Private Message

"Private Message"
Demo by Weezer
Album	Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
Format	MP3
Length	2:48
Writer(s)	Rivers Cuomo
RC#	710
COR#	360
Status	Circulating
Live debut	November 3, 2002 in Los Angeles (Hotel Cafe)
Rivers Cuomo song chronology
"???" (RC# 709) "Private Message" (RC# 710) "This Bulging River" (RC# 711)
This song is part of the "Private Message" lineage of songs "Private Message" (2002) "Hand to Hold" (2006)

"Private Message" (also known as "Love Me for Who I Am") is song demoed by Weezer.

Appearances

• Alone VII: The Green Years (2020)
• Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years (2020)

Overview

"Private Message" was worked on extensively throughout the sessions for the band's planned fifth album in 2002. It was recorded at various studios beginning as early as February of 2002. "Private Message" was one of the first post-Maladroit Weezer songs to be uploaded to fans, released before Maladroit was even in stores. Later the song was practiced acoustically at S.I.R. Studios in late 2002. It was performed at a secret show at The Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, CA. The song was worked on again beginning in November of 2003, though it did not appear on the resulting album, Make Believe. Weezer guitarist Brian Bell later reworked the song into the demo "Hand to Hold," for his band, the Relationship.

Known recordings

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Rivers Cuomo	Private Message	360 Private Message.mp3			2:37	Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
Weezer	Private Message		February 2002	?
Weezer	Private Message		April 5, 2002	Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	Private Message		April 9, 2002	Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	Private Message		April 10, 2002	Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	Private Message	WEEZER-2002-04-21_Private_Message_360.mp3	April 21, 2002	Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA	2:49
Weezer	Private Message	weezer-2002-07-02_private_message_360.mp3	July 2, 2002	Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA	2:44
Weezer	Private Message	weezer-2002-07-16_private_message_360.mp3	July 16, 2002	The Lodge Recording Studios, Indianapolis, IN	2:25
Rivers Cuomo	Private Message		October 8, 2002	S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	Private Message	2002-Private_Message.mp3	October 22, 2002	?	2:52	Released online Alone VII: The Green Years	Acoustic demo. Released to fans online on October 25, 2002. Removed from Alone VII on December 8, 2020.
Weezer	Private Message		November 1, 2002	S.I.R. Rehearsal studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	Private Message		November 2, 2002	S.I.R. Rehearsal studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	Private Message		November 3, 2002	The Hotel Café, Los Angeles, CA			Live recording.
Weezer	Private Message		November 6, 2003	Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA			Take #1
Weezer	Private Message		November 6, 2003	Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA			Take #2
Weezer	Love Me for Who I Am		November 25, 2003	Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	Love Me for Who I Am		November 28, 2003	Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	Private Message		December 2003	Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA			Alternate chorus
Weezer	Private Message		December 2003	Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA			Alternate verse

Lyrics

I want you so badly
Too bad that you slammed me
And when you are reading the words I write
You think that I'm just some dumb, horny guy

I'm trying to show you
A hint of my coolness
But I can't give up on the secret deep
'Cause love is so empty when you can cheat

Hold my hand
Tell me that you love me for who I am

I never have witnessed
A beauty like yours
And not just in your face, but in your mind
I'm hoping that someday will come a time

Hold my hand
Tell me that you love me for who I am

And not just in your face, but in your mind
I'm hoping that someday will come a time

Hold my hand
Tell me that you love me for who I am

I'm trying to show you a hint of my coolness

See also

• List of Weezer songs
• List of Rivers Cuomo songs

External Links

• Teenage Victory Songs entry for "Private Message"