QB Blitz
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| Album track by Weezer | |||||
| Album | Pacific Daydream | ||||
| Released | October 27, 2017 | ||||
| Length | 3:17 | ||||
| Label | Crush Music/Atlantic Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| Producer(s) | Butch Walker | ||||
| Status | Officially released | ||||
| Stream |  Spotify |
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"QB Blitz" is the sixth track from Pacific Daydream, released on October 27th, 2017.
Contents
Overview
In an October 2017 Upset Magazine interview Rivers said:
"'QB Blitz' is about another person in my creative life, a collaborator. That one’s ultimately about disappointment with decisions that had been made, and that feeling of, ‘Why did I trust other people when I should have just been going with my own creative instincts?’ I just need to get back in touch with my instincts and go for it, rather than relying on the advice of the experts."
In an October 2017 NPR interview Rivers provided context for the "algebra" lyric, noting that he tried to get his wife to take a Khan Academy algebra course with him but that "she wasn't having it." Hoth, as referenced in the lyrics, is a planet from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
In a 2020 Riverpedia entry, Cuomo noted that the song was "inspired by the lack of commercial breakthrough of the White Album" following the band's signing to new management (Crush Music) in early 2015. Cuomo added, "The phrase 'qb blitz' just came to me while writing stream of consciousness. Maybe it means I have to resort to drastic measures after being frustrated with more conservative play."
Lyrics
Album Version
All of my conversations die a painful death, you see
I can't get anyone to do algebra with me
It's hard to make real friends
My friends have lots of friends
I don't hang out enough
Take drugs and learn to love
This intercom is broken into pieces
I gotta call my QB blitz, B blitz
Out on the ice fields of Hoth
I'll be, I'll be missing you like oxygen, xygen
Whoa oh, whoa oh, whoa oh
I'll be missing you like oxygen
I want to have the feeling someone's in love with me
You gotta choose between the internet and me
People don't bring me joy
I think you get the point
I'm on an epic quest
Pursuit of happiness
This intercom is broken into pieces
I gotta call my QB blitz, B blitz
Out on the ice fields of Hoth
I'll be, I'll be missing you like oxygen, xygen
Whoa oh, whoa oh, whoa oh
I'll be missing you like oxygen
Sing for the moment
Little place on the ocean
In the middle of a snowdrift
We're alone in the universe
Sing for the moment
Put a paper lantern over the light
Sing for the moment
This intercom is broken into pieces
I gotta call my QB blitz, B blitz
Out on the ice fields of Hoth
I'll be, I'll be missing you like oxygen, xygen
Whoa oh, whoa oh, whoa oh
I'll be missing you like oxygen
QB Blitz (ver. 9)
All of my conversations die a painful death, you see
I can't get anyone to do algebra with me
It's hard to make real friends
Kanye has lots of friends
I don't hang out enough
Take drugs and learn to love
This intercom is broken into pieces
I gotta call my QB blitz, B blitz
Out on the ice fields of Hoth
I'll be, I'll be missing you like oxygen
Whoa oh, whoa oh, whoa oh
I'll be missing you like oxygen
I want to have a feeling someone's in love with me
You gotta choose between the Internet and me
People don't bring me joy
I gotta get out of this joint
I should have stayed in Detroit
I think you get the point
This intercom is broken into pieces
I gotta call my QB blitz, B blitz
Out on the ice fields of Hoth
I'll be, I'll be missing you like oxygen
Whoa oh, whoa oh, whoa oh
I'll be missing you like oxygen
We'll go down to the bank of the river
And we'll wash our dirty hands
Been hanging around in a cloud of shame
But it's time for us to taste the cold water
We'll go down to the bank of the river
And we'll wash our dirty hands
Been hanging around in a cloud of shame
But it's time for us to taste the cold water
This intercom is broken into pieces
I gotta call my QB blitz, B blitz
Out on the ice fields of Hoth
I'll be, I'll be missing you like oxygen
Whoa oh, whoa oh, whoa oh
I'll be missing you like oxygen
QB Blitz (ver. 13)
All of my conversations die a painful death, you see
I can't get anyone to do algebra with me
It's hard to make real friends
Kanye has lots of friends
I don't hang out enough
Take drugs and learn to love
This intercom is broken into pieces
I gotta call my QB blitz, B blitz
Out on the ice fields of Hoth
I'll be, I'll be missing you like oxygen
Whoa oh, whoa oh, whoa oh
I'll be missing you like oxygen
I want to have a feeling someone's in love with me
You got to choose between the Internet and me
People don't bring me joy
I gotta get out of this joint
I should have stayed in Detroit
I think you get the point
This intercom is broken into pieces
I gotta call my QB blitz, B blitz
Out on the ice fields of Hoth
I'll be, I'll be missing you like oxygen
Whoa oh, whoa oh, whoa oh
I'll be missing you like oxygen
Gonna hang out with Miley
She's so freaking styley
I swear you will find me
Tripping down to the candy store
Gonna hang out with Miley
Jesus will protect me
Put a paper lantern over the light
Gonna hang out with Miley
This intercom is broken into pieces
I gotta call my QB blitz, B blitz
Out on the ice fields of Hoth
I'll be, I'll be missing you like oxygen
Whoa oh, whoa oh, whoa oh
I'll be missing you like oxygen
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – percussion
- Brian Bell – guitar, backing vocals
- Scott Shriner - bass guitar, backing vocals
