Only Just This Once
"Only Just This Once" is a song demoed by Rivers Cuomo in contention for Weezer's fifth album (what would eventually become Make Believe).
| "Only Just This Once" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Demo by Rivers Cuomo | |
| from the album Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | |
| Recorded | 2002—2004 |
| Songwriter(s) | Rivers Cuomo |
| COR# | 409 |
| Status | Demos circulating |
| Alternate cover | |
 Alone IX cover art | |
Appearances
Overview
"Only Just This Once" was composed by Rivers Cuomo in late 2002. The song was likely demoed as a band on one known occasion.[1] Cuomo continued demoing the song throughout 2004, relegating it to his "B-list" of demos as of late February 2004. The song was, apparently, scrapped thereafter.
Lyrics
I love my friends
They will cry when
I die or go insane
There is no one I blame
I don't worry
When I hurry home
Over the road
And I don't want to die like that
Close your eyes and turn your back
Only just this once
I'll die, I'll cry
I love these girls
Who shape my world
I don't need for nothing
All these pains are soothing
I don't worry
When I hurry home
Over the road
'Cause I don't want to die like that
Close your eyes and turn your back
Only just this once
I'll cry, I'll cry
I love my friends
They will cry when
I die or go insane
There is no one I blame
I don't worry
When I hurry home
Over the road
And I don't want to die like that
Close your eyes and turn your back
Only just this once
I'll cry, I'll cry
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers Cuomo | 409 short verse long chorus.mp3 | November 8, 2002[1] | 3:41 | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | |||
| Rivers Cuomo | 409 shortest edit.mp3 | November 8, 2002[1] | 2:49 | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | |||
| Weezer(?) | Only Just This Once | November 19, 2002[1] | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Only Just This Once | December 19, 2003[2] | |||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Only Just This Once | 14 409 Only Just This Once.mp3 | February 4[2]—February 20, 2004 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 3:51 | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years |