Lullaby

"Lullaby"
Demo by Weezer
Album	Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
Format	MP3
Recorded	2002
Writer(s)	Rivers Cuomo
RC#	735
COR#	380
Status	Demos circulating
Rivers Cuomo song chronology
"Fontana" (RC# 734) "Lullaby" (RC# 735) "The Organ Player" (RC# 736)

Not to be confused with Lullaby for Wayne.

"Lullaby" is a song demoed by Weezer in 2002, during early recording sessions for the band's then-planned fifth album.

Appearances

• Released on weezer.com
• Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years (2020)

Overview

Rivers Cuomo first demoed "Lullaby" to an Olympus handheld recorder, possibly around spring of 2002. Cuomo released these demos as part of the digital demo compilation Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years in 2020. Weezer demoed the song in June/July of 2002 at Sunset Sound Recorders in Los Angeles during early recording sessions for the band's planned follow-up to Maladroit. Weezer added additional overdubs on July 16 during a session at The Lodge Recording Studios in Indianapolis. MP3 demos from these sessions were released on weezer.com shortly thereafter.

Known recordings

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Rivers Cuomo	Lullaby	380 lullaby.mp3	2002		1:18	Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
Rivers Cuomo	Lullaby	380.2.mp3	2002		2:19	Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
Rivers Cuomo	Lullaby	380.3.mp3	2002		2:15	Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
Rivers Cuomo	Lullaby	380.4.mp3	2002		2:40	Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
Weezer	Lullaby	weezer-2002-07-02_lullaby_380.mp3	June 21—July 2, 2002	Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA	3:18	Released on weezer.com
Weezer	Lullaby		July 11, 2002	Tweeter Center, Chicago, IL			Fragment; live soundcheck
Weezer	Lullaby	weezer-2002-07-16_lullabye_380.mp3	July 16, 2002	The Lodge Recording Studios, Indianapolis, IN	3:15	Released on weezer.com

Lyrics

Rivers Cuomo demo (ver. 2) No need for watchful waiting His cells are replicating Give him your breast then leave him all alone He needs a place that's free from Responsibility, so Give him a kiss then leave him all alone Oh, oh He needs a place that's free from Responsibility, so Give him a kiss then leave him all alone Rivers Cuomo demo (ver. 3) He needs a place that's free from Responsibility so Give him your best then leave that boy alone Desist your watchful waiting His cells are replicating He's growing strong, so leave that boy alone Oh, oh There is a storm cloud brewing He needs the formula He needs to be still, so leave that boy alone Oh, oh

Rivers Cuomo demo (ver. 4) Get up and leave the baby You're going to drive him crazy He needs his rest, so leave that boy alone He has a task before him And, for this, he needs snoring Sweet solitude for ages at a time Ahh, ahh If you release your embrace He'll try to solve your problems He'll build that house in which we all can live But if you suffocate him And drown him with affection He'll never reach the place we need to be Ahh, ahh But if you suffocate him And drown him with affection He'll never reach the place we need to be The place we need to be The place we need to be Ahh, ahh

Weezer demo Get up and leave the baby You're going to drive him crazy And there's a bed just in the other room He has a task before him And, for this, he needs snoring Sweet solitude for ages at a time It's not that he don't love you You are his mommy dearest But, in the nighttime, he only needs himself Go entertain the neighbors Leave him to cogitate And in the morning you'll leave a glass of milk Ahh, ahh It's not that he don't love you You are his mommy dearest But, in the nighttime, he only needs himself Go entertain the neighbors Leave him to cogitate And in the morning you'll leave a glass of milk Ahh, ahh It's not that he don't love you You are his mommy dearest But, in the nighttime, he only needs himself He only needs himself, he only needs himself He only needs himself Ahh, ahh

See also

• Album 5 demos
• List of Weezer songs
• List of Rivers Cuomo songs