are coming

The British are coming

The British are coming

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Wind in Our Sail

"Wind in Our Sail" is the second track from The White Album.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

A boy and a girl

Albatross around their necks

Hands burning from the rope

Ship stranded in the tropics

Acidification wiped out the tiger shark

Let's try to save their souls

And trust the man with the Torah

[Chorus]

We got the wind in our sail

Like Darwin on the Beagle

Or Mendel experimenting with a pea

We got the wind in our sail

And we can do so many great things together, together

[Verse 2]

Breathe in the salt

Slicing waves at 40 knots

Cumulonimbus in the sky

This is what we've waited for

And now there's no more hyperventilating in wheelchairs

We're gonna save the last auk on Funk Island

We had to do it wrong before we could do it right

[Chorus]

We got the wind in our sail

Like Darwin on the Beagle

Or Mendel experimenting with a pea

We got the wind in our sail

And we can do so many great things together, together

[Bridge]

Pushing the stone up the hill and if it rolls back down

Whoa, Sisyphus it rolls back down

Pushing the stone up the hill and if it rolls back down

Whoa, Sisyphus it rolls back down

[Chorus]

We got the wind in our sail

Like Darwin on the Beagle

Or Mendel experimenting with a pea

We got the wind in our sail

And we can do so many great things together, together

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Time Flies

"Time Flies" is the tenth track on Hurley.

## Background

Time flies is a primarily acoustic driven track recorded with extremely lo-fi production, resulting in the hate of many fans. There is a loud bass drum throughout. In the last 40 seconds of the track, barely audible church bells can be heard.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Had another birthday, could've been the worst day

I ever had

Got a little drunk, and I fell into a funk

And I woke up sad

Looked into the mirror

There were lines around my eyes

[Chorus]

Time flies when you're having fun

Time flies when you live on the run

The harder I go, the more I realize

Time flies

[Verse 2]

Life is moving fast and I'm running out of gas

Time ain't on my side

I'm still in the race and I'm barely keeping pace

But it's worth the ride

Waiting around the corner

There's another sweet surprise

[Chorus]

Time flies when you're having fun

Time flies when you live on the run

The harder I go, the more I realize

Time flies

[Bridge]

Hey yeah, hey yeah

Time flies

Hey yeah, hey yeah

Time flies

[Verse 3]

Some sad day, they'll be taking me away

But I won't be dead

Because even when I'm gone, this stupid dance song

Will be in your head

I'll be looking down with a twinkle in my eyes

[Chorus]

Time flies when you're having fun

Time flies when you live on the run

The harder I go, the more I realize

Time flies

Time flies when you're having fun

Time flies when you live on the run

The harder I go, the more I realize

Time flies

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Happy Hour

"Happy Hour" is a song by the American rock band Weezer. It was released as the second single from their eleventh studio album Pacific Daydream on October 31, 2017. The song previously premiered at Beats 1 on October 18.

## Background

It was announced on the Weezer Twitter account that Happy Hour would be the fifth and final song released before the release of Pacific Daydream. It was also pushed to radio as the album's second single. When debuted live, it was followed by an instrumental known as "I'll Love You Everyday" (subsequently retitled "A Ballad for the Fallen Soldier").

In an October 2017 NPR interview Rivers said that the verse lyrics were written using "free-association." He knew that the chorus was going to be about wanting a "happy hour" and that the verses were to depict the narrator's bleak life. The "20-ton weight" was described by Rivers as the "ultimate buzzkill" that first came to mind when writing the verse lyrics.

The official YouTube video for "Weekend Woman" features art by Spanish artist LAPRISAMATA, whose art also appears in the videos for "Beach Boys" and "Weekend Woman". A different music video, starring Pete Wentz of the band Fall Out Boy, was originally filmed for the song, but was scrapped. The footage was later repurposed for the single "Midnight", before the song was scrapped. The footage was repurposed again and was finally used as the music video for the Black Album track "Can't Knock The Hustle".

In a 2019 episode of Making Records with Eric Valentine, producer Butch Walker stated the opening lyrics referring to Stevie Ray Vaughan originally made explicit reference to Vaughan being high on cocaine, but were later changed.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I'm like Stevie Ray Vaughan on the stage, high on music

Teeth grindin', sweatin' under the lights, but then my

Boss comes, and she's crushin' me with a 20-ton weight

Just like in Monty Python

[Pre-Chorus]

Somebody left on the sink, it's still running

My eyes are gonna overflow

[Chorus]

I need happy hour on sad days (on sad days)

I need happy hour, I can't wait (can't wait)

[Verse 2]

I'm like Ponce de Leon, sailing on a ship for the new world

Checking out the birds and flowers, let's chill out on this

Island, I've been sucking on a lime and

Coconut (coconut), coconut (coconut)

[Pre-Chorus]

I think I could stay here for the rest of my life

Please, don't ever make me go home

[Chorus]

I need happy hour on sad days (on sad days)

It's my happy hour, I can't wait (can't wait)

[Bridge]

Maybe I'll meet a scientist in sweatpants and a hair tie

We'll conversate about feather birds and MIDI keyboards

Then we'll slow dance, head on my shoulder

Swaying back and forth and

My friends look on and smile

Everything gonna be alright

[Chorus]

I need happy hour on sad days (on sad days)

I need happy hour, I can't wait (can't wait)

I need happy hour on sad days (on sad days)

Maybe I'll meet a scientist in sweatpants and a hair tie

We'll conversate about feather birds and MIDI keyboards

Then we'll slow dance

I need happy hour, I can't wait (can't wait)

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California Snow

"California Snow" is a song by American rock band Weezer, released in September 2018 as a single from the 2018 film Spell. The song also appears on their 2019 album Weezer (Black Album) (aka the Black Album).

## Overview

Rivers Cuomo confirmed to members of the website Riverchat in 2021 that the lyric "Nobody cold as this" was lifted from the Kanye West song "Monster." The song received a music video in 2019. The initial verse and chorus of the song was performed during concerts on the Hella Mega Tour as a lead-in to "Say It Ain't So." Performances of the song included the line "COVID can suck my dick" in place of "Nobody cold as this."

## Audio/Video

A music video for the song was released on November 11, 2019, more than a year after the song's original release (to coincide with the video on-demand release of Spell on November 19). The video, directed by Spell director Brendan Walter, features Spell star Barak Hardley as well as actor Adam DeVine.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Walk soft with a big stick, woo

Now I play guitar, it's sick, woo

This is the definition of flow, woo

Nobody cold as this, woo

[Chorus]

California snow, never let me go

California snow, never let me go (Let me go)

'Cause I'm down (Down, down)

Yes, I'm down if you're down

California snow, never let me go (Let me go)

[Verse 2]

Back in thirty minutes, high as I can get it

Give me everything you got

I could move a mountain, solve a thorny problem

Lava's gonna flow so hot

Never worry 'bout tomorrow 'cause I'm living for today

If you see a tear fall, don't worry 'bout me, y'all

This is what it's like on top

[Chorus]

California snow, never let me go

California snow, never let me go (Let me go)

'Cause I'm down (Down, down)

Yes, I'm down if you're down

California snow, never let me go (Let me go)

[Bridge]

Never go against the family

All I ever have to do is sing

Never go against the family

When the root is strong, the fruit is sweet

Did you ever get to be a child?

Shake it up until it hurt?

Panic attack, stay the hell back

It's me and you against the world

[Verse 3]

Come on, Judas, give me a kiss, woo

I can't take no more of this, woo

Don't nobody look at me, woo

And nail me up by the wrists, woo

[Chorus]

California snow, never let me go

California snow, never let me go (Let me go)

'Cause I'm down (Down, down)

Yes, I'm down if you're down

California snow, never let me go (Let me go)

[Outro]

(Woo)

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Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets

Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets (also released as Weezer: Rarities Edition) is a collection of b-sides, demos, and pre-production recordings from Weezer's eponymous debut album (The Blue Album). It was initially released as the second disc on the 2004 Deluxe Edition CD release of The Blue Album. A standalone CD release, titled Weezer: Rarities Edition, was released in January of 2010. The collection was released as a standalone blue marble colored vinyl LP (again under the title Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets) in April of 2019 as an exclusive release for Record Store Day 2019, and was limited to 4,000 copies.

## Background

The songs "Mykel and Carli", "Susanne", and "My Evaline" were originally released as b-sides. "Jamie" originally appeared on the compilation DGC Rarities, Vol. 1. Live recordings of "My Name Is Jonas", "Surf Wax America", "Jamie", and "No One Else" were also originally released as b-sides. Three demo recordings ("Undone - The Sweater Song", "Paperface", and "Only in Dreams") were recorded in 1992 for Weezer's second demo (The Kitchen Tape). The previously unreleased songs "I Swear It's True" and "Lullaby for Wayne" were recorded at S.I.R. Studios in Manhattan with Ric Ocasek on August 11, 1993. Also included in the collection is the original mix of "Say It Ain't So", included on initial pressings of The Blue Album.

## Track Listing

* 1. Mykel and Carli (B-Side)
* 2. Susanne (B-Side)
* 3. My Evaline (B-Side)
* 4. Jamie (from DGC Rarities)
* 5. My Name Is Jonas (Live B-Side)
* 6. Surf Wax America (Live B-Side)
* 7. Jamie (Live Acoustic B-Side)
* 8. No One Else (Live Acoustic B-Side)
* 9. Undone - The Sweater Song (Kitchen Tape)
* 10. Paperface (Kitchen Tape)
* 11. Only in Dreams (Kitchen Tape)
* 12. Lullaby for Wayne (Pre-Production Tape)
* 13. I Swear It's True (Pre-Production Tape)
* 14. Say It Ain't So (Original Album Mix)
High as a Kite

"High As A Kite" is the third track and third single from The Black Album. It was released on February 21, 2019 alongside "Living in L.A.".

## Overview

In an interview with Zane Lowe, Rivers said that the song was about his mixed feelings with escapism, and that it reminded him of the song "Surf Wax America" in that respect. The song's verse melody appears to have been re-appropriated from "When We Were Young", a song originally intended for Everything Will Be Alright in the End. According to music journalist Scott Heisel, the bass chord progression was changed prior to release.

## Music Video

The music video was directed by Nathan Presley and parodies the children's television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. It was released alongside the single on February 21.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I think I'm going parasailing

Miles above, it’s so serene

I'm letting go of all the troubles

That I've seen, that I’ve seen

Way up here, no one can touch me

I'm drifting like a lost balloon

I'm out of reach and won't be coming down

Any time soon, any time soon

[Chorus]

I'm high as a kite

Don't you think they know what I'm worth?

Flying like a beautiful bird

I'm high as a kite

Don’t you think they know what I’m worth?

Why I gotta come down to earth?

[Verse 2]

I feel no pain, I feel no pleasure

I only want to disappear

So let me play this game for children

And vanish into the atmosphere

[Chorus]

I'm high as a kite

Don’t you think they know what I'm worth?

Flying like a beautiful bird

I'm high as a kite

Don't you think they know what I’m worth?

Why I gotta come down to earth?

[Bridge]

When I'm high

And I'm giving up the nightmare chase, woah woah

And all I wanna do is blow my mind, woah woah

All I wanna do is blow my mind

I can fly up to the stratosphere

High above the cirrus clouds

Where I am one with the universe

[Chorus]

I'm high as a kite

Don't you think they know what I'm worth?

Flying like a beautiful bird

I'm high

Don't you think they know what I'm worth?

Why I gotta come down to earth when I'm high?

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Everybody Wants to Rule the World

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is the second track on "Weezer (Teal Album)". It was originally written by the British pop punk band Tears for Fears and released in 1985.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Welcome to your life

There's no turning back

Even while we sleep

We will find you

[Chorus 1]

Acting on your best behavior

Turn your back on Mother Nature

Everybody wants to rule the world

[Verse 2]

It's my own design

It's my own remorse

Help me to decide

Help me make the most

[Chorus 2]

Of freedom and of pleasure

Nothing ever lasts forever

Everybody wants to rule the world

[Bridge]

There's a room where the light won't find you

Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down

When they do I'll be right behind you

[Chorus 3]

So glad we've almost made it

So sad they had to fade it

Everybody wants to rule the world

[Interlude]

[Chorus 4]

I can't stand this indecision

Married with a lack of vision

Everybody wants to rule the world

[Chorus 5]

Say that you'll never, never, never, never need it

One headline - why believe it?

Everybody wants to rule the world

[Chorus 6]

All for freedom and for pleasure

Nothing ever lasts forever

Everybody wants to rule the world

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Thought I Knew

"Thought I Knew" is the seventh track off of The Red Album. It was written by Brian Bell who also sings lead. The song was later released on The Relationship's debut album.

## Background

"Thought I Knew" was written by guitarist Brian Bell. It began as a demo for his side project The Relationship and was originally a much more serious, solemn song. It was changed from a minor chord progression to a major chord progression for The Red Album and made more poppy. Bell was very critical in 2008 interviews of The Red Album version saying that he did not want the song on the album, but that Rivers Cuomo insisted it go on.

During promotion for The Red Album, Weezer appeared on MTV with live performance 'sessions' recorded exclusively for the channel, and one of the song performed was "Thought I Knew", which had a slightly different feel than the album version. It was performed with a choreographed square dancing number going on in front of the band. Other tracks performed on that day were "Automatic," "King," and "Pork and Beans."

Since it's release on Red, Bell has written a third version of it, which he performed with The Relationship on their handful of dates opening the Troublemaker Tour. This version was eventually released on that band's self-titled debut album.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Sorry about my past life

Sorry but we just missed

Sorry it had to end up like this

Sorry if I caused you pain

Sorry I forgot your name

Sorry, but you left me out in the rain

[Chorus]

Thought I knew you better then

Thought I knew your intentions

Thought I knew but didn't have a clue

Not a single damn thing was true

[Verse 2]

Sorry if I caused you harm

Sorry I'm no good luck charm

Sorry you didn't end up in my arms

[Chorus]

Thought I knew you better then

Thought I knew your intentions

Thought I knew but didn't have a clue

Not a single damn thing was true

[Bridge]

Now that our world's gone dark

We've drained the well, blew out the spark

And now we're left with broken hearts

Trying to find a new place to start

[Chorus]

Thought I knew you better then

Thought I knew your intentions

Thought I knew but didn't have a clue

Not a single damn thing was true

Thought I knew you better then

Thought I knew your intentions

Thought I knew but didn't have a clue

Not a single damn thing was true

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