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 {{Infobox song
 | Name     = Show Me Who You Are
-| Cover    =
+| Cover    = Riverscuomo-aloneix.jpg
-| Type     = outtake
+| Type     = Demo
-| Artist   = Weezer
+| Artist   = Rivers Cuomo
-| Recorded = 2004<br>at Grandmaster Recorders - Los Angeles, CA
+| Recorded = [[2003]]—[[2004]]
 | Writer   = [[Rivers Cuomo]]
 | RC#      =
 | COR#     = 368
-| Producer = [[Rick Rubin]]
+| Producer =
-| Status   = Demo circulating
+| Status   = Demos circulating
 | Misc = {{Song lineage:I'm a Robot}}}}
-'''"Show Me Who You Are"''' is an unreleased Weezer song originally recorded as a demo for the planned album that would eventually become ''[[Make Believe]]''. It is a re-working of a previous demo, "'''[[Prodigy Lover]]'''". It was subsequently reworked again into the song "'''[[Happy Robot]]'''" before ultimately becoming the track "'''[[I'm a Robot]]'''" from the compilation album ''[[Death to False Metal]]''.
+"'''Show Me Who You Are'''" is a song written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] and demoed in contention for the [[Weezer]] album that would eventually become ''[[Make Believe]]''. It is a re-working of a previous demo, "[[Kings of Money]]" (also known as "[[Prodigy Lover]]"). It was subsequently reworked again into the song "[[I'm a Robot]]."
 ===Appearances===
-*''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]'' (2020)
+*''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' (2020)
 ==Overview==
-The song was demoed several times by the band from [[2002]] until [[2005]], evolving several times. '''"Show Me Who You Are"''' was recorded during the band's second attempt at making ''Make Believe'', at Grandmaster Recorders in Los Angeles, CA. It was one of twelve songs that [[Rivers Cuomo]] asked to band to concentrate on during this period. Cuomo catalogued these demos under the title ''[[Unchained Melody]]''.
+[[Weezer]] demoed "Show Me Who You Are" at [[Cello Studios]] around late December of [[2003]] through early January [[2004]]. Though this version does not exist in fan circulation, solo demos recorded by [[Rivers Cuomo]] at S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios in Los Angeles were released in [[2020]] as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''. An initial demo featured lyrics largely the same as those of "Prodigy Lover" (albeit with a new chorus), though the song underwent at least two lyrical revisions before being rewritten as "Stupid Robot"/"Happy Robot"/"[[I'm a Robot]]."
 ==Known recordings==
-{{Known recordings: 368}}
+{{Known recordings header}}
+{{Known recordings note|For previous demos, see "[[Kings of Money]]"}}
+{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Show Me Who You Are||[[December 1]], [[2003]]—[[January 30]], [[2004]]<ref name="rechist15">[[Recording History - Page 15|Weezer Recording History - Page 15]]</ref>|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles, CA|||Day-to-day info unknown}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Show Me Who You Are|08 368 Show Me Who You Are (triplet.mp3|[[April 23]], [[2004]]|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:22|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Show Me Who You Are|03 Show Me Who You Are.mp3|[[May 3]], [[2004]]<ref name="rechist15" />|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:44|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|''[[Unchained Melody]]'' demo}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Show Me Who You Are|12 368 Show Me Who You Are (8th melo.mp3|[[May 18]], [[2004]]|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:18|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|}}
+{{Known recordings note|For subsequent demos, see "[[I'm a Robot]]"}}
+{{Known recordings footer}}
 ==Lyrics==
-===''Unchained Melody'' version===
+{{Lyric box|
-<poem>
+===[[April 23]], [[2004]]===
-Mama loved me
+<poem>Something is different
-In her way
+Something has changed
-She had nothing
+You write me your letters
-Much to say
+But they're not the same
-"I am hungry"
+Beautiful lover
-"Where's my dinner?"
+Playing the keyboard
+Drawing that music from me
+You could make me happy
+If you ever want to
+All you have to do is
+Show me who you are
+Uncomprehending
+I'm stupefied
+'Cause I wrote the rule book
+And you can't abide
+Over and over
+Checking the airwaves
+For just a glimmer of hope
+You could make me happy
+If you ever want to
+All you have to do is
+Show me who you are</poem>}}{{Lyric box|
+===[[May 3]], [[2004]]===
+<poem>Mama loved me in her way
+She had nothing much to say
+"I am hungry," "Where's my dinner?"
 "Guess I'll watch the TV"
@@ Line 35: / Line 66: @@
 Show me who you are
-Now I'm grown up
+Now I'm grown up wise and strong
-Wise and strong
+Nothing hurts me very long
-Nothing hurts me
+When the end comes to release me
-Very long
-When the end comes
-To release me
 Will I have someone near?
@@ Line 58: / Line 85: @@
 All you have to do is
 Show me who you are
-</poem>
+</poem>}}{{Lyric box|
+===[[May 18]], [[2004]]===
+<poem>Things are so bad recently
+When I'm with you, you can't see
+I need loving, real connection
+I'm a mere human being
+You could make me happy
+If you ever want to
+All you have to do is
+Show me who you are
-==Personnel==
+Is this too much that I ask?
-*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – guitar, lead vocals
+Is it just an onerous task?
-*[[Patrick Wilson]] – percussion
+I don't want to be a burden
-*[[Brian Bell]] – guitar, backing vocals
+I want someone who cares
-*[[Scott Shriner]] – bass guitar
-*[[Rick Rubin]] - producer
+You could make me happy
+If you ever want to
+All you have to do is
+Show me who you are
+I'm sorry if I'm breaking down
+I just can't take the pain of rejection
+If you're getting sick in the gut
+Then just leave me here in my depression
+You could make me happy
+If you ever want to
+All you have to do is
+Show me who you are
+You could make me happy
+You could make me happy
+All you have to do is
+Show me who you are
+</poem>}}
 ==See also==
 *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
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 ==References==
 <references />
-[[Category:Unreleased Weezer songs]]
 [[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]]
 [[Category:Weezer songs]]
 [[Category:Catalog O' Riffs]]
-[[Category:Known recordings table]]