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'''"Egos"''' is a demo by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. The song was released as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' in [[2020]]. | |||
'''"Egos"''' is a [[Rivers Cuomo]] | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' | *''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' | ||
==Overview== | |||
An acoustic demo of "Egos" was recorded at Weezer's [[Office Demos|rented office space]] in [[2003]]. The song was not listed in any public versions of the [[Catalog O' Riffs]] or in the [[Recording History]] and, as such, was unknown to fans prior to [[2020]]. The song was among of hundreds of demos leaked through the [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]] on [[riverscuomo.com]] on [[November 7]], [[2020]], and was made available for purchase a few weeks later, on [[November 22]], when it was released as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''. | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem> | <poem>Everyone should take a deep breath | ||
Everyone should take a deep breath | |||
Somebody is gonna get hurt | Somebody is gonna get hurt | ||
Look at what a | Look at what a tizzy we're in | ||
Kicking | Kicking with our heels at the dirt | ||
Egos run wild | Egos run wild | ||
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We are getting ourselves in deep | We are getting ourselves in deep | ||
We are getting deeper in the madness | We are getting deeper in the madness | ||
Can we ever | Can we ever tame this selfish streak? | ||
Egos | Egos, egos, egos | ||
Everyone should look round the room | Everyone should look round the room | ||
Look at all the friends that we have | Look at all the friends that we have | ||
Why are we so eager to harm | Why are we so eager to harm | ||
Why is it so hard to be glad | Why is it so hard to be glad? | ||
Egos run hot | Egos run hot | ||
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We are hurting everyone around us | We are hurting everyone around us | ||
We are hurting even ourselves | We are hurting even ourselves | ||
Why can't we forget about the madness | Why can't we forget about the madness? | ||
Climb our way up out of this hell | Climb our way up out of this hell | ||
Egos | Egos, egos, egos | ||
Egos run wild | Egos run wild | ||
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We are hurting everyone around us | We are hurting everyone around us | ||
We are hurting even ourselves | We are hurting even ourselves | ||
Why can't we forget about the madness | Why can't we forget about the madness? | ||
Climb our way up out of this hell | Climb our way up out of this hell | ||
Egos | Egos, egos, egos | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Office Demos]] | *[[Office Demos]] | ||
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*[[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
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[[Category:Songs on Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]] | |||
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