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{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = | | Name = A Long Way to Heaven | ||
| Cover = | | Cover = Rivers Cuomo Alone XI.jpg | ||
| Type = demo | | Type = demo | ||
| Artist = Rivers Cuomo | | Artist = Rivers Cuomo | ||
| Album = Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years | | Album = Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years | ||
| Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]] | | Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]] | ||
| Released = | | Released = [[2020]] | ||
| Recorded = | | Recorded = | ||
| Label = | | Label = | ||
| Producer = | | Producer = | ||
| Status = Released | | Status = Released | ||
}} | }}{{Song lineage:Midnight}} | ||
"'''Such a Long Way to Heaven'''" is a | "'''A Long Way to Heaven'''" (also known as "'''Such a Long Way to Heaven'''") is a song by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. A demo of the song's chorus was first released as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]'' on [[November 23]], [[2020]]. Additional demos were released as part of ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' on [[December 11]], [[2020]]. | ||
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===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' | *''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' (2020) | ||
*''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]'' (chorus) | *''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]'' (2020) | ||
==Overview== | |||
The song's chord progression, verse melodies, and chorus hook were later repurposed for the unreleased [[Weezer (The Black Album)|''Black Album'']]-era [[Weezer]] song, "[[Midnight]]." | |||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Such a Long Way to Heaven|Such A Long Way To Heaven 10.mp3|[[2011]]—[[2014]]||3:21|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Such a Long Way to Heaven|Such A Long Way To Heaven 11.mp3|[[2011]]—[[2014]]||3:37|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Such a Long Way to Heaven|Such A Long Way To Heaven 12.mp3|[[2011]]—[[2014]]||3:21|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|A Long Way to Heaven|A Long Way To Heaven 3.mp3|[[2015]]||1:16|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
I try to follow | I try to follow The Commandments, of course | ||
But | But I'm committing all the deadliest sins | ||
I'm up all day in the confessional booth | I'm up all day in the confessional booth | ||
So that no other sinners even get in | So that no other sinners even get in | ||
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Good Lord, you know that I am beat | Good Lord, you know that I am beat | ||
Traversed a thousand miles today | Traversed a thousand miles today | ||
I think I' | I think I've seen this place before | ||
Don't wanna see it anymore | Don't wanna see it anymore | ||
Just wanna reach the pearly gates | Just wanna reach the pearly gates | ||
And it feels like | And it feels like | ||
Such a long way to heaven | |||
Whoa-oh-oh | Whoa-oh-oh | ||
And it feels like | And it feels like | ||
Such a long way to go | |||
Whoa-oh-oh | Whoa-oh-oh | ||
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Unless I take the other route | Unless I take the other route | ||
And it feels like | And it feels like | ||
Such a long way to heaven | |||
Whoa-oh-oh | Whoa-oh-oh | ||
And it feels like | And it feels like | ||
Such a long way to go | |||
Whoa-oh-oh | |||
And it feels like | |||
Such a long way to heaven | |||
Whoa-oh-oh | |||
And it feels like | |||
Such a long way to go | |||
Whoa-oh-oh | Whoa-oh-oh | ||
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So how did I end up like this? | So how did I end up like this? | ||
Must be the trickster in the pine | Must be the trickster in the pine | ||
He's just too cunning for me | He's just too cunning for me | ||
I fall for it every time | |||
And it feels like | And it feels like | ||
Such a long way to heaven | |||
Whoa-oh-oh | Whoa-oh-oh | ||
And it feels like | And it feels like | ||
Such a long way to go | |||
Whoa-oh-oh | Whoa-oh-oh | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
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*''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]'' | *''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]'' | ||
[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | [[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
[[Category:Songs on Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]] | [[Category:Songs on Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]][[Category:Songs on Alone XII: The White Year]] | ||