C'mon, let's take a chance and do something kinda schizo
We don't have to be afraid to let things slip out of control
We can give fate a turn at the wheel for once in our lives
Even though we're used to bein' the ones putting shit in drive
There's no more hurting me
There's no more hurting you
In this great society
We're almost
'Cause we're almost beautiful
We're almost beautiful
And when the moon is full
We're almost, almost beautiful
Give it up, give it up
If you love the rain
Give it up, give it up
If you feel no pain
'Cause we're almost beautiful
We're almost, almost beautiful
I know that way down deep inside you're as frightened as a mouse
That is why you hurt my feelings last night; you were shutting me out
You were the one always sending me inspirational quotes
C'mon, let's do this thing; I'm tired of missing the boat
There's no more hurting me
There's no more hurting you
In this great society
We're almost
'Cause we're almost beautiful
We're almost beautiful
And when the moon is full
We're almost, almost beautiful
Give it up, give it up
If you love the rain
Give it up, give it up
If you feel no pain
'Cause we're almost beautiful
We're almost, almost beautiful
Almost, almost beautiful
Almost, almost beautiful
'Cause we're almost beautiful
We're almost beautiful
And when the moon is full
We're almost, almost beautiful
Give it up, give it up
If you love the rain
Give it up, give it up
If you feel no pain
We're almost beautiful
We're almost, almost beautiful
Almost Beautiful
| "Almost Beautiful" | ||
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| Demo by Rivers Cuomo | ||
| Album | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | |
| Released | October 18, 2021 | |
| Recorded | 2016—2017 | |
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | |
| Status | Released | |
"Almost Beautiful" is a song by Rivers Cuomo. Demos of the song were released as part of the digital compilation Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years on October 18, 2021, with additional recordings being added over the subsequent years.
Appearances
Overview
The lyrics to version 4 of "Almost Beautiful" likely reference the Sheraton Commander hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, near where Cuomo attended Harvard. Similar lyrics appeared in the Weezer song "Sheraton Commander" from the EP SZNZ: Winter in 2022.
"Almost Beautiful" was briefly in consideration by Cuomo for Weezer's twentieth album.
Lyrics
Mommy loved us, Daddy tried
Yeah, we had some good luck
We're a seven out of ten
We're a decent backup
I know it hurts so bad
It hurts so bad, I know
But put your chin up, show a smile
And try the best that you can
'Cause we're almost beautiful
We're almost, almost beautiful
We're almost beautiful
We're almost, almost, almost
Give it up, give it up
'Cause I love the rain
Give it up, give it up
'Cause I feel no pain
'Cause we're almost beautiful
We're almost, almost beautiful
All our old friends think we're cool
If they're thinking at all
People get old, move along
??? dropping the ball
It's a lonely life
It's a lonely life, but so what?
On the bright side, look at us
Have we ...
'Cause we're almost beautiful
We're almost, almost beautiful
We're almost beautiful
We're almost, almost, almost
Give it up, give it up
'Cause I love the rain
Give it up, give it up
'Cause I feel no pain
'Cause we're almost beautiful
We're almost, almost beautiful
It doesn't hurt much anymore
I remember these streets
I thought the hotel ...
No one recognized me
I used to want to be here
Be here, be here so bad
I don't know why I love it so
Walk across the bridge
'Cause we're almost beautiful, oh-whoa
'Cause we're almost beautiful, oh-whoa
Yes and no
We do, we don't
I'm holding on
You're letting go
'Cause we're almost beautiful, oh-whoa
It doesn't hurt much anymore
I remember these streets
I thought the hotel ...
No one recognized me
I used to want to be here
Be here, be here so bad
I don't know why I love it so
Walk across the bridge
'Cause we're almost beautiful, oh-whoa
'Cause we're almost beautiful, oh-whoa
Yes and no
We do, we don't
I'm holding on
You're letting go
'Cause we're almost beautiful, oh-whoa
We're almost beautiful, oh-whoa
Give it up, give it up
'Cause I love the rain
Live it up, live it up
'Cause I feel no pain
I be cryin' a hundred tears
Cryin', cryin' a hundred tears for you
I be cryin' a hundred tears
Cryin', cryin' a hundred tears for you
Don't leave me, no
Don't go away
Don't leave me, no
Don't go away
We're almost beautiful, oh-whoa
We're almost beautiful, oh-whoa
Yes and no
We do, we don't
I'm holding on
You're letting go
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 1 AO @ 109 -1.mp3 | 2016—2017 | 1:10 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 2 AO @ 109 -1.mp3 | 2016—2017 | 1:10 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 4 verse melo @ 109.mp3 | 2016—2017 | 2:29 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | dictadroid7_2017_9_12_11_42_16.mp3 | September 12, 2017 | 0:39 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | |||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 5 verse melo @109 +0.mp3 | 2016—2017 | 2:20 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 6 patches @109 +3.mp3 | 2016—2018 | ||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 7 penny arcade @110 +2.mp3 | 2016—2018 | 2:19 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 8 bjorn @125 +2.mp3 | 2016—2018 | 2:02 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 9 glasto @125.mp3 | 2016—2018 | 2:19 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 10 ab @126 +0 HOOK.mp3 | 2016—2018 | 1:35 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 10 ab @126 +0.mp3 | 2016—2018 | 2:18 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 12 aaba @126 +0.mp3 | 2016—2018 | 2:18 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 13 IH hook @140 +1.mp3 | 2016—2018 | 0:32 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 14 melo hook @126 +1.mp3 | 2016—2018 | 2:17 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 15 lyric hook @138 +1.mp3 | 2016—2018 | 2:05 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 17 @138 +1.mp3 | 2016—2018 | 2:26 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 18 allegemo verse @138 +2.mp3 | 2016—2018 | 2:05 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 19 bass and dbl chorus @130 +2.mp3 | 2016—2018 | 2:14 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 20 pre @130 +2.mp3 | 2016—2018 | 3:28 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 21 pre lyrics @132 +2.mp3 | 2016—2018 | 3:25 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 22 short pre @134 +2.mp3 | 2016—2018 | 3:06 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 22.2 @134 +2.mp3 | 2016—2023 | ||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 23 cha cha @137 +2.mp3 | 2016—2018 | 3:16 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 24 rami @137 +2.mp3 | 2016—2018 | ||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 24 acoustic @134 +2 | 2016—2023 | ||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Almost Beautiful | Almost Beautiful 25 rami @137 +2.mp3 | 2016—2023 |