When I was a kid, I thought I'd save the world
Running 'round and chasing all the criminals
Swinging on a web, flying in the sky
Shooting lasers from my eyes
But now I know it never was my destiny
It's not my place in life, not who I'm meant to be
And I don't need the glory, I don't need the fame
And I don't wanna wear this cape
'Cause on the inside (on the inside), I know it won't last
On the inside (on the inside), I'm an outcast
Well, everybody needs a hero, but I'm not everybody else
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, oh, yeah
You know, I tried to be a hero, but I was lying to myself
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, oh, yeah
They build you up and then they're gonna tear you down
They love you, then they hate you if you wear a crown
It's not that I don't love to solve a mystery
But life is hard enough with one identity
If silence is the voice of a new generation
Then I could live up to all of your expectations
I'd hammer down hard, like I'm Iron Fist
Then disappear like I don't exist
And on the inside (on the inside), I know it won't last
On the inside (on the inside), I'm an outcast
Well, everybody needs a hero, but I'm not everybody else
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, oh, yeah
You know, I tried to be a hero, but I was lying to myself
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, oh, yeah
Hero, oh, oh, oh, oh
Hero, oh, oh, oh, oh
Well, everybody needs a hero, but I'm not everybody else
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, oh, yeah
You know, I tried to be a hero, but I was lying to myself
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, oh, yeah
Well, everybody needs a hero, but I'm not everybody else
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, oh, yeah
You know, I tried to be your hero, but I was lying to myself
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, oh, yeah
Weezer - Van Weezer Album Lyrics
Weezer - Van Weezer Lyrics
Writer: Daniel John Bedingfield, Daniel Thomas Omelio, Dave Richard Bassett, Denzel Michael-Akil Baptiste, Rivers Cuomo, David Charles Marshall Biral
Copyright: Lyrics © E O Smith Music, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © E O Smith Music, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
All the Good Ones
I met her buyin' iced tea at the corner mini-mart
She was thirsty, I was hungry for a start
With somebody who wouldn't break my heart
Like the last one, but this one
She plays for all the marbles
Her Nietzsche books are conversation starters
And damn, I think I loved her from the first sight, I saw the light
The clouds opened up, rest in piece, goodnight
All of the good ones are gone (where did you come from?)
All of the good ones are gone (where did you come from?)
I'm blown away and I don't even know her name
All of the good ones are gone (where did you come from?)
Rock and roll sounds better in the car
I just love the way she plays guitar
When she dives down on the whammy bar
She'll be stuck on repeat, repeat in my head
Got me checkin' my pulse, makin' sure I'm not dead
Oh yeah
All of the good ones are gone (where did you come from?)
All of the good ones are gone (where did you come from?)
I'm blown away and I don't even know her name
All of the good ones are gone (where did you come from?)
I thought all of the good ones are gone
All of the good ones are gone (where did you come from?)
I'm blown away and I don't even know her name
All of the good ones are gone (where did you come from?)
All of the good ones are gone (where did you come from now, baby?)
All of the good ones are gone (all along, feeling so alone now)
All of the good ones are gone (we could play Family Feud)
All of the good ones are gone (so where did you come from?)
Yeah
She was thirsty, I was hungry for a start
With somebody who wouldn't break my heart
Like the last one, but this one
She plays for all the marbles
Her Nietzsche books are conversation starters
And damn, I think I loved her from the first sight, I saw the light
The clouds opened up, rest in piece, goodnight
All of the good ones are gone (where did you come from?)
All of the good ones are gone (where did you come from?)
I'm blown away and I don't even know her name
All of the good ones are gone (where did you come from?)
Rock and roll sounds better in the car
I just love the way she plays guitar
When she dives down on the whammy bar
She'll be stuck on repeat, repeat in my head
Got me checkin' my pulse, makin' sure I'm not dead
Oh yeah
All of the good ones are gone (where did you come from?)
All of the good ones are gone (where did you come from?)
I'm blown away and I don't even know her name
All of the good ones are gone (where did you come from?)
I thought all of the good ones are gone
All of the good ones are gone (where did you come from?)
I'm blown away and I don't even know her name
All of the good ones are gone (where did you come from?)
All of the good ones are gone (where did you come from now, baby?)
All of the good ones are gone (all along, feeling so alone now)
All of the good ones are gone (we could play Family Feud)
All of the good ones are gone (so where did you come from?)
Yeah
Writer: Rivers Cuomo, Luke Atlas, Coleman Trapp
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management
The End of the Game
Hey, Suzy, where you been today?
I'm looking for you every way
No sign of you when I wake up
I'm on an island with no sun
I feel like I've known you my whole life
You got me crying like when Aslan died
Now you're gone
The melody can't find you
I'm incomplete without you
I guess we've reached the end of the game
Oh ooh, hit me!
I know that you would crank this song
Air-guitaring with your headphones on
We dig the same type of melodies
The ones that get you next to me
I was Mick and you were Marianne (Marianne)
You would harmonize when I felt bad (I felt bad)
But now you're gone
The melody can't find you
I'm incomplete without you
I guess we've reached the end of the game
Oh ooh, hit me!
Oh ooh
Am I your go-to or am I uncool?
With all of these extremes that I go to
All I want is to be wanted by you
All I want is to be wanted by you
But the melody can't find you
I'm incomplete without you
I guess we've reached the end of the game
Oh ooh, hit me!
Oh ooh, hit me!
Oh ooh, hit me!
Oh ooh, hit me!
I'm looking for you every way
No sign of you when I wake up
I'm on an island with no sun
I feel like I've known you my whole life
You got me crying like when Aslan died
Now you're gone
The melody can't find you
I'm incomplete without you
I guess we've reached the end of the game
Oh ooh, hit me!
I know that you would crank this song
Air-guitaring with your headphones on
We dig the same type of melodies
The ones that get you next to me
I was Mick and you were Marianne (Marianne)
You would harmonize when I felt bad (I felt bad)
But now you're gone
The melody can't find you
I'm incomplete without you
I guess we've reached the end of the game
Oh ooh, hit me!
Oh ooh
Am I your go-to or am I uncool?
With all of these extremes that I go to
All I want is to be wanted by you
All I want is to be wanted by you
But the melody can't find you
I'm incomplete without you
I guess we've reached the end of the game
Oh ooh, hit me!
Oh ooh, hit me!
Oh ooh, hit me!
Oh ooh, hit me!
Writer: Rivers Cuomo, Timothy Alan Pagnotta
Copyright: Lyrics © E O Smith Music
Copyright: Lyrics © E O Smith Music
I Need Some of That
Summer time, I press rewind
And go back to a simple place
When I was just a little punk
Daydreaming of my escape
Listening to Aerosmith
Later on I will call my mom
Now I'm pluggin' in to a Marshall stack
I can be anything I want
I need some of that
It's just what I need
I need some of that
We'll be riding our ten-speeds
I need some of that
Even if we blow up
We're never gonna grow up
This is where it's at
I've been around, around the world
And I've seen all kinds of hoods
But this is mine, it's dear to me
'Cause here, I'm understood
'Cause I need some of that
Don't ever leave me
I need some of that
There's nothing on TV
I need some of that
Even if we blow up
We're never gonna grow up
This is where it's at
Even when the sun was fading
I was in my hatchback raging
Riding up and down this block
'Cause I own this block
I need some of that
It's just what I need
I need some of that
We'll be riding our ten-speeds
Even if we blow up
We're never gonna grow up
'Cause this is where it's at
I need some of that
Shake it up, baby
I need some of that
You're driving me crazy
I need some of that
Even if we blow up
we're never gonna grow up
'Cause I need some of that
What bus is that? One?
Mm-hm
Okay, this is top secret shit, you're not supposed to, like, film these boards
It's got all our ideas on it
Plus, you're not supposed to film him
Yeah, you can't film me
He's copyrighted
Can't film what?
I've got a copyright on this face
So you're saying that I can't do this?
No you can't do that, you can't film
And go back to a simple place
When I was just a little punk
Daydreaming of my escape
Listening to Aerosmith
Later on I will call my mom
Now I'm pluggin' in to a Marshall stack
I can be anything I want
I need some of that
It's just what I need
I need some of that
We'll be riding our ten-speeds
I need some of that
Even if we blow up
We're never gonna grow up
This is where it's at
I've been around, around the world
And I've seen all kinds of hoods
But this is mine, it's dear to me
'Cause here, I'm understood
'Cause I need some of that
Don't ever leave me
I need some of that
There's nothing on TV
I need some of that
Even if we blow up
We're never gonna grow up
This is where it's at
Even when the sun was fading
I was in my hatchback raging
Riding up and down this block
'Cause I own this block
I need some of that
It's just what I need
I need some of that
We'll be riding our ten-speeds
Even if we blow up
We're never gonna grow up
'Cause this is where it's at
I need some of that
Shake it up, baby
I need some of that
You're driving me crazy
I need some of that
Even if we blow up
we're never gonna grow up
'Cause I need some of that
What bus is that? One?
Mm-hm
Okay, this is top secret shit, you're not supposed to, like, film these boards
It's got all our ideas on it
Plus, you're not supposed to film him
Yeah, you can't film me
He's copyrighted
Can't film what?
I've got a copyright on this face
So you're saying that I can't do this?
No you can't do that, you can't film
Writer: Geoffrey Downes, John Wetton, Rivers Cuomo, Billy Steinberg, Donald Roeser, Josh Alexander, Timothy Alan Pagnotta
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Beginning of the End
Knocking on my door they tell me it's time to go on
Last check in the mirror to see if anything's wrong
The writing's up on the wall
A warning shot to them all
My head is spinning, it's the beginning of the end
The people freak out when I walk out there, so scared
My head is spinning, it's the beginning of the end
The people freak out when I walk out there, so scared
Nostradamus predicted a bomb would drop
And all our guitars will be humming in old pawn shops
Watch us brush off the dust, in heavy metal we trust
Then kick back and read The Sunday Times
My head is spinning, it's the beginning of the end
The people freak out when I walk out there, so scared
Fifteen hundred thousand years
Wouldn't be enough to dry these tears
I'll still be here hanging on, and on, and on
Things will never be the same
Save the pieces of your brain
My head is spinning, it's the beginning of the end
The people freak out when I walk out there, so scared
My head is spinning, it's the beginning of the end
The people freak out when I walk out there, so scared
Last check in the mirror to see if anything's wrong
The writing's up on the wall
A warning shot to them all
My head is spinning, it's the beginning of the end
The people freak out when I walk out there, so scared
My head is spinning, it's the beginning of the end
The people freak out when I walk out there, so scared
Nostradamus predicted a bomb would drop
And all our guitars will be humming in old pawn shops
Watch us brush off the dust, in heavy metal we trust
Then kick back and read The Sunday Times
My head is spinning, it's the beginning of the end
The people freak out when I walk out there, so scared
Fifteen hundred thousand years
Wouldn't be enough to dry these tears
I'll still be here hanging on, and on, and on
Things will never be the same
Save the pieces of your brain
My head is spinning, it's the beginning of the end
The people freak out when I walk out there, so scared
My head is spinning, it's the beginning of the end
The people freak out when I walk out there, so scared
Writer: Rivers Cuomo, Billy Joel, Patrick David Wilson
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Blue Dream
The fishes are my friends
Underneath the sea
Swimmin' all around
They want to be with me
The octopus says, "Hi"
I say, "How do you do?"
He's quite the gentleman
To give me eight salutes
I'm at home here
In this blue dream
Since I found out
You don't want me (you don't want me)
Everyone gets lei'd
When they get to the beach
I bet you really wish
You were here with me
I jumped off the deep end (I jumped off the deep end)
Left it all ashore (left it all ashore)
What I have to lose? (What I have to lose?)
I've been through this before (I've been through this before)
I'm at home here
In this blue dream
Since I found out
You don't want me (you don't want me)
I'm at home here
In this blue dream
Since I found out
You don't want me
You don't want me
You don't want me
You don't want me
Underneath the sea
Swimmin' all around
They want to be with me
The octopus says, "Hi"
I say, "How do you do?"
He's quite the gentleman
To give me eight salutes
I'm at home here
In this blue dream
Since I found out
You don't want me (you don't want me)
Everyone gets lei'd
When they get to the beach
I bet you really wish
You were here with me
I jumped off the deep end (I jumped off the deep end)
Left it all ashore (left it all ashore)
What I have to lose? (What I have to lose?)
I've been through this before (I've been through this before)
I'm at home here
In this blue dream
Since I found out
You don't want me (you don't want me)
I'm at home here
In this blue dream
Since I found out
You don't want me
You don't want me
You don't want me
You don't want me
Writer: Rivers Cuomo
Copyright: Lyrics © E O Smith Music
Copyright: Lyrics © E O Smith Music
1 More Hit
It's do or die
And I'm burnin' up inside
I know that somethin' really isn't right
I shake, I sweat
I'm writhing in the bed
For just a puff, just a little spike
Pump it up into me
Please daddy, please daddy
Pump it up, pump it up
Into me
Could I have one more hit?
I promise I'll quit
This shit ain't good for me
I really need one more hit
And I'll be good
You really shouldn't go cold turkey
Cold turkey
The kiss, the bliss
There's nothing quite like this
To see your soul is shinin' like a pearl
To feel deep down
You matter to the world
And not just to a boy or to a girl
Pump it up into me
Please daddy, please daddy
Pump it up, pump it up
Into me
Could I have one more hit?
I promise I'll quit
This shit ain't good for me
I really need one more hit
And I'll be good
You really shouldn't go cold turkey
Cold turkey
A kick, a punch, a bell-ringer
A clip, a chop, a real zinger
You're the bee, give me the stinger
Could I have one more hit?
I promise I'll quit
This shit ain't good for me
I really need one more hit
And I'll be good
You really shouldn't go cold turkey
Cold turkey
Cold turkey
And I'm burnin' up inside
I know that somethin' really isn't right
I shake, I sweat
I'm writhing in the bed
For just a puff, just a little spike
Pump it up into me
Please daddy, please daddy
Pump it up, pump it up
Into me
Could I have one more hit?
I promise I'll quit
This shit ain't good for me
I really need one more hit
And I'll be good
You really shouldn't go cold turkey
Cold turkey
The kiss, the bliss
There's nothing quite like this
To see your soul is shinin' like a pearl
To feel deep down
You matter to the world
And not just to a boy or to a girl
Pump it up into me
Please daddy, please daddy
Pump it up, pump it up
Into me
Could I have one more hit?
I promise I'll quit
This shit ain't good for me
I really need one more hit
And I'll be good
You really shouldn't go cold turkey
Cold turkey
A kick, a punch, a bell-ringer
A clip, a chop, a real zinger
You're the bee, give me the stinger
Could I have one more hit?
I promise I'll quit
This shit ain't good for me
I really need one more hit
And I'll be good
You really shouldn't go cold turkey
Cold turkey
Cold turkey
Writer: Rivers Cuomo
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Sheila Can Do It
If Sheila can do it, I can do it
I don't see the problem with that
She is my other, a sister to a brother
And look at the thing that she's done
She looks like she's havin' fun
And I don't see the problem with that
She's shaving her legs and she's feelin' alright
She's puttin' on jeans of the type that are tight
She's gettin' herself ready to take on the night
If I feel my heart is getting watered down
If I feel my heart is getting watered down
If I feel my heart is getting watered down
Then I'll stop, and I'll turn, and I'll say
Man, if you'd seen this girl about two years ago
Seen her then and seen her now, I swear you'd never know
That who you was seein' was the same pistachio
If I feel my heart is getting watered down
If I feel my heart is getting watered down
If I feel my heart is getting watered down
Then I'll stop, and I'll turn, and I'll say
If Sheila can do it, I can do it
I don't see the problem with that
She is my other, a sister to a brother
And look at the thing that she's done
She looks like she's havin' fun
And I don't see the problem with that
If I feel my heart is getting watered down
If I feel my heart is getting watered down
If I feel my heart is getting watered down
Then I'll stop, and I'll turn, and I'll say
If Sheila can do it, I know that I can do it
I don't see the problem with that
She is my other, a sister to a brother
And look at the thing that she's done
She looks like she's havin' fun (she looks like she's havin' fun)
And I don't see the problem with that (and I don't see the problem with that)
She looks like she's havin' fun (she looks like she's havin' fun)
And I don't see the problem
I don't see the problem with that
(Bye, Sheila)
I don't see the problem with that
She is my other, a sister to a brother
And look at the thing that she's done
She looks like she's havin' fun
And I don't see the problem with that
She's shaving her legs and she's feelin' alright
She's puttin' on jeans of the type that are tight
She's gettin' herself ready to take on the night
If I feel my heart is getting watered down
If I feel my heart is getting watered down
If I feel my heart is getting watered down
Then I'll stop, and I'll turn, and I'll say
Man, if you'd seen this girl about two years ago
Seen her then and seen her now, I swear you'd never know
That who you was seein' was the same pistachio
If I feel my heart is getting watered down
If I feel my heart is getting watered down
If I feel my heart is getting watered down
Then I'll stop, and I'll turn, and I'll say
If Sheila can do it, I can do it
I don't see the problem with that
She is my other, a sister to a brother
And look at the thing that she's done
She looks like she's havin' fun
And I don't see the problem with that
If I feel my heart is getting watered down
If I feel my heart is getting watered down
If I feel my heart is getting watered down
Then I'll stop, and I'll turn, and I'll say
If Sheila can do it, I know that I can do it
I don't see the problem with that
She is my other, a sister to a brother
And look at the thing that she's done
She looks like she's havin' fun (she looks like she's havin' fun)
And I don't see the problem with that (and I don't see the problem with that)
She looks like she's havin' fun (she looks like she's havin' fun)
And I don't see the problem
I don't see the problem with that
(Bye, Sheila)
Writer: Rivers Cuomo, Kevin Ridel
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
She Needs Me
In this big bad world there's things I'd do
When she needs help, I come through
Sometimes she hands me a jar of Jif
And I feel good when I open it
She needs me, she needs me
And that's why I need her
She needs me, she needs me
It's us against the world
I'm pretty good with the TV remote
When I record her favorite shows
I know how to listen when she's upset
And I keep her warm when she goes to bed
She needs me, she needs me
And that's why I need her
She needs me, she needs me
It's us against the world
She's mine, all mine
She's mine, all mine
She like it that way
Almost all of the time
She's mine, all mine
She's mine, all mine
Don't mess with my girl, no
She needs me, she needs me
And that's why I need her
She needs me, she needs me
It's us against the world
We all need a reason to live
So don't ever fall for the freedom bit
Free as a bird, I flew down that road
Take it from me, it's a horror show
She needs me, she needs me
And that's why I need her
She needs me, she needs me
It's us against the world
She needs me (she needs me)
She needs me (she needs me)
She needs me (she needs me)
Ooh
She needs me (she needs me)
She needs me (she needs me)
And that's why I need her (that's why I need her)
She needs me
When she needs help, I come through
Sometimes she hands me a jar of Jif
And I feel good when I open it
She needs me, she needs me
And that's why I need her
She needs me, she needs me
It's us against the world
I'm pretty good with the TV remote
When I record her favorite shows
I know how to listen when she's upset
And I keep her warm when she goes to bed
She needs me, she needs me
And that's why I need her
She needs me, she needs me
It's us against the world
She's mine, all mine
She's mine, all mine
She like it that way
Almost all of the time
She's mine, all mine
She's mine, all mine
Don't mess with my girl, no
She needs me, she needs me
And that's why I need her
She needs me, she needs me
It's us against the world
We all need a reason to live
So don't ever fall for the freedom bit
Free as a bird, I flew down that road
Take it from me, it's a horror show
She needs me, she needs me
And that's why I need her
She needs me, she needs me
It's us against the world
She needs me (she needs me)
She needs me (she needs me)
She needs me (she needs me)
Ooh
She needs me (she needs me)
She needs me (she needs me)
And that's why I need her (that's why I need her)
She needs me
Writer: Rivers Cuomo
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Precious Metal Girl
I don't invest in stocks, I don't invest in bonds
Who needs real estate when I got you?
You're my platinum blonde with your spandex on
My pot of gold at the Rainbow Room
When the neon lights stop shining
I see you like a silver lining
You're my precious metal girl
My best friend in the world
Look like you could've been in Faster Pussycat
In your leather jacket with the patches on the back
You're my precious metal girl
All the kings and queens when they explore the seas
They were searchin' for a gem like you
The battles lost and won with the L.A. Guns
For the Aqua Net in your hairdo
When the neon lights stop shining
I see you like a silver lining
You're my precious metal girl
My best friend in the world
Look like you could've been in Faster Pussycat
In your leather jacket with the patches on the back
You're my precious metal girl
I don't need to mine
As long as you're mine
The sun sets on Sunset but you still shine
You still shine
'Cause you're my precious metal girl
My best friend in the world
Look like you could've been in Faster Pussycat
In your leather jacket with the patches on the back
You're my precious metal girl
Who needs real estate when I got you?
You're my platinum blonde with your spandex on
My pot of gold at the Rainbow Room
When the neon lights stop shining
I see you like a silver lining
You're my precious metal girl
My best friend in the world
Look like you could've been in Faster Pussycat
In your leather jacket with the patches on the back
You're my precious metal girl
All the kings and queens when they explore the seas
They were searchin' for a gem like you
The battles lost and won with the L.A. Guns
For the Aqua Net in your hairdo
When the neon lights stop shining
I see you like a silver lining
You're my precious metal girl
My best friend in the world
Look like you could've been in Faster Pussycat
In your leather jacket with the patches on the back
You're my precious metal girl
I don't need to mine
As long as you're mine
The sun sets on Sunset but you still shine
You still shine
'Cause you're my precious metal girl
My best friend in the world
Look like you could've been in Faster Pussycat
In your leather jacket with the patches on the back
You're my precious metal girl
Writer: Nicholas Long, Rivers Cuomo
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Van Weezer is the fifteenth studio album by American rock band Weezer, released on May 7, 2021, by Crush Music and Atlantic Records. Featuring a classic rock and hard rock inspired sound, the album was announced in September 2019 with an original release date of May 2020, coinciding with announcement of the band's participation in the Hella Mega Tour alongside Green Day and Fall Out Boy. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour was delayed indefinitely and Van Weezer's release was delayed until May 2021, almost four months after the release of the band's previous album OK Human.
Four singles were released ahead of the album's release; "The End of the Game", "Hero", "Beginning of the End" and "I Need Some of That". A fifth single, "All The Good Ones," was released on the same day as the album. The album received generally positive reviews from critics. It debuted and peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
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WeezerFour singles were released ahead of the album's release; "The End of the Game", "Hero", "Beginning of the End" and "I Need Some of That". A fifth single, "All The Good Ones," was released on the same day as the album. The album received generally positive reviews from critics. It debuted and peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
Genre(s): Hard rock, alternative rock, arena rock, power pop, glam metal, pop metal
Producer(s): Suzy Shinn
Length: 30:49
Released: May 7th, 2021
Year: 2021