Et Tu Brute
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| Demo by Rivers Cuomo | ||
| Album | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | |
| Recorded | 2003-2004 | |
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | |
| COR# | 526 | |
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |
| Status | released | |
This song is part of the "They Are Stupid" (COR# 526) lineage of songs
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"Et Tu Brute" is an unreleased Weezer song originally recorded as a demo for Make Believe. It was later reworked into the songs "Over the Mountain" and, ultimately, "They Are Stupid".
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Overview
The song was demoed several times by the band in 2003 and 2004 at the S.I.R. rehearsal studios.
"Et tu, Brute?" is a Latin phrase literally meaning "and you, Brutus?" or "also you, Brutus?", often translated as "You as well, Brutus?", "You too, Brutus?", or "Even you, Brutus?". The quote appears in Act 3 Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, where it is spoken by the eponymous Roman dictator at the moment of his assassination, to his friend Marcus Junius Brutus, upon recognizing him as one of the assassins.
Lyrics
Et tu Brute
I didn't have enough daggers in my back
Et tu Brute
You wanted to enjoy the thrill of the attack
Et tu Brute
You thought you would devote yourself to someone new
Et tu Brute
How quickly you forgot the love I gave to you
So I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain
Where you run
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain
To the sun
Et tu Brute
I can't express the pain I felt to see your hate
Et tu Brute
I knew the other crooks would come to seal my fate
Et tu Brute
The only wound that runs with blood was made by you
Et tu Brute
I guess there's nothing left for us to say or do
So I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain
Where you run
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain
To the sun
I loved you so tenderly
I just couldn't see that you had bitterness
Waiting there for me
I just couldn't see
So I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain
Where you run
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain
To the sun
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain
Where you run
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain
To the sun
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – percussion
- Brian Bell – guitar, backing vocals
- Scott Shriner – bass guitar
- Rick Rubin - producer
