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"'''Byzantine'''" is the ninth track from ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|The Black Album]]''. Most of the lyrics were written by [[Laura Jane Grace]] over text message. | "'''Byzantine'''" is the ninth track from ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|The Black Album]]''. Most of the lyrics were written by [[Laura Jane Grace]] over text message. According to [[Rivers Cuomo]], the bridge was taken from a [[1991]] [[Fuzz]] track, described as “a very early-’90s grunge Soundgarden-type of song” [https://ew.com/music/2019/02/27/rivers-cuomo-weezer-black-album-interview/]. In an [https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8500614/weezer-rivers-cuomo-data-driven-approach-interview interview with Billboard], Cuomo explained: | ||
<blockquote>With “Byzantine,” the bridge is from a pre-Weezer band that [drummer Patrick Wilson] and I were in in 1991, called Fuzz. I searched for the key and the tempo and the basic vibe I was looking for, and it popped up. All of my little bits and pieces of music will find a home eventually</blockquote> | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||