Empty Nest
| "Empty Nest" | |
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| Demo by Rivers Cuomo | |
| from the album Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years | |
| Released | 2020 |
| Songwriter(s) | Rivers Cuomo |
| Status | Released |
"Empty Nest" is a demo by Rivers Cuomo. The demo was released as part of the digital compilation Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years. Parts of its backing track would be sped up and used for "Hawaii".[citation needed]
Appearances
Overview
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Lyrics
Empty Nest (ver. 8)
I wake up on the floor
My neck is all whacked-out
Two kids are in my place
The boy begins to wail
He hasn't yet been fed
The girl is running late
It's easy to take this moment for granted
Feel irritated and disenchanted
Let's take a second for sober reflection
One of these days this is all gonna have to end
We'll have an empty nest
Our birds will have flown
Then we'll have nothing but time to rest
And miss what is gone
Sitting in the room in the evening
Talking 'bout the past, it won't last
Cherish every day that we have
We'll have an empty nest
There are joyful moments too
Holidays with the folks
And hunting Easter eggs
The simple Sunday mornings
When we all just lie in bed
And read Calvin and Hobbes
It's easy to take our happiness for granted
Sometimes it seems that we always will have it
Let's take a second for sober reflection
One of these days this is all gonna have to end
We'll have an empty nest
Our birds will have flown
Then we'll have nothing but time to rest
And miss what is gone
Sitting in the room in the evening
Talking 'bout the past, it won't last
Cherish every day that we have
We'll have an empty nest
Sometimes it's hard to know what to do
We want to do what is best for them
But even if we do everything right
Especially if we do everything right
One of these days, we'll have an empty nest
Our kids will be gone
Then we'll have nothing but time to rest
And miss what is gone
Sitting in the room in the evening
Talking 'bout the past, it won't last
Cherish every day that we have
We'll have an empty nest
We'll have an empty nest
We'll have an empty nest
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers Cuomo | Work 7-3-2012 11h44m47s.mp3 | July 3, 2012 | 1:05 | Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years | |||
| Rivers Cuomo | Empty Nest | Empty Nest 5.mp3 | 2012—2014 | 4:16 | Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Empty Nest | Empty Nest 6.mp3 | 2012—2014 | 4:06 | Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Empty Nest | Empty Nest 7.mp3 | 2012—2014 | 3:40 | Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Empty Nest | Empty Nest 8.mp3 | 2012—2014 | 4:06 | Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Empty Nest | Empty Nest 8 1.mp3 | 2012—2014 | 4:06 | Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years | Duplicate of Empty Nest 8.mp3 |