Kilimanjaro

"Kilimanjaro"
Demo by Rivers Cuomo
Album	Alone VI: The Black Room
Recorded	1999
Writer(s)	Rivers Cuomo
RC#	377
COR#	74
Status	unreleased
Rivers Cuomo song chronology
"New Joint" (RC# 376) "Kilimanjaro" (RC# 377) "Weapons Expert" (RC# 378)

"Kilimanjaro" is a demo by Rivers Cuomo.

Appearances

• Alone VI: The Black Room (2020)

Overview

"Kilimanjaro" was written by Rivers Cuomo while living at an apartment on Sepulveda Boulevard in Los Angeles in 1999. The song was among hundreds of Cuomo's demos leaked through the demo storefront on riverscuomo.com on November 7, 2020. The song was made available for purchase a few weeks later on November 22 as part of the digital compilation Alone VI: The Black Room.

Known recordings

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Rivers Cuomo	Kilimanjaro	074 Kilimanjaro.mp3	1999		1:08	Leaked online	Truncated version of 074 Kilimanjaro 2
Rivers Cuomo	Kilimanjaro	074 Kilimanjaro 2.mp3	1999		2:30	Alone VI: The Black Room

Lyrics

Don't let go
I'm tired of holding to
What it was I used to be
And don't let up
'Cause I can't live without you
It's not as easy as it seems

So what if we both go
Into the night below
Will no one ever know my name?

Solitude
Is heavy as a lead weight
And I don't know if I can breathe
The air is thin
The wind is howling at me
It's not as easy as it seems

So what if we both go
Into the night below
Will no one ever know my name?

See Also

• Alone VI: The Black Room
• List of Rivers Cuomo songs