18,619
edits
Booby Trap: Difference between revisions
→Lyrics: Sounds like "puberty boy" in the Maladroit Years demo, which doesn't make sense either.
m (→Lyrics) |
(→Lyrics: Sounds like "puberty boy" in the Maladroit Years demo, which doesn't make sense either.) |
||
| Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
"Booby Trap" was written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in March of [[2002]]. Cuomo recorded the initial demo to an Olympus handheld digital recorder in [[2001]].<ref>''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'', [[Alone II liner notes|liner notes]]</ref><ref>"Maladroit Preview 2021-12-27 14.38.mp3" ''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]''</ref> The song was worked on by [[Weezer]] throughout the spring and summer of 2002 during [[Album 5 Demos|sessions for the band's planned fifth album]]. [[Karl Koch]] first mentioned the song on [[Karl's Corner - 04/06/2002|a Karl's Corner update]] on [[April 6]]. The song is known to have been recorded at least three times that month. The song was worked on further on [[June 23]] and again on [[July 2]]. The version from July 2 was released for free to fans online on [[weezer.com]]. Cuomo's solo demo appeared on the digital compilation ''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]'' in November of [[2020]]. | "Booby Trap" was written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in March of [[2002]]. Cuomo recorded the initial demo to an Olympus handheld digital recorder in [[2001]].<ref>''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'', [[Alone II liner notes|liner notes]]</ref><ref>"Maladroit Preview 2021-12-27 14.38.mp3" ''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]''</ref> The song was worked on by [[Weezer]] throughout the spring and summer of 2002 during [[Album 5 Demos|sessions for the band's planned fifth album]]. [[Karl Koch]] first mentioned the song on [[Karl's Corner - 04/06/2002|a Karl's Corner update]] on [[April 6]]. The song is known to have been recorded at least three times that month. The song was worked on further on [[June 23]] and again on [[July 2]]. The version from July 2 was released for free to fans online on [[weezer.com]]. Cuomo's solo demo appeared on the digital compilation ''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]'' in November of [[2020]]. | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
{{Lyrics}} | |||
<poem>Perfect beauty from Toronto | <poem>Perfect beauty from Toronto | ||
New attraction, poison heart, though | New attraction, poison heart, though | ||
| Line 36: | Line 37: | ||
How did I get one over stupid? | How did I get one over stupid? | ||
Played like a | Played like a ??? | ||
??? | |||
Oh, it’s just a matter time | Oh, it’s just a matter time | ||
Till the day I’m gonna get mine | |||
I am not a pushover | I am not a pushover | ||
How did I get one over stupid? | How did I get one over stupid? | ||
Played like a | Played like a ??? | ||
??? | |||
Only just a matter of time | Only just a matter of time | ||
Till the day I’m gonna get mine | |||
Did it make you come to get me? | Did it make you come to get me? | ||