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"'''Tragic Girl'''" is the sixteenth track from the second disc of the deluxe edition of Pinkerton. | "'''Tragic Girl'''" (previously titled "'''Cry and Cry'''") is the sixteenth track from the second disc of the deluxe edition of ''[[Pinkerton]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Tragic Girl" | ===''Songs from the Black Hole''=== | ||
"Tragic Girl" as a song title existed as early as [[1995]]. According to the book ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]'', the song underwent numerous lyrical revisions, though it's not known how much the song evolved melodically. The song title is first known to have been written in Cuomo's notes in early drafts for the aborted [[Weezer]] concept album ''[[Songs from the Black Hole]]''. An early, handwritten, potential track list lists the song at the end of Act I, between the songs "[[I Thought You Should Know]]" and "[[Good News!]]", with the accompanying lyric notes "I beg you don't tell a soul, she'll never know / Stay away from me 'n I'll stay away from her". Cuomo's draft of the lyrics from this period don't indicate which character ([[Maria]] or [[Laurel]]) is the eponymous "Tragic girl", but the song is presumably sung from the point of view of the character [[Jonas]]. It is not known if this iteration shares any attributes with the final song aside from the title. | |||
===''Pinkerton''=== | |||
The next iteration of the song appears in ''The Pinkerton Diaries'' (under the title "Cry and Cry"). The book features more than eight pages of lyric drafts. This lyrics from this iteration more closely resembles the lyrics that appear in the final song. | |||
"Tragic Girl" was recorded very late during the ''Pinkerton'' sessions, and was forgotten until work began on the ''Pinkerton'' Deluxe Edition in [[2010]]. The song was found unlabelled in the vaults while looking for masters to use. As few people were around during the recording of the song ([[Adam Orth]] was called in to perform bass after Matt Sharp left), Cuomo was the only one to remember it when they played back the tape; even [[Karl Koch]] was unaware of its existence. It was not revealed to the public until the announcement on the deluxe version of ''Pinkerton''. Rivers also tweeted that the song would be like Nirvana's "You Know You're Right" for ''Pinkerton'' fans [https://twitter.com/RiversCuomo/status/5663540251][https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Tragicgirlnirvana.png]. "Tragic Girl" has been performed live only twice, both times on the [[Weezer Cruise]] in [[2012]]. | |||
==Live performances== | |||
*[[Weezer concert: 01/20/2012 - The Weezer Cruise]] | |||
*[[Weezer concert: 01/21/2012 - The Weezer Cruise]] | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | ||
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*[[Adam Orth]] – bass guitar | *[[Adam Orth]] – bass guitar | ||
*[[Patrick Wilson]] – percussion | *[[Patrick Wilson]] – percussion | ||
==Audio== | |||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
When you kiss me | When you kiss me and say you love me | ||
and say you love me | It makes me feel so good | ||
I want to break down and give in to you | |||
I want to break down | I want to believe that you’re the one | ||
and give in to you | |||
I want to believe that you’re the one | |||
You give me my pills | You give me my pills and sing a strange song | ||
and sing a strange song | And all my hurting goes away | ||
Start to drift off with you beside me | |||
Start to drift off | I want to believe that you’re the one | ||
with you beside me | |||
I want to believe that you’re the one | |||
Cry and cry and let it out | Cry and cry and let it out | ||
We have to face that it’s over now | |||
Even as I anoint your door | Even as I anoint your door | ||
I’m looking out for something more | I’m looking out for something more | ||
Cry and cry, I’m crying, too | Cry and cry, I’m crying, too | ||
Cause no one touches me like you do | 'Cause no one touches me like you do | ||
I don’t want my mom to know | I don’t want my mom to know | ||
That I’ve been a dirty boy | |||
I try my darndest | I try my darndest to be a bastard | ||
to be a bastard | I want you to think that I don’t care | ||
I want you to think that I don’t care | But I feel sorry and you’re so pretty | ||
But I feel sorry | You start to cry and I kiss your mouth | ||
and you’re so pretty | |||
You start to cry and I kiss your mouth | |||
Cry and cry and let it out | Cry and cry and let it out | ||
We have to face that it’s over now | |||
Even as I anoint your door | Even as I anoint your door | ||
I’m looking out for something more | I’m looking out for something more | ||
Cry and cry, I’m crying, too | Cry and cry, I’m crying, too | ||
Cause no one touches me like you do | 'Cause no one touches me like you do | ||
I don’t want my mom to know | I don’t want my mom to know | ||
That I’ve been a dirty boy | |||
You’re a tragic girl | You’re a tragic girl | ||
You lead a tragic life | |||
I’m just meant to be | I’m just meant to be | ||
Your latest tragedy | |||
Ain’t no butterfly girl | |||
Ain’t no butterfly girl | This ain’t no butterfly love | ||
This ain’t no butterfly love | |||
I’m just meant to be | I’m just meant to be | ||
Your latest tragedy | |||
I try my darndest | I try my darndest to be a bastard | ||
to be a bastard | I want you to think that I don’t care | ||
I want you to think that I don’t care | You’re so pretty, and I feel sorry | ||
You’re so pretty | You start to cry and I kiss your mouth | ||
and I feel sorry | |||
You start to cry and I kiss your mouth | |||
I don’t want my mom to know | I don’t want my mom to know | ||
That I’ve been a dirty boy | |||
Ain’t no butterfly girl | You’re a tragic girl | ||
This ain’t no butterfly love | You lead a tragic life | ||
I’m just meant to be | |||
Your latest tragedy | |||
Ain’t no butterfly girl | |||
This ain’t no butterfly love | |||
I’m gonna have to be | I’m gonna have to be | ||
Your latest tragedy | |||
</poem> | </poem> | ||