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| Status = Circulating | | Status = Circulating | ||
| Live debut = [[September 5]], [[2000]] | |||
| RC's last song = "[[Too Late to Try]]"<br>(RC# 502) | | RC's last song = "[[Too Late to Try]]"<br>(RC# 502) | ||
| This RC song = "On The Edge"<br>(RC# 503) | | This RC song = "On The Edge"<br>(RC# 503) | ||
| RC's next song = "[[Superstar]]"<br>(RC# 504) | | RC's next song = "[[Superstar]]"<br>(RC# 504) | ||
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'''On The Edge''' | "'''On The Edge'''" is a song by [[Weezer]], one of several of the so-called "[[Summer Songs of 2000]]". The song was never officially released, but demos exist in circulation among fans. | ||
==Overview== | |||
A studio recording of "On the Edge" was demoed by the band, likely in the summer of [[2000]], and subsequently shared online with fans. A slightly truncated version of the same recording was distributed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] to fans as part of [[Summer_Songs_of_2000#.22Official.22_SS2K_release|the "Official" SS2K "album"]] in November of [[2001]]. According to [[Karl Koch]], "On the Edge" [[Recording_History_-_Page_12#Summer.2FFall_Tour_2000_bootlegs|was performed live only once]], at [[Weezer concert: 09/05/2000 - Milwaukee, WI|a show in Milwaukee, WI]] on [[September 5]], [[2000]]. Koch subsequently shared a partial clip with fans on [[weezer.com]]. | |||
==Live performances== | |||
*[[Weezer concert: 09/05/2000 - Milwaukee, WI]] | |||
==Audio== | |||
===Studio demo=== | |||
<youtube>8xdvCaEYTFQ</youtube> <youtube>ahyhaBcQtxY</youtube> | |||
===Live=== | |||
<youtube>eKM3ZLrIm18</youtube> | |||
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
<poem>Things are so complicated now | <poem>Things are so complicated now | ||
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I can't seem to get sorted | I can't seem to get sorted | ||
My plans end up aborted | My plans end up aborted | ||
The days | The days slink through my clutching hands like rain | ||
There ain't no better way to fly | There ain't no better way to fly | ||
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Things are all jumbled up in knots | Things are all jumbled up in knots | ||
And I'm caught in the spider's web | And I'm caught in the spider's web | ||
Only now just a matter of time | Only now just a matter of time | ||
Before he comes up to eat up my head | |||
So I'm bitter too now, | So I'm bitter too now, | ||
Fun time is all through now | Fun time is all through now | ||