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| Type    = album
| Type    = album
| Artist  = Weezer
| Artist  = Weezer
| Album    = Maladroit
| Released = [[May 14]], [[2002]]
| Released = May 14, 2002
| Recorded = January [[2002]]
| Recorded = N/A
| Length  = 2:39
| Length  = 2:39
| Label    = Geffen
| Label    = Geffen
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| RC's last song  = "[[Your Room]]"<br>(RC# 625)  
| RC's last song  = "[[Your Room]]"<br>(RC# 625)  
| This RC song    = "Death and Destruction"<br>(RC# 626)
| This RC song    = "Death and Destruction"<br>(RC# 626)
| RC's next song  = "Farmer John"<br>(RC# 627)
| RC's next song  = "[[Farmer John]]"<br>(RC# 627)
| Album          = Maladroit
| Album          = Maladroit
| Album type      = studio
| Album type      = studio
| Live debut      = [[November 19]], [[2002]] in [[Weezer concert: 11/19/2001|San Jose, CA]]
| Last played    = [[November 11]], [[2012]] in [[Weezer concert: 11/11/2012|Orlando, FL]]
| Previous track  = "[[Take Control]]"<br>(4)
| Previous track  = "[[Take Control]]"<br>(4)
| This track      = "Death and Destruction"<br>(5)
| This track      = "Death and Destruction"<br>(5)
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"'''Death and Destruction'''" is the fifth track on ''[[Maladroit]]''.
"'''Death and Destruction'''" (sometimes rendered with an ampersand: "'''Death & Destruction'''") is the fifth track on ''[[Maladroit]]''.
===Appearances===
===Appearances===
*''[[Maladroit]]'' (2002)
*''[[Maladroit]]'' (2002)
*''[[The Lion and the Witch]]'' (live; 2002)
*''[[The Lion and the Witch]]'' (live; 2002)
*"[[Keep Fishin']]" (UK Retail CD #1) (live)
*"[[Keep Fishin']]" (UK Retail CD #1) (live)
*''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]'' (2020)
==Overview==
==Overview==
"Death and Destruction" was originally an instrumental song. It was first recorded by the band during the [[SnS Demos]] in August of [[2001]], and an mp3 of this instrumental demo was released at [[Weezer's]] [[weezer.com|official site]] shortly thereafter. The first known version of the song to include vocals was recorded on [[January 6]], [[2002]], and featured an unused third verse which would be replaced with a guitar solo in later versions. An alternate mix of the live version from ''[[The Lion and the Witch]]'' EP was released as a B-side on a UK "[[Keep Fishin']]" single. In [[2005]], Weezer returned to playing the song instrumentally during their shows. "Death and Destruction" is often [[List of abbreviations used on Weezer forums|abbreviated]] as "D&D," but the song is unrelated to the board game Dungeons and Dragons. The song ends with Weezer lead singer [[Rivers Cuomo]] spelling out the words "I love you."
"Death and Destruction" was written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[2001]] and initially demoed to Cuomo's handheld digital recorder. It was first recorded as a band during a recording session at [[Maladroit_demos#Sage_and_Sound_.28SnS.29_demos|Sage and Sound Recording]] in September of [[2001]] as an instrumental. This demo was released on [[weezer.com]] shortly thereafter. Weezer performed the song live in concert throughout November and December before the band entered [[Cello Studios]] to record ''[[Maladroit]]''. The first known version of the song to include vocals was recorded on [[January 6]], [[2002]], and featured an unused third verse which would be replaced with a guitar solo in later versions.
 
A live performance of the song recorded at a concert in Japan in May of [[2002]] was included on the live EP ''[[The Lion and the Witch]]'', as well as on a "[[Keep Fishin']]" single release in the UK. Weezer continued to play the song throughout [[2005]], only bringing it back as an instrumental on two occasions in [[2012]].
==Known recordings==
==Known recordings==
{{Known recordings header}}
{{Known recordings header}}
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==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
<poem>I can't say
<poem>I can't say
That you love me.
That you love me
So I cry
So I cry
And I'm hurting.
And I'm hurting.


Every time,
Every time
That I call you.
That I call you
You find some  
You find some  
Way to ditch me
Way to ditch me


So I learned to turn and look the other way.
So I learned to turn and look the other way
 
So I learned to turn and look the other way.
 
I
L
O
V
E
Y
O
U</poem>
===Unused verse (January 6, 7 versions)===
<poem>I'm so sad
But I'll be strong.
Cause you can't
Bring me down.</poem>


I L-O-V-E Y-O-U</poem>
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Maladroit demos|''Maladroit'' demos]]
*[[List of Weezer songs]]
*[[List of Weezer songs]]
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]


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