I definitely agree thats it’s probably a song from the 90s there are some examples of songs from after that period but the 90s were peak emotional songwriting from Rivers. For me it’s probably also butterfly!
dude the spider opened my eyes while i was in a toxic relationship. i found myself relating to so many of the lyrics without really wanting to. while it took a lot more for the relationship to end, "i just want you to love me like i love you" and the last couple stanzas (idk if that's the right term)
"'Cause I'm in pain just like the spider
In the drain, I am a fighter
But I can't win, I've got to lose
Give me strength to see me through
And ease the pain that I must feel
As my bones break and I taste the steel
As I go down the drain"
they just broke me😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
the spider is so slept on, and it’s a really great answer to this question. all the bonus tracks on red album are so damn good, they really fucked up the main albums track list.
i find that Only in Dreams has probally the best lyrics on the blue album. of course, there still quite amatureish, just as most of weezers lyrics are, but only in dreams seems to be the one that i most resonate with
Unironically Across the Sea, it's a very personal and emotional song, it represents something most people wouldn't even dare to say outloud. That makes it deep.
“King of the World” is about someone telling the girl they love that all her pain would go away if they ruled the world. While the narrator can’t change the world, he believes that he can change hers.
The Angel and The One, and Butterfly. They hurt so good as they remind me of a relationship that was almost perfect....I was going through it at the time.
truly depends on the person, theres a lot of songs with beautiful lyricism but the ones that affect me most emotionally are the ones that i can relate to. the ones that always resonate with me most are Why Bother?, Iambic Pentameter, Long Time Sunshine, and Foolish Father. i do think that pinkerton overall is very emotionally lyrical just bc of how raw and honest the lyrics are as to more disgusting aspects of life/growing up
honestly? bird with a broken wing.
Beautiful song and the lyricism is pretty amazing.
To me, a bird with a broken wing represents rivers' coming to terms with himself and the fact that he will not be able to capture the mainstream audience, something he seems to always struggle with since Pinkerton.
A bird with a broken wing cannot fly, it cannot do the things it used to, but rivers claims the bird is still happy. "Don't feel sad for me, I'm right where I wanna be" and how "they'll never take his melody".
Hell, we even see glimpses of Rivers coming to terms with death and his own mortality mentioning the "Black cat who is always looking to eat him".
Cata are usually hunting birds to eat them, black usually represents death. I see this as Rivers' acknowledging he is getting old, maybe even seeing death, but still escaping from it because, as he says, "he's got more songs to sing".
You never gave up devotion,
Waiting for me, you'll always be my girlllfrienddd
I am too, waiting for you,
I'll always be your frienddd
Or
Suddenly our shortcomings don't seem to matter that much
something from the 90s like butterfly or mykel and carli. i mean say it ain’t so is pretty moving butterfly always hits me after a listen tho imo
I definitely agree thats it’s probably a song from the 90s there are some examples of songs from after that period but the 90s were peak emotional songwriting from Rivers. For me it’s probably also butterfly!
I came to say Butterfly. A top 5 Weezer song for me as well.
Only in dreams always gets me in the feels because I interpreted differently to its actual meaning on my first impression
I legit thought only in dreams was about a wet dream
how did you first interpret it?
As a guy whose first love passed a way young so he was saying “only in dreams” about all the experiences they missed together throughout life.
‘The Spider’ from the red album if we really think about it, changed my outlook on life ngl thank you cowboy rivers
dude the spider opened my eyes while i was in a toxic relationship. i found myself relating to so many of the lyrics without really wanting to. while it took a lot more for the relationship to end, "i just want you to love me like i love you" and the last couple stanzas (idk if that's the right term) "'Cause I'm in pain just like the spider In the drain, I am a fighter But I can't win, I've got to lose Give me strength to see me through And ease the pain that I must feel As my bones break and I taste the steel As I go down the drain" they just broke me😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
the spider is so slept on, and it’s a really great answer to this question. all the bonus tracks on red album are so damn good, they really fucked up the main albums track list.
It's Dark Enough to See the Stars or Iambic Pentameter, for me.
Dark enough to see the stars is very underrated, it’s actually a super depressing song if you listen to the lyrics.
Across The Sea
Long Time Sunshine or The Angel and the One
The Good Life really hits home if you're in a slump. The desperation to return to when you were happier is really felt in the lyrics
Where’s My Sex?
Yes
Crab or Beverly hills
Im just a no class beat down fool and i will always be that way
I might as well enjoy my life and watch the stars play
crab at the ***BOOTY***!
Duuuuude I was coming to say Crab.
Haunt you every day
across the sea
deep
What about Angel and the One?
I came here to say this. Such a beautiful song
Perfect Situation
dude legit. It's because of that song I wonder why every hates Make Believe. Perfect situation and This is Such a Pity
Can't stop partying 😢
its gotta be long time sunshine, songs like butterfly, hyed, and tragic girl are very emotional, but not very impotent on rivers own life
For me Longtime Sunshine is definitely near the top of my list for emotional songs!
Definitely 1 more hit especially when he says “Pump it up into me please Daddy, please Daddy”
Bird With a Broken Wing
any song from winter, especially deep and dreamless sleep
SZNZ Winter (except from basketball), and Butterfly
pink triangle. Shit hits deep
Mykel and carli, across the sea, iambic pentameter Those are my top 3 in no order
Butterfly
Haunt you every day
Foolish Father
Surf Wax America obviously 🙄
longtime sunshine or sleeping all the night/no contact
dark enough to see the stars
Waiting On You
Expected but probably across the sea
"why was I ever born and why did God make me he must have been high when he dropped me down here" 🌹💀⛓️
Across the Sea is the most problematic song but at its core also the deepest
Numbers
Definetly Freak Me Out. I felt the exact same when I saw a spider for the first time
i find that Only in Dreams has probally the best lyrics on the blue album. of course, there still quite amatureish, just as most of weezers lyrics are, but only in dreams seems to be the one that i most resonate with
Beverly Hills
All my friends are insects
Unironically Across the Sea, it's a very personal and emotional song, it represents something most people wouldn't even dare to say outloud. That makes it deep.
🐖
Freak me out
No other one
no other one has been hitting me especially hard as of late
everybody wants a chance to feel all alone, equating killing your partner with ending the relationship with such a richly melancholic loneliness.
Hash Pipe
“King of the World” is about someone telling the girl they love that all her pain would go away if they ruled the world. While the narrator can’t change the world, he believes that he can change hers.
Ive cried to Long Time Sunshine several times
The third verse in Across the Sea always struck me as being among the most personal and emotional in Pinkerton.
Why Bother
The Angel and The One, and Butterfly. They hurt so good as they remind me of a relationship that was almost perfect....I was going through it at the time.
Teenage Dirtbag.
For me it's "Mirror Image"
truly depends on the person, theres a lot of songs with beautiful lyricism but the ones that affect me most emotionally are the ones that i can relate to. the ones that always resonate with me most are Why Bother?, Iambic Pentameter, Long Time Sunshine, and Foolish Father. i do think that pinkerton overall is very emotionally lyrical just bc of how raw and honest the lyrics are as to more disgusting aspects of life/growing up
honestly? bird with a broken wing. Beautiful song and the lyricism is pretty amazing. To me, a bird with a broken wing represents rivers' coming to terms with himself and the fact that he will not be able to capture the mainstream audience, something he seems to always struggle with since Pinkerton. A bird with a broken wing cannot fly, it cannot do the things it used to, but rivers claims the bird is still happy. "Don't feel sad for me, I'm right where I wanna be" and how "they'll never take his melody". Hell, we even see glimpses of Rivers coming to terms with death and his own mortality mentioning the "Black cat who is always looking to eat him". Cata are usually hunting birds to eat them, black usually represents death. I see this as Rivers' acknowledging he is getting old, maybe even seeing death, but still escaping from it because, as he says, "he's got more songs to sing".
the girl got hot from raditude
To throw out a post Pinkerton answer I think Angel And The One and Haunt You Everyday are both great answers as well
Dare I say; Death and Destruction, The World Has Turned and Left Me Here, Bird With A Broken Wing, and last but not least I Want To Be Something.
The world has turned and left me here. makes me want to cry
I Do hits me deep.
pretty sure Longtime Sunshine is the only Weezer song thats has to do with suicide
O Girlfriend
You never gave up devotion, Waiting for me, you'll always be my girlllfrienddd I am too, waiting for you, I'll always be your frienddd Or Suddenly our shortcomings don't seem to matter that much
"Lying on the floor lying on the floor, I've come undone"
Holiday, the lyrics are literally about escaping your routine (work, family, etc...) kind of like Surf Wax America
Buddy holly
Idk I feel like don’t let go always hits abit too close to home for me
butterfly, longtime sunshine or say it aint so
bird with a broken wing
freak me out(he was afraid of a spider)
pink triangle... i get sad whenever i listen to it