Mother Dearest
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| Demo by Weezer | ||
| Album | Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years | |
| Released | 2020 | |
| Recorded | 2007/2008 | |
| Length | 4:47 | |
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | |
| Status | Demo circulating | |
"Mother Dearest" is a song written by Rivers Cuomo in 2007 in contention for Weezer's then-planned sixth album (The Red Album).
Appearances
Overview
Rivers Cuomo recorded a demo of "Mother Dearest" in June of 2007 in contention for Weezer's then-planned sixth album (The Red Album). The song was apparently written about Cuomo's own mother. The song is not known to have been attempted as a band. The song was later listed on a spreadsheet, dubbed "The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo," uploaded by Cuomo to his personal website in 2008. The song went unheard by fans until it was leaked online in November 2020 and subsequently released as part of the digital demo compilation Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years.
Lyrics
Mother dearest
I can hear you cry
All your children
Just spit in your eye
And they don't care about
All the good you've done
But, mother dearest
I know that you're the one
The rides to school
And the rules that helped me
Learn my right from wrong
The songs you sang
And the times we sang along
I sing on
I speak the words you taught to me
From Shakespeare to my ABCs
And I'll be loving you for oh-so long
Mother dearest
Can't you see?
We just want to be free
To write our destiny
And we don't care
If we fail
We fail in our own ways
Mother dearest
We love you, yeah
But we just keep on making our mistakes
I got to know if I am going
I got to know if I am growing
With my feet on the ground
Got my feet on the ground
I got to know if I am going
I got to know if I am growing
With my feet on the ground
Got my feet on the ground
Do I even stand a chance
To learn all the steps in the dance
And find a way that I can really fly?
Do I even stand a chance
To learn all the steps in the dance
And find a way that I can really fly?
Do I even stand a chance
To learn all the steps in the dance
And find a way that I can really fly?
On my own
Now I'm on my own
I'm full-grown
Now I'm on my own
I'm on my own
I'm on my own
I'm on my own
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Rivers Cuomo | Mother Dearest | Mother Dearest.mp3 | June 21, 2007 | 4:47 | Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years |