It looks like
you were never going to be my queen
It looks like
There are better things that you can be
Ah, if you ever need someone
I'll be there, I'll be there
It looks like
You were never going to hit the road
Such a girl as yourself
Has got some things to know
Ah, if you ever need someone
I'll be there, I'll be there
Take...
She Who Is Militant
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| Demo by Weezer | |||||
| Album | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | ||||
| Format | MP3 | ||||
| Recorded | 2002 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| RC# | 719 | ||||
| COR# | 369 | ||||
| Status | Demos circulating | ||||
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This song is part of the "This Is Such a Pity" (COR# 369) lineage of songs
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"She Who Is Militant" is a song written by Rivers Cuomo and demoed by Weezer in 2002, in contention for the band's then-planned fifth album.
Appearances
- Released on weezer.com
- Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years (2020)
Overview
Initial home demos for "She Who Is Militant" were recorded by Rivers Cuomo to an Olympus handheld digital recorder[1] in 2002. Almost immediately after the completion (and prior to the release) of Weezer's fourth album, Maladroit, the band began recording demos for their next album. "She Who Is Militant" is first known to have been demoed during these recording sessions at Westlake Studios in West Hollywood, and it was attempted at various additional studios throughout the year (see Known recordings). These studio demos were shared with fans by the band on weezer.com.
"She Who Is Militant" is one of several songs derived from Catalog O' Riffs entry #369, which underwent several iterations before ultimately culminating in the Make Believe track "This Is Such a Pity".
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo - lead guitar, lead vocals
- Brian Bell - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Scott Shriner - bass, backing vocals
- Patrick Wilson - drums
- Ryan "Shmedly" Maynes - piano
Lyrics
It looks like
You were never going to be my queen
It looks like
There are too many places that you wanna see
Ah, if you ever need a friend
I'll be there, I'll be there
It looks like
There are other boys that could put on a show
And that's all good
'Cause in time each and every one of them go
Ah, if you ever go your way
I'll be there, I'll be there
I'd like to see you get with it
It's time we settled down and ???
You are
You are
Ah, if you ever go your way
I'll be there
I'll be there
I'd like to see you get with it
It's time we settle down and ???
You are
You are
You are
Drinking forties
Till you pass out in your trailer at five
Running over
All the things that I dropped on you tonight
Ah, what's the point of washing clothes?
Brains need warmth
Hearts need hope
Getting older
Is beginning to give me a panicky feel
Little children
Don't appeal to you and your cowboy ideal
Oh, women go to beauty school
Cash is key
Progress too
I need a tissue for my nose
A kiss or two and then let go
So long
Ah, women go to beauty school
Cash is key
Progress too
I need a tissue for my nose
A kiss or two and then let go
So long
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Rivers Cuomo | 369 Riff.mp3 | 2002 | 0:26 | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | |||
| Rivers Cuomo | She Who Is Militant | 369 She Who Is Militant.mp3 | 2002 | 1:33 | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | ||
| Weezer | She Who Is Militant | March 7, 2002 | Westlake Studios, West Hollywood CA[2] | ||||
| Weezer | She Who Is Militant | 2002-03-08-weezer_she_who_is_militant_369.mp3 | March 8, 2002 | Westlake Studios, West Hollywood CA | 2:49 | released on weezer.com | |
| Weezer | She Who Is Militant | weezer-2002-07-02_she_who_is_militant_369.mp3 | July 2, 2002 | Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA | 2:57 | released on weezer.com | |
| Weezer | She Who Is Militant | weezer-2002-07-16_she_who_is_militant_369.mp3 | July 16, 2002 | The Lodge Recording Studios, Indianapolis, IN | 3:01 | released on weezer.com | |
| For more demos derived from this song lineage, see 369. | |||||||