Get up and leave the baby
You're going to drive him crazy
And there's a bed just in the other room
He has a task before him
And, for this, he needs snoring
Sweet solitude for ages at a time
It's not that he don't love you
You are his mommy dearest
But, in the nighttime, he only needs himself
Go entertain the neighbors
Leave him to cogitate
And in the morning you'll leave a glass of milk
Ahh, ahh
It's not that he don't love you
You are his mommy dearest
But, in the nighttime, he only needs himself
Go entertain the neighbors
Leave him to cogitate
And in the morning you'll leave a glass of milk
Ahh, ahh
It's not that he don't love you
You are his mommy dearest
But, in the nighttime, he only needs himself
He only needs himself, he only needs himself
He only needs himself
Ahh, ahh
Lullaby
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| Demo by Weezer | |||||
| Album | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | ||||
| Format | MP3 | ||||
| Recorded | 2002 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| RC# | 735 | ||||
| COR# | 380 | ||||
| Status | Demos circulating | ||||
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"Lullaby" is a song demoed by Weezer in 2002, during early recording sessions for the band's then-planned fifth album.
Appearances
- Released on weezer.com
- Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years (2020)
Overview
Rivers Cuomo first demoed "Lullaby" to an Olympus handheld recorder,[1] possibly around spring of 2002.[2] Cuomo released these demos as part of the digital demo compilation Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years in 2020. Weezer demoed the song in June/July of 2002 at Sunset Sound Recorders in Los Angeles during early recording sessions for the band's planned follow-up to Maladroit. Weezer added additional overdubs on July 16 during a session at The Lodge Recording Studios in Indianapolis. MP3 demos from these sessions were released on weezer.com shortly thereafter.
Lyrics
No need for watchful waiting
His cells are replicating
Give him your breast then leave him all alone
He needs a place that's free from
Responsibility, so
Give him a kiss then leave him all alone
Oh, oh
He needs a place that's free from
Responsibility, so
Give him a kiss then leave him all alone
He needs a place that's free from
Responsibility so
Give him your best then leave that boy alone
Desist your watchful waiting
His cells are replicating
He's growing strong, so leave that boy alone
Oh, oh
There is a storm cloud brewing
He needs the formula
He needs to be still, so leave that boy alone
Oh, oh
Get up and leave the baby
You're going to drive him crazy
He needs his rest, so leave that boy alone
He has a task before him
And, for this, he needs snoring
Sweet solitude for ages at a time
Ahh, ahh
If you release your embrace
He'll try to solve your problems
He'll build that house in which we all can live
But if you suffocate him
And drown him with affection
He'll never reach the place we need to be
Ahh, ahh
But if you suffocate him
And drown him with affection
He'll never reach the place we need to be
The place we need to be
The place we need to be
Ahh, ahh
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Rivers Cuomo | Lullaby | 380 lullaby.mp3 | 2002 | 1:18 | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Lullaby | 380.2.mp3 | 2002 | 2:19 | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Lullaby | 380.3.mp3 | 2002 | 2:15 | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Lullaby | 380.4.mp3 | 2002 | 2:40 | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | ||
| Weezer | Lullaby | weezer-2002-07-02_lullaby_380.mp3 | June 21—July 2, 2002[3] | Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA | 3:18 | Released on weezer.com | |
| Weezer | Lullaby | July 11, 2002[3] | Tweeter Center, Chicago, IL | Fragment; live soundcheck | |||
| Weezer | Lullaby | weezer-2002-07-16_lullabye_380.mp3 | July 16, 2002[3] | The Lodge Recording Studios, Indianapolis, IN | 3:15 | Released on weezer.com |