Oh No, This Is Not for Me

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"Oh No, This is Not For Me"
Demo by Weezer
from the album Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997
ReleasedUnreleased
RecordedFebruary 1995 in Hamburg, Germany
Length0:44
LabelWould have been DGC
Songwriter(s)Rivers Cuomo
RC#204
COR#N/A
Producer(s)Weezer
StatusCirculating
Rivers Cuomo song chronology
"Come to My Pod"
(RC# 203)
"Oh No, This Is Not for Me"
(RC# 204)
"Superfriend"
(RC# 205)
Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997 track listing
Songs from the Black Hole (Tracklist 1) track listing
Songs from the Black Hole (Tracklist 2) track listing

"Oh No, This Is Not For Me" (sometimes listed as simply "This Is Not For Me") is a song written by Rivers Cuomo for the abandoned "rock-opera" concept album Songs from the Black Hole.

Appearences

Overview

Immediately following "Come to My Pod", the character Jonas realizes that he is making a mistake by following lust and not love and decides to leave while the character Maria tries to convince him to stay. The demo was first leaked online by Cuomo in June of 2002 [1]. It was later officially released on Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997 in 2011.

Personnel

  • Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals, percussion, rhythm guitar, bass guitar

Lyrics

[JONAS:]
Oh no, this is not for me
I feel so empty
I feel remorse
I've got to leave you

[MARIA:]
No, don't go
You'll feel okay in the morning

[JONAS:]
But Maria, I'm red with shame
There's no one to blame but myself
I know what is right but I do what is wrong
I do what is wrong

See also

External Links

Teenage Victory Songs entry for "Oh No, This Is Not For Me"