Kilimanjaro
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| Demo by Rivers Cuomo | |||||
| Album | Alone VI: The Black Room | ||||
| Recorded | 1999 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| RC# | 377 | ||||
| COR# | 74 | ||||
| Status | unreleased | ||||
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"Kilimanjaro" is a demo by Rivers Cuomo.
Appearances
- Alone VI: The Black Room (2020)
Overview
"Kilimanjaro" was written by Rivers Cuomo while living at an apartment on Sepulveda Boulevard in Los Angeles in 1999. The song was among hundreds of Cuomo's demos leaked through the demo storefront on riverscuomo.com on November 7, 2020. The song was made available for purchase a few weeks later on November 22 as part of the digital compilation Alone VI: The Black Room.
Lyrics
Don't let go
I'm tired of holding to
What it was I used to be
And don't let up
'Cause I can't live without you
It's not as easy as it seems
So what if we both go
Into the night below
Will no one ever know my name?
Solitude
Is heavy as a lead weight
And I don't know if I can breathe
The air is thin
The wind is howling at me
It's not as easy as it seems
So what if we both go
Into the night below
Will no one ever know my name?
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Rivers Cuomo | Kilimanjaro | 074 Kilimanjaro.mp3 | 1999 | 1:08 | Leaked online | Truncated version of 074 Kilimanjaro 2 | |
| Rivers Cuomo | Kilimanjaro | 074 Kilimanjaro 2.mp3 | 1999 | 2:30 | Alone VI: The Black Room |