Almost Beautiful (a)

"Almost Beautiful"
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Demo by Rivers Cuomo
Album	Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Years
Released	October 18, 2021
Recorded	2016—2017
Writer(s)	Rivers Cuomo
Status	Released

"Almost Beautiful" is a demo by Rivers Cuomo. The demo was released as part of the digital compilation Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Years on October 18, 2021.

Overview

The lyrics to version 4 of "Almost Beautiful" likely reference the Sheraton Commander hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, near where Cuomo attended Harvard. Similar lyrics appeared in the Weezer song "Sheraton Commander" from the EP SZNZ: Winter in 2022.

Known recordings

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Rivers Cuomo	Almost Beautiful	Almost Beautiful   1 AO @ 109 -1.mp3	2016—2017		1:10	Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Years
Rivers Cuomo	Almost Beautiful	Almost Beautiful   2 AO @ 109 -1.mp3	2016—2017		1:10	Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Years
Rivers Cuomo	Almost Beautiful	Almost Beautiful   4 verse melo @ 109.mp3	2016—2017		2:29	Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Years
Rivers Cuomo	Almost Beautiful	Almost Beautiful   5 verse melo @109 +0.mp3	2016—2017		2:20	Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Years

Lyrics

Almost Beautiful (ver. 1) We're almost beautiful, oh-whoa Give it up, give it up 'Cause I love the rain Live it up, live it up 'Cause I feel no pain I be cryin' a hundred tears Cryin', cryin' a hundred tears for you I be cryin' a hundred tears Cryin', cryin' a hundred tears for you Don't leave me, no Don't go away Don't leave me, no Don't go away We're almost beautiful, oh-whoa We're almost beautiful, oh-whoa Yes and no We do, we don't I'm holding on You're letting go

Almost Beautiful (ver. 4) It doesn't hurt much anymore I remember these streets I thought the hotel ... No one recognized me I used to want to be here Be here, be here so bad I don't know why I love it so Walk across the bridge 'Cause we're almost beautiful, oh-whoa 'Cause we're almost beautiful, oh-whoa Yes and no We do, we don't I'm holding on You're letting go 'Cause we're almost beautiful, oh-whoa It doesn't hurt much anymore I remember these streets I thought the hotel ... No one recognized me I used to want to be here Be here, be here so bad I don't know why I love it so Walk across the bridge 'Cause we're almost beautiful, oh-whoa 'Cause we're almost beautiful, oh-whoa Yes and no We do, we don't I'm holding on You're letting go 'Cause we're almost beautiful, oh-whoa

Almost Beautiful (ver. 5) Mommy loved us, Daddy tried Yeah, we had some good luck We're a seven out of ten We're a decent backup I know it hurts so bad It hurts so bad, I know But put your chin up, show a smile And try the best that you can 'Cause we're almost beautiful We're almost, almost beautiful We're almost beautiful We're almost, almost, almost Give it up, give it up 'Cause I love the rain Give it up, give it up 'Cause I feel no pain 'Cause we're almost beautiful We're almost, almost beautiful All our old friends think we're cool If they're thinking at all People get old, move along ??? dropping the ball It's a lonely life It's a lonely life, but so what? On the bright side, look at us Have we ... 'Cause we're almost beautiful We're almost, almost beautiful We're almost beautiful We're almost, almost, almost Give it up, give it up 'Cause I love the rain Give it up, give it up 'Cause I feel no pain 'Cause we're almost beautiful We're almost, almost beautiful

See also

• List of Rivers Cuomo songs