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{{Song lineage|{{Song lineage:Private Message}}}}
{{Song lineage|{{Song lineage:Private Message}}}}
"'''Private Message'''" (also briefly retitled "'''Love Me for Who I Am'''") is an unreleased [[Weezer]] song.
"'''Private Message'''" (also briefly retitled "'''Love Me for Who I Am'''") is an unreleased [[Weezer]] song.
 
===Appearances===
*''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]'' (2020)
==Overview==
==Overview==
"Private Message" was worked on extensively throughout the [[Album 5 Demos|sessions for the band's planned fifth album]] in [[2002]]. It was recorded at various studios beginning as early as February of 2002. "Private Message" was one of the first post-''[[Maladroit]]'' [[Weezer]] songs to be uploaded to fans, released before ''Maladroit'' was even in stores. Later the song was practiced acoustically at [[S.I.R._Demos|S.I.R. Studios]] in late [[2002]]. It was performed at a secret show at [[Weezer concert: 11/03/2002 - Los Angeles, CA|The Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, CA]]. The song was worked on again beginning in November of [[2003]], though it did not appear on the resulting album, ''[[Make Believe]]''. Weezer guitarist [[Brian Bell]] later reworked the song into a demo for his band [[Relationship|The Relationship]] titled [[Hand to Hold]], released on MySpace in April of [[2007]].
"Private Message" was worked on extensively throughout the [[Album 5 Demos|sessions for the band's planned fifth album]] in [[2002]]. It was recorded at various studios beginning as early as February of 2002. "Private Message" was one of the first post-''[[Maladroit]]'' [[Weezer]] songs to be uploaded to fans, released before ''Maladroit'' was even in stores. Later the song was practiced acoustically at [[S.I.R._Demos|S.I.R. Studios]] in late [[2002]]. It was performed at a secret show at [[Weezer concert: 11/03/2002 - Los Angeles, CA|The Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, CA]]. The song was worked on again beginning in November of [[2003]], though it did not appear on the resulting album, ''[[Make Believe]]''. Weezer guitarist [[Brian Bell]] later reworked the song into a demo for his band [[Relationship|The Relationship]] titled [[Hand to Hold]], released on MySpace in April of [[2007]].
==Known recordings==
==Known recordings==
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em; font-size:.9em;
!Performer(s)
!Title
!Filename
!Date of recording
!Recording location
!Length
!Appeared on
!Notes
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>360 Private Message.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2:37
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|February [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|February [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Unknown studio <ref>Koch, Karl. ''Karl's Corner'', 7 March 2002. [[Karl's Corner - 03/07/2002]]</ref>
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Unknown studio [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Karl%27s_Corner_-_03/07/2002]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[April 5]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[April 5]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA <ref>Koch, Karl. ''Karl's Corner'', 5 April 2002. [[Karl's Corner - 04/05/2002]]</ref>
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Karl%27s_Corner_-_04/05/2002]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[April 9]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[April 9]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA <ref name="kc040902">Koch, Karl. ''Karl's Corner'', 11 April 2002. [[Karl's Corner - 04/11/2002]]</ref>
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Karl%27s_Corner_-_04/11/2002]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[April 10]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[April 10]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA <ref name="kc040902" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Karl%27s_Corner_-_04/11/2002]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>WEEZER-2002-04-21_Private_Message_360.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[April 21]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[April 21]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2:49
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2:49
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>weezer-2002-07-02_private_message_360.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[July 2]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[July 2]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2:44
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2:44
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>weezer-2002-07-16_private_message_360.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[July 16]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[July 16]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|The Lodge Recording Studios, Indianapolis, IN
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2:25
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2:25
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|The Lodge Recording Studios, Indianapolis, IN
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Rivers Cuomo
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Rivers Cuomo
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[October 8]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[October 8]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA <ref name="rechist14">[[Recording History - Page 14|Weezer Recording History - Page 14]]</ref>
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal studios, Los Angeles, CA [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Recording_History_-_Page_14#10.2F02_Demos_recorded_by_Rivers_.28only.29_at_S.I.R._Rehearsal_studios.2C_Los_Angeles]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Weezer (?)
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>2002-Private_Message.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[October 22]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[October 22]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Unknown venue <ref name="rechist14" />
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2:52
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2:52
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Unknown venue [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Recording_History_-_Page_14#10.2F22.2F02_.28unknown.29]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Acoustic demo. Released to fans online on [[October 25]].
|-
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 1]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 1]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal studios, Los Angeles, CA <ref name="rechist14" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal studios, Los Angeles, CA [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Recording_History_-_Page_14#11.2F01.2F02_SIR_acoustic_rehearsal]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 2]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 2]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal studios, Los Angeles, CA <ref name="rechist14" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal studios, Los Angeles, CA [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Recording_History_-_Page_14#11.2F02.2F02_SIR_acoustic_rehearsal]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 3]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 3]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer concert: 11/03/2002|The Hotel Café, Los Angeles, CA]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|The Hotel Café, Los Angeles [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Weezer_concert:_11/03/2002_-_Los_Angeles,_CA]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Live recording.
|-
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 6]], [[2003]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 6]], [[2003]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA<ref name="rechist14" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Recording_History_-_Page_14#11.2F06.2F03_full_electric_demos_at_Swing_House.2C_L.A.] (take #1)
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Take #1
|-
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 6]], [[2003]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 6]], [[2003]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA<ref name="rechist14" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles (take #2)
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Take #2
|-
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Love Me for Who I Am
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Love Me for Who I Am
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 25]], [[2003]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 25]], [[2003]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA <ref name="rechist14" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Recording_History_-_Page_14#11.2F25.2F03_rehearsal_demos_at_Swinghouse]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Love Me for Who I Am
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Love Me for Who I Am
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 28]], [[2003]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 28]], [[2003]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA <ref name="rechist14" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Recording_History_-_Page_14#11.2F28.2F03_rehearsal_demos_at_Swinghouse]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|December [[2003]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|December [[2003]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA<ref name="rechist15">[[Recording History - Page 15|Weezer Recording History - Page 15]]</ref>
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Recording_History_-_Page_15#Songs_worked_up_to_a_semi-finished_state_in_Cello_by_12.2F19.2F03_-_rough_mixes_made_1.2F30.2F04] (alt. chorus)
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Alternate chorus
|-
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Private Message
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|December [[2003]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|December [[2003]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA<ref name="rechist15" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Recording_History_-_Page_15#Songs_worked_up_to_a_semi-finished_state_in_Cello_by_12.2F19.2F03_-_rough_mixes_made_1.2F30.2F04] (alt. verse)
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Alternate verse
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|The Relationship
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Hand to Hold
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|April? [[2007]] [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Karl%27s_Corner_-_04/27/2007]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2:30
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|The Relationship
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Hand to Hold
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|?
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2:30
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
|-
|}
|}
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==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
{{Lyrics}}
<poem>I want you so badly
<poem>I want you so badly
Too bad that you slammed me
Too bad that you slammed me
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I'm trying to show you a hint of my coolness
I'm trying to show you a hint of my coolness
But I can't give up on the secret deed
But I can't give up on the secret ???
'Cause love is so empty when you can cheat
'Cause love is so empty when you can cheat


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Tell me that you love me for who I am
Tell me that you love me for who I am


But I can't give up on the secret deed
I never have witnessed
'Cause love is so empty when you can cheat
A beauty like yours
And not just in your face, but in your mind
I'm hoping that someday will come a time
 
Hold my hand
Tell me that you love me for who I am
 
And not just in your face, but in your mind
I'm hoping that someday will come a time


Hold my hand
Hold my hand
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