Unspoken
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| Album track by Weezer | |||||
| Album | Hurley | ||||
| Released | September 14, 2010 | ||||
| Length | 3:01 | ||||
| Label | Epitaph Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| Producer(s) | Rivers Cuomo & Shawn Everett | ||||
| Status | Officially released | ||||
| Live debut | October 1, 2010 | ||||
| Stream |  Spotify |
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"Unspoken" is the fourth track on Hurley.
Contents
Appearances
- Hurley (2010)
Overview
In a Q&A with SPIN.com, Rivers explained the origin of the song:
"Unspoken" was written right after I got married and after living alone for so many years, having everything exactly how I wanted it, suddenly I'm living with somebody else and I have to start making compromises in my lifestyle and boy, part of my mind was really unhappy about having to compromise. It was just a real adjustment coming from my previous lifestyle.
Contemporary jazz musician Greg Vail plays flute on this song. A remix of the song by musician Sam Farrar appeared on the Japanese CD release of Hurley.
"Unspoken" has been performed in concert only twice, to date. The song has been performed multiple times in various other contexts, however, including a video of Cuomo performing the song solo for Rolling Stone, a performance for AOL subsidiary Cambio Music, and a performance during the Guitar Center Sessions in 2011.
Live performances
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo - Lead vocals, Guitar
- Brian Bell - Guitar,
- Scott Shriner - Bass, Backing vocals
- Patrick Wilson - Drums
- Avram Sills - Percussion
- Greg Vail - Flute
Audio/Video
Album versions
Lyrics
Every morning, every day, I am hopin' for a chance to get away
In the evening, every night, I am dreamin' of a chance to make it right
Every chance that I get I am placin' a bet on the sun in the sky
And if you take this away from me
I'll never forgive you, can't you see
Our life will, be broken
Our hate will be unspoken
I can feel those, metal chains
And they're holding back the hope that keeps me sane
I can fight back, yes I can
'Cause I'm strong enough to show you I'm a man
And I hate what you do, when your poison seeps through and you're laughin' at me
And if you take this away from me
I'll never forgive you can't you see
Our life will, be broken
Our hate will be unspoken
Every chance that I get I am placin' a bet on the sun in the sky as it sets out of sight
And I hate what you do when your poison seeps through and you're laughing at me
And if you take this away from me
I'll never forgive you can't you see
Our life will, be broken
Our hate will be unspoken
