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{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = Cancer | | Name = Cancer | ||
| Cover = | | Cover = Rivers Cuomo Alone XI.jpg | ||
| Type = demo | | Type = demo | ||
| Artist = Rivers Cuomo | | Artist = Rivers Cuomo | ||
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"'''Cancer'''" is a demo by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. The demo was released in [[2020]] as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''. | "'''Cancer'''" is a demo by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. The demo was released in [[2020]] as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' | *''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' (2020) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Cancer" was one of many songs demoed in contention for what would eventually become {{Possessive name|Weezer}} ninth album, ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]''. The song is a revised version of "[[Ballad of the Briny]]". | "Cancer" was one of many songs demoed in contention for what would eventually become {{Possessive name|Weezer}} ninth album, ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]''. The song is a revised version of "[[Ballad of the Briny]]". | ||
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The words I leave unsaid | The words I leave unsaid | ||
I'm a cancer | I'm a cancer on the body | ||
Of the people all around me | |||
Of the people | |||
I need some surgery | I need some surgery | ||
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Before I meet the dead | Before I meet the dead | ||
'Cause I'm a cancer | 'Cause I'm a cancer on the body | ||
Of the people all around me | |||
Of the people | |||
I'm a cancer | I'm a cancer on the body | ||
Of the people all around me | |||
Of the people | |||
I itch | I itch a scratch | ||
I got a blood disease | I got a blood disease | ||
No drugs | No drugs to kill | ||
The blood inside of me | The blood inside of me | ||
The years | The years go by | ||
It's just a matter of time | It's just a matter of time | ||
Before | Before I leave | ||
I leave | |||
This troubled life of mine | This troubled life of mine | ||
No | No | ||
Woah | Woah | ||
'Cause I'm a cancer | 'Cause I'm a cancer on the body | ||
Of the people all around me | |||
Of the people | |||
I'm a cancer | I'm a cancer on the body | ||
Of the people all around me | |||
Of the people | |||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||