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The lyrics also allude to Cuomo's adolescent consideration of becoming a Buddhist ''sannyasi''<ref name="reddit" /> before ultimately deciding to pursue music. "I went to my parents' Zen master and I said, 'Life is shit, I want to shave my head and do this,'" Cuomo recalled in a 2001 [[Los Angeles Times article - May 12, 2001|interview]],<ref>Cromelin, Richard. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/188592869/ Where's Weezer Been?]" ''Los Angeles Times''. 12 May 2001. [[Los Angeles Times article - May 12, 2001|Transcript]]</ref> "He's like, 'You know what? Being a monk is shit too, so I can't advise that for you. What you should do is really listen to yourself and see what path would make you the most excited and just go do that, however crazy it seems.'[...]And it took me about five seconds and I was like, 'I want to be a rock star.'" | The lyrics also allude to Cuomo's adolescent consideration of becoming a Buddhist ''sannyasi''<ref name="reddit" /> before ultimately deciding to pursue music. "I went to my parents' Zen master and I said, 'Life is shit, I want to shave my head and do this,'" Cuomo recalled in a 2001 [[Los Angeles Times article - May 12, 2001|interview]],<ref>Cromelin, Richard. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/188592869/ Where's Weezer Been?]" ''Los Angeles Times''. 12 May 2001. [[Los Angeles Times article - May 12, 2001|Transcript]]</ref> "He's like, 'You know what? Being a monk is shit too, so I can't advise that for you. What you should do is really listen to yourself and see what path would make you the most excited and just go do that, however crazy it seems.'[...]And it took me about five seconds and I was like, 'I want to be a rock star.'" | ||
The song's piano instrumental has been said to symbolize Cuomo's depression while attending Harvard.<ref name="ap"></ref> In 2010, an isolated take of the intro was released as part of the Deluxe Edition of ''Pinkerton'' (dubbed "Across the Sea (Piano Noodles)." The song's guitar solo contains a relatively complex chord progression, during which the key modulates from G major to E major (the parallel major of the original key's relative minor). The following bridge remains in the key of E major, then modulates back to G for the final verse and chorus. | The song's piano instrumental has been said to symbolize Cuomo's depression while attending Harvard.<ref name="ap"></ref> In 2010, an isolated take of the intro was released as part of the Deluxe Edition of ''Pinkerton'' (dubbed "Across the Sea (Piano Noodles).") The song's guitar solo contains a relatively complex chord progression, during which the key modulates from G major to E major (the parallel major of the original key's relative minor). The following bridge remains in the key of E major, then modulates back to G for the final verse and chorus. | ||
The song is also the namesake for the ''[[Across the Sea: Live in Japan]]'' concert video filmed in 2005 while on the Japanese [[Make Believe Tour|Mos Burger Tour]]. | The song is also the namesake for the ''[[Across the Sea: Live in Japan]]'' concert video filmed in 2005 while on the Japanese [[Make Believe Tour|Mos Burger Tour]]. | ||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
[[Image:Across-the-sea-lyrics.jpg|right|thumb|400px]] | [[Image:Across-the-sea-lyrics.jpg|right|thumb|400px]] | ||
<poem>You are 18 year old girl who live in small city of Japan | <poem>You are 18-year-old girl who live in small city of Japan | ||
You heard me on the radio about one year ago | You heard me on the radio about one year ago | ||
And you wanted to know all about me and my hobbies | And you wanted to know all about me and my hobbies | ||
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Why are you so far away from me? | Why are you so far away from me? | ||
I need help and you're way across the sea | I need help and you're way across the sea | ||
I could never touch you | I could never touch you; I think it would be wrong | ||
I've got your letter | I've got your letter, you've got my song | ||
They don't make stationery like this where I'm from | They don't make stationery like this where I'm from, so fragile, so refined | ||
So I sniff and I lick your envelope and fall to little pieces every time | So I sniff and I lick your envelope and fall to little pieces every time | ||
I wonder what clothes you wear to school; I wonder how you decorate your room | I wonder what clothes you wear to school; I wonder how you decorate your room | ||
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Why are you so far away from me? | Why are you so far away from me? | ||
I need help and you're way across the sea | I need help and you're way across the sea | ||
I could never touch you | I could never touch you; I think it would be wrong | ||
I've got your letter and you've got my song | I've got your letter and you've got my song | ||
At ten I shaved my head and tried to be a monk | At ten, I shaved my head and tried to be a monk | ||
I thought the older women would like me if I did | I thought the older women would like me if I did | ||
You see, ma, I'm a good little boy | You see, ma', I'm a good little boy | ||
It's all your fault, momma, it's all your fault | It's all your fault, momma, it's all your fault | ||
Goddamn, this business is really lame | Goddamn, this business is really lame | ||
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Why are you so far away from me? | Why are you so far away from me? | ||
Why are you so far away from me? | Why are you so far away from me? | ||
I could never touch you | I could never touch you; I think it would be wrong | ||
I've got your letter | I've got your letter, you've got my song | ||
I've got your letter | I've got your letter, you've got my song</poem> | ||
==Known recordings== | ==Known recordings== | ||
{{Known recordings header}} | {{Known recordings header}} | ||