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{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = My Bark is Worse Than My Bite | | Name = My Bark is Worse Than My Bite | ||
| Cover = | | Cover = Riverscuomo alonex.jpg | ||
| Type = demo | | Type = demo | ||
| Artist = Rivers Cuomo | | Artist = Rivers Cuomo | ||
| Album = | | Album = Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years | ||
| Released = [[November 22]], [[2020]] | | Released = [[November 22]], [[2020]] | ||
| Recorded = 2007 | | Recorded = 2007 | ||
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| Label = | | Label = | ||
| Writer = Rivers Cuomo | | Writer = Rivers Cuomo | ||
| Producer = | | Producer = | ||
| Status = | | Status = Demos released | ||
| Spotify = | | Spotify = | ||
| Apple Music = | | Apple Music = | ||
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| Next track = "[[My Day is Coming]]"<br>(10) | | Next track = "[[My Day is Coming]]"<br>(10) | ||
}} | }} | ||
"'''My Bark Is Worse | "'''My Bark Is Worse than My Bite'''" is a song written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] and demoed in contention for {{PN|Weezer}} eponymous ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|Red Album]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*''[[Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years]]'' (2020) | |||
*''[[Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years]]'' | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
"My Bark Is Worse | "My Bark Is Worse than My Bite" was demoed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[2007]] for ''[[Deliverance at Hand!]]'', a CD-R compilation of demos Cuomo assembled for the other members of [[Weezer]] in contention for {{PN|Weezer}} planned [[Weezer (The Red Album)|sixth album]]. Both the acoustic ''Deliverance at Hand!'' demo, as well as a demo featuring piano (date unknown), were made available as part of the compilation ''[[Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years]]'' on [[November 22]], [[2020]]. | ||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|My Bark Is Worse than My Bite|My Bark is Worse Than My Bite (piano.mp3|[[2006]]—[[2010]]||3:09|''[[Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|My Bark Is Worse than My Bite|09 My Bark is Worse Than My Bite.mp3|[[2007]]||3:15|''[[Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years]]''|''[[Deliverance at Hand!]]'' demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
[[Image:Bark.png|thumb|200px|Lyric sheet from the ''[[Deliverance at Hand!]]'' booklet.]] | |||
[[Image:Bark.png|thumb| | <poem>So many years of fighting off the world | ||
<poem> | |||
So many years of fighting off the world | |||
Has left me with scars on my hand | Has left me with scars on my hand | ||
At times I thought I'd die from the wounds I received | At times I thought I'd die from the wounds I received | ||
But now I wanna make you understand | But now I wanna make you understand | ||
My bark is worse than my bite | |||
My feelings are out in plain sight | |||
Don't be afraid to touch me | |||
Don't be afraid to love me, baby | |||
My bark is worse than my bite | My bark is worse than my bite | ||
My feelings are out in plain sight | My feelings are out in plain sight | ||
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I'm learning to be kinder everyday | I'm learning to be kinder everyday | ||
My bark is worse than my bite | |||
My feelings are out in plain sight | |||
Don't be afraid to touch me | |||
Don't be afraid to love me, baby | |||
My bark is worse than my bite | My bark is worse than my bite | ||
My feelings are out in plain sight | My feelings are out in plain sight | ||
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But don't get me pissed off | But don't get me pissed off | ||
' | 'Cause I'll bite your pretty head off | ||
And I'll regret the day | And I'll regret the day | ||
I drove your love away | I drove your love away | ||
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Don't be afraid to touch me | Don't be afraid to touch me | ||
Don't be afraid to love me, baby | Don't be afraid to love me, baby | ||
My bark is worse than my bite | My bark is worse than my bite | ||
My feelings are out in plain sight | My feelings are out in plain sight | ||
Don't be afraid to touch me | Don't be afraid to touch me | ||
Don't be afraid to love me | Don't be afraid to love me, baby | ||
</poem> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{Tab box|[[Tablature:My Bark Is Worse Than My Bite (Chords)]]}} | {{Tab box|[[Tablature:My Bark Is Worse Than My Bite (Chords)]]}} | ||