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"'''I Can Love'''" is a [[Weezer]] song written by [[Rivers Cuomo]].
"'''I Can Love'''" is a [[Weezer]] song originally demoed in contention for what would become the band's fifth album, ''[[Make Believe]]''. An acoustic demo was released in [[2008]] as an iTunes-exclusive pre-order bonus with purchase of ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|The Red Album]]''.
===Appearances===
*''[[Weezer (The Red Album)]]'' (iTunes pre-order, streaming platforms)
*''<strike>[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]</strike>'' (2020)
==Overview==
==Overview==
"I Can Love" was first attempted by the band as an [[Acoustic Office Demos|acoustic office demo]] on [[September 7]], [[2003]]. It was attempted again acoustically on [[October 7]]. Several electric demos were attempted with [[Rick Rubin]] at Swing House Rehearsals on [[November 7]].  By the time the band began recording at Cello Studios, the song was no longer being rehearsed. In November, [[2020]], one of the full band takes of the song from November 7, 2003 was released on [[riverscuomo.com]] as a part of ''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''.
"I Can Love" is first known to have been recorded at [[Acoustic Office Demos|the band's rented office space]] on [[September 7]], [[2003]].<ref name="rechist14">[[Recording History - Page 14|Weezer Recording History - Page 14]]</ref> It was attempted again acoustically on [[October 7]]. Several electric demos were attempted with [[Rick Rubin]] at Swing House Rehearsals on [[November 7]].  By the time the band began recording at Cello Studios, the song was no longer being rehearsed.


The song was finally released to fans as an iTunes [[List of Weezer b-sides and bonus tracks|bonus track]] (along with "[[It's Easy]]" from the same sessions) to those that pre-ordered ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|The Red Album]]'' on [[June 3]], [[2008]]. The released version is one of the acoustic office demos.
The song was first released to fans as an iTunes [[List of Weezer B-sides and bonus tracks|bonus track]] (along with "[[It's Easy]]" from the same sessions) to those that pre-ordered ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|The Red Album]]'' on [[June 3]], [[2008]]. This version is one of the acoustic office recordings. Due to an oversight, on [[November 22]], [[2020]], an electric, full-band recording (dated [[November 7]], [[2003]]) was briefly made available as a part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' before being removed the following day.
==Known recordings==
{{Known recordings header}}
{{Known recordings entry||[[Weezer]]|I Can Love||[[September 7]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14" />||||}}
{{Known recordings entry||[[Weezer]]|I Can Love||[[October 7]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14" />||||}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|I Can Love||[[2003]]||3:49|''[[Weezer (The Red Album)]]'' (iTunes)|Most likely one of the above demos}}
{{Known recordings entry||[[Weezer]]|I Can Love||[[November 7]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14" />|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||Take 1}}
{{Known recordings entry||[[Weezer]]|I Can Love||[[November 7]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14" />|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||Take 2}}
{{Known recordings entry||[[Weezer]]|I Can Love||[[November 7]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14" />|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||Take 3}}
{{Known recordings entry||[[Weezer]]|I Can Love||[[November 7]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14" />|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||Take 4}}
{{Known recordings entry||[[Weezer]]|I Can Love||[[November 7]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14" />|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||Take 5}}
{{Known recordings entry||[[Weezer]]|I Can Love||[[November 7]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14" />|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||Take 6 (selected as best take)}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|I Can Love|04 536 I Can Love 2003-11-07.mp3|[[November 7]], [[2003]]|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:45|''<strike>[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]</strike>''|One of the above versions (take # unknown)}}
{{Known recordings footer}}
==Audio==
==Audio==
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==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
<poem>
<poem>
I didn't hope for much
I didn't hope for much
I was used to how things were
I was used to how things were
Even though I was not sure you'd say
Even though I was not sure
I was throwing it all away
You'd say I was throwing it all away
And I never learned to heal
And I never learned to heal


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After all this time, it is meant to be
After all this time, it is meant to be
Help me believe, believe, believe
Help me believe, believe, believe
That I can love
That I can love, I can love, I can love
I can love, I can love, I can love
I can love
I can love


I guess it goes to show that you never should give up
I guess it goes to show
That you never should give up
Even when you're out of luck
Even when you're out of luck
You might find an angel in your sight
You might find an angel in your sight
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After all this time, it is meant to be
After all this time, it is meant to be
Help me believe, believe, believe
Help me believe, believe, believe
That I can love
That I can love, I can love, I can love
I can love
I can love, I can love, I can love
 
Help me believe what I see
After all this time, it is meant to be
Help me believe, believe, believe
That I can love
I can love
I can love
</poem>
</poem>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Weezer songs]]
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
*[[List of Weezer B-sides and bonus tracks]]
* "[[It's Easy]]"
* "[[It's Easy]]"
* [[Acoustic Office Demos]]
* [[Office demos]]
* [[Album 5 Demos]]
* ''[[Make Believe]]''
* ''[[Make Believe]]''
* ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)]]
* ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)]]
 
{{References list}}
[[Category: Weezer songs]]
[[Category: Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Bonus tracks]][[Category: Songs on Weezer (The Red Album)]][[Category:Catalog O' Riffs]]
[[Category:Bonus tracks]]
[[Category: Songs on Weezer (The Red Album)]]