No Bars

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"No Bars"
No Bars cover
Demo by Rivers Cuomo
Album Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Released November 22, 2020
Writer(s) Rivers Cuomo
Status unreleased

This song is part of the "Beginning of the End" lineage of songs

"No Bars" is a song written by Rivers Cuomo in contention for Weezer's ninth album (eventually released in 2014 as Everything Will Be Alright in the End). Several demos of the song were released as part of the digital compilation Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years on November 22, 2020.

Appearances

Overview

The existence of "No Bars" first became known when it was described by fans who alleged to have heard it at focus groups between fall of 2012 and fall of 2013. According to these accounts, the song utilized cellphones as metaphors for a relationship. The song's existence was confirmed when it appeared on the riverscuomo.com demo storefront in October of 2020. The song was released as part of Alone XI on November 22.

The song's verse melody is shared by another demo from this era, "Only a Cockroach", which later formed the basis for the Van Weezer track "Beginning of the End".

Known recordings

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo A Heart Full of Love A Heart Full Of Love.mp3 20112013 1:24 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo No Bars Work 1-22-2013 1h13m13s.mp3 January 22, 2013 0:48 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo No Bars Work 2-5-2013 3h58m16s.mp3 February 5, 2013 4:18 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo No Bars Work 2-5-2013 3h58m16s ain't got no.mp3 February 5, 2013 4:18 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years Duplicate of Work 2-5-2013 3h58m16s.mp3
Rivers Cuomo No Bars Work 2-7-2013 12h8m8s.mp3 February 7, 2013 3:57 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo No Bars No Bars        3.mp3 20132014 3:22 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo No Bars No Bars        4.mp3 20132014 3:17 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo No Bars No Bars        6.mp3 20132014 3:14 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo No Bars No Bars        7.mp3 20132014 3:47 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo No Bars No Bars        8.mp3 20132014 4:07 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo No Bars No Bars        9.mp3 20132014 4:01 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo No Bars No Bars        10.mp3 20132014 3:38 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo No Bars No Bars        11.mp3 20132014 3:23 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo No Bars No Bars        12.mp3 20132014 3:14 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo No Bars No Bars        13.mp3 20132014 3:17 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
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Lyrics

Demo (ver. 13)

She's gonna give him
All of the love a girl can give
While I am stuck
In the middle of nowhere
Lookin' at my phone
Like what'll I do to pass the time?
Repeatedly play
A game of Brick Breaker?

I ain't got no bars
To call up my girl
She's out with another man
There's nothing I can do

99 bucks
And 25 Max Points at the store
I should have splurged
And gotten an Android

I ain't got no bars
To call up my girl
She's out with another man
There's nothing I can do

Is anyone there?
Can anyone make sweet love to me?
Or maybe just talk
Or buy me an ice cream?
'Cause I am as lonely
As an animal locked within a cage
Down in the hull
Of a big ocean liner

I ain't got no bars
To call up my girl
She's out with another man
There's nothing I can do

There's nothing I can do

See also