Broken Arrows
From Weezerpedia
| "Broken Arrows" | |||||
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| Demo by Weezer | |||||
| Released | Via Weezer.com | ||||
| Recorded | Mid to late 2000 January 3, 2001 January 4, 2001 |
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| Length | Home demo - 3:06 January 3 - 2:57 January 4 - 2:27 |
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| Writer | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| RC# | 618 | ||||
| COR# | 297 | ||||
| Producer | Weezer | ||||
| Status | Demo circulating | ||||
| Live debut | N/A | ||||
| Rivers Cuomo song chronology | |||||
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"Broken Arrows," also known as "Love Canopy," is an unreleased Weezer song demoed during the Maladroit recording process.
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Overview
There are three versions of "Broken Arrows." The song was first recorded by Weezer lead singer Rivers Cuomo on a phone answering machine. During the Maladroit sessions, Weezer recorded this song on both January 3 and 4 of 2002.
Reception
"Broken Arrows" has received varied responses from fans. Its original demo, sometimes referred to by devout Weezer fans as the "answering machine demo," is often praised as one of the few emotionally charged songs of the Maladroit era. Many fans criticize later, full band versions of the song for its heavier, more rock-oriented feel. "Broken Arrows" has yet to be discussed on Teenage Victory Songs, but it was praised in an entry for "Hot Tub:" "The Weezer discography is one fraught with criminal omissions. Why didn’t “We Go Together,” “Broken Arrows” or “Diamond Rings” make Maladroit?"
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo - lead guitar, lead vocals
- Brian Bell - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Scott Shriner - bass, backing vocals
- Patrick Wilson - drums
Lyrics
Every hour every day
Since you've gone far away
It's a love canopy of dreams
And broken arrows
And broken arrows
Baby don't you know
No
Get in the car
Just before we go
We go
We go
Every hour every day
Love it seems far away
It's the last chance to be with you
And hear your heartache
And hear your heartache
But baby don't you know
No
Get in the car
Just before we go
We go
We go
And after all that we couldn't say
Oh no
We turned to you and said yesterday
Oh no
He had no right no
We stood and fought
I need love
I need love
Baby don't you know
No
Get in the car
Just before we go
We go
We go
Every hour every day
Every hour every day
