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# | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = Poor Me | |||
| Cover = Riverscuomo-aloneix.jpg | |||
| Type = demo | |||
| Artist = Rivers Cuomo | |||
| Recorded = [[2003]] or [[2004]] | |||
| Released = [[November 22]], [[2020]] | |||
| Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]] | |||
| RC# = | |||
| COR# = 426 | |||
| Producer = | |||
| Status = Released | |||
| Misc = | |||
{{Song lineage:Hold Me}} | |||
}} | |||
"'''Poor Me'''" is a demo by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. The song was released on ''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''. It is a variation of the song "[[Hold Me]]." | |||
===Appearances=== | |||
*''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' (2020) | |||
==Overview== | |||
In February of [[2003]], producer [[Rick Rubin]] gave [[Rivers Cuomo]] a copy of Daniel Ladinsky's book ''The Gift: Poems of [[Wikipedia:Hafez|Hafiz]]'', which inspired Cuomo to explore various spiritual poetry (e.g. the works of Hafiz, [[Wikipedia:Rumi|Rumi]], and [[Wikipedia:Kabir|Kabir]]) and texts such as the ''[[Wikipedia:Tao Te Ching|Tao Te Ching]]''.<ref>Cuomo, Rivers. "[[What I've Been Up to Since I Left School]]" [[Harvard]] readmission essay, [[2004]]</ref> Hoping to connect with his musical creativity through self-effacement, Cuomo wrote "Hold Me" during a period of fasting.<ref name="rechist15">[[Recording History - Page 15|Weezer Recording History - Page 15]]</ref><ref>Riesman, Abe J. "Rivers' End: The Director's Cut" ''The Harvard Crimson''. 26 April 2006. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2006/4/26/rivers-end-the-directors-cut-the/</ref> "Poor Me" is a higher-tempo variation on "Hold Me," recorded at an unknown date. | |||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Poor Me|426 Poor Me.mp3|[[2003]]/[[2004]]||3:36|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings note|For other songs from this song lineage, see "[[Hold Me]]."}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==Lyrics== | |||
<poem>I don't know where I am going | |||
I don't know where I have been | |||
I just run around in circles | |||
Regretting the state I'm in | |||
Poor me, poor me | |||
Poor me, poor me | |||
I'm too scared to show my feelings | |||
I'm afraid to let things out | |||
So I stifle my potential | |||
Wallowing in my self-doubt | |||
Poor me, poor me | |||
Poor me, poor me | |||
I am | |||
I am cold | |||
Poor me | |||
I am making myself sick now | |||
With this self-defeating move | |||
But I don't know what else to do | |||
... attitude | |||
Poor me, poor me | |||
Poor me, poor me | |||
</poem> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
{{References list}} | |||
[[Category:Songs on Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]] | |||
[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
[[Category:Catalog O' Riffs]] | |||