The World We Love So Much
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| Demo by Rivers Cuomo | |||||
| Album | Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| Released | December 18, 2007 | ||||
| Recorded | February 1992 at 2914 Urban Avenue | ||||
| Length | 3:39 | ||||
| Label | Geffen | ||||
| Writer(s) | Gregg Alexander | ||||
| RC# | N/A | ||||
| COR# | N/A | ||||
| Producer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| Status | Released | ||||
| Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo track listing | |||||
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"The World We Love So Much" is a song written by Gregg Alexander, originally appearing on his 1992 album Intoxifornication. Rivers Cuomo recorded an acoustic cover of the song in 1992. The song appeared as the second track on Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo.
Appearances
- Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo (2007)
- Weezer (Rivers Cuomo tape) (1991-1992)
Liner notes
Rivers Cuomo recorded his cover of "The World We Love So Much" in 1992. The song was recorded contemporaneously with songs written for Cuomo and Pat Wilson's 50 Song Project, but is not considered part of that project. The Weezer Recording History lists the song as having been included on a Rivers Cuomo demo tape (simply titled Weezer),[1] but its track placement is unknown.
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I took some time out from writing my own songs and from collaborating with Pat to record one of Gregg Alexander's songs. I was in love with the over-the-top personal emotionalism of his vocal performances and lyrics. I pictured him at sixteen, breaking down in his dark little vocal booth, crying as he was singing his songs, which was pretty much how he was presented in the CD booklet. Gregg Alexander's music was a beacon leading me towards more personal emotionalism in my own art. I was subletting a room from another musician who had taken off to Australia for a while. He had left behind a nylon string acoustic guitar, which I happily used to record this song, and a bunch of ineffectual acoustic foam on the walls. I dreaded the thought of being heard while I was emoting like this so I embraced the illusion of privacy provided by the foam.
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Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
Audio
Lyrics
Come walk with me
Through the world we love so much
And we'll kill all the beautiful things
We're not allowed to touch
We could fall in love then hate
'Cause love never lasts
And we'll dance on the graves of our enemies
Won't that be a blast?
But oh, I'm ending my life with you
'Cause you're sharp as a knife
We're lost in the forest like Hansel and Gretel
To burn
Come walk with me
Through the world we love so much
And we'll kill all the beautiful things
We're not allowed to touch, yeah
We'll fall in love, then hate
'Cause love stuff never lasts, oh no
We could dance on the graves of our enemies
Won't that be a blast?
Blast, blast
Boom, baby, kaboom!
But oh, I'm ending my life with you
'Cause you're sharp as a knife
We're lost in the forest like Hansel and Gretel
Don't mind that sticky stuff
I don't care if it's runnin' down your chest
Come walk with me
Through the world we love so much
And we'll love the beautiful things
We're now allowed to touch
