The Garden of Eden

"The Garden of Eden"
Album track by Weezer
Album	SZNZ: Spring
Released	March 20, 2022
Recorded	2021-2022
Length	3:15
Label	Crush Music/Atlantic Records
Writer(s)	Rivers Cuomo
Producer(s)	Jake Sinclair, Ethan Gruska, Suzy Shinn
Status	Officially released
Stream	Spotify
SZNZ: Spring track listing
"A Little Bit of Love" (3) "The Garden of Eden" (4) "The Sound of Drums" (5)
This song is part of the "The Garden of Eden" lineage of songs "Narcissus Blooming" (2011) "The Garden of Eden" (2022)

"The Garden of Eden" (formerly titled "Los Angeles," among other titles) is the fourth track from Weezer's 2022 EP, SZNZ: Spring.

Appearances

• SZNZ: Spring (2022)

Overview

The intro is reworked from the Rivers Cuomo demo "Narcissus Blooming," originally demoed as part of Ecce Homo, an early draft of what would eventually become the album Everything Will Be Alright in the End. According to Cuomo, "The Garden of Eden" was intended to follow "Angels on Vacation" in the track list, and was described by Cuomo as a follow-up to that song, in which the angels are reincarnated as Adam and Eve. At one point during the album's production, Cuomo considered including a section of spoken dialogue (that was, ultimately, not included):

Adam: I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.
Eve: Woah....Where do you think we are?
Adam: I don't know....better get a fig leaf.
Eve: Ok.....giggles

"The Garden of Eden" was demoed under numerous potential titles throughout 2021. Several of these demos were leaked online in December of 2022.

Known recordings

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Rivers Cuomo		14 amazing contrary motion in 3_4.mp3	2011—2014		1:01	Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo	Narcissus Blooming	Narcissus Blooming   3.mp3	2011—2014		1:14	Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo	Los Angeles	Los Angeles  11 8x3 (+1 beat) trimmed @122.mp3	2021(?)		2:41	Leaked online
Rivers Cuomo	Los Angeles	Los Angeles l=8 2021-09-24 15.23.mp3	September 24, 2021		2:45	Leaked online
Rivers Cuomo	Welcome to Paradise	Welcome To Paradise l=9 Los Angeles 2021-10-05 16.26.mp3	October 5, 2021		2:47	Leaked online
Rivers Cuomo	Another Perfect Day	Another Perfect Day 2021-10-12 14.54-4.mp3	October 12, 2021		0:52	Leaked online
Rivers Cuomo	Beautiful by Accident	Beautiful By Accident 2021-10-12 14.58-4.mp3	October 12, 2021		0:52	Leaked online
Rivers Cuomo	Poison of Choice	Poison Of Choice 2021-10-12 15.05.mp3	October 12, 2021		0:52	Leaked online
Rivers Cuomo	So Close Yet So Far	So Close Yet So Far 2021-10-12 15.01-3.mp3	October 12, 2021		0:52	Leaked online
Weezer	The Garden of Eden		2022	United Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA The Village Studios, West Los Angeles, CA 4th Street Recording, Santa Monica, CA	3:15	SZNZ: Spring

Lyrics

"The Garden of Eden" Take a look through my kaleidoscope See the diamonds as they flicker in the air They were once part of a dinosaur And that's enough to prove the goddess really cares We got a choir of angels singing a lonely song And I haven't felt this good since Velcro sneakers came along You can place the final puzzle piece And bring me right back down to earth where I belong In the Garden of Eden We'll all be strumming guitars In the Garden of Eden You see how amazing you are We're just like Adam and Eve Just like Adam and Eve Just like Adam and Eve In the Garden of Eden The end of the rainbow Your head was heavy and your heart was dim 'Round and 'round you felt the dirt clods breaking loose Until you fell into my tender hands And, one by one, we drop the old catch-22s Don't look for deeper meanings Don't be a punching bag But would you mind putting some suntan lotion on my back? Now it's time to face reality And there's no need to buy a ticket in advance In the Garden of Eden We'll all be strumming guitars In the Garden of Eden You see how amazing you are We're just like Adam and Eve Just like Adam and Eve Just like Adam and Eve In the Garden of Eden The end of the rainbow, oh, oh The end of the rainbow, oh, oh In the Garden of Eden The end brings you back to the start

"Los Angeles" Take a look through my kaleidoscope Tell me if you see the diamonds in the air They used to be part of a dinosaur And that's enough to prove that Yahweh really cares We got a choir of angels singing a Schubert song And I haven't felt this good since Velcro sneakers came along You can place the final puzzle piece Confident that there's no way to do it wrong This is Los Angeles One day it will open your heart This is Los Angeles The end takes you back to the start This is Los Angeles On a hot day down at the beach Hot day down at the beach A hot day down at the beach This is Los Angeles (it's my Los Angeles) The end of the rainbow I got my head inside a laundromat 'Round and 'round, I feel the dirt clods breaking loose Planting daisies in a pumpkin patch We could harvest in the winter if we choose This is a magic kingdom And I am a Tinkerbell Sprinkling fairy dust, I'll always be there wishing you well Now we've finished all the Cracker Jacks Snatch the comet at the bottom of the box This is Los Angeles One day it will open your heart This is Los Angeles The end takes you back to the start This is Los Angeles On a hot day down at the beach Hot day down at the beach A hot day down at the beach This is Los Angeles (it's my Los Angeles) The end of the rainbow

See also

• SZNZ
• List of Weezer songs
• List of Rivers Cuomo songs