![]() ![]() The pace and swell of the instrumentation merge with the narrative, each enhancing the other. After two minutes of building, the song finally climaxes, reflecting the impossible ecstasy of Rivers’ dream. The guitars begin to weave together, in and out, slowly strengthening, rhythm accelerating. At the end of the song, the vocals drop out. Acoustic guitar and the guitarist’s falsetto dip their toes in and out of the water of the song while Cuomo pines for the woman he only finds in his dreams. Other tracks rely on a simple, catchy four-chord rock structure, shaping Cuomo’s candid memories into something listeners can understand.Ī meticulously crafted, sedate epic, “Only In Dreams” is written unlike anything else on the album. The pacing of the track is cyclical, mirroring the waves flowing in the surf. For instance, “Surf Wax America” begins with acoustic guitars tumbling softly, then adds melodic bass, then quickening drums, and finally electric guitars washing over it all. The instruments give structure to Cuomo’s reflections, cohering them into something meaningful. The catchiness of the music brings out the poignancy of his lyrics. Not many songwriters can unify music and lyrics like Cuomo. He crafted a young man’s earnest diary, accentuated by drop-tuned guitars and pop-rock production. Cuomo exorcises his demons: loneliness, selfishness, and painful hope. The Blue Album is an exercise in catharsis. Rivers Cuomo, the singer and principal songwriter, recorded the album with his band at just 23 years old. In 1994, Weezer released their debut self titled album, which most fans refer to as the Blue Album. This album is remarkable for seamless synthesis of music with lyrics and for its emotional authenticity. No matter where I’m driving, what I’m doing, or who I’m with, the Blue Album is there. Over the last ten months, the album has spun in my car’s stereo over a hundred times. Or catch the bus.Weezer’s “Blue Album” is stuck in my CD player. Well if you don't like my ride.you can walk. Where are your other three hubcaps? You have a tape deck? Where's the CD player? Take your bootleg, pimp ass to the dealership before you come see me I KNOW you don't expect me to ride in this piece of shit. I'm leaking oil yo I'm out, more freaks to getīut I still keep an alarm on that piece of shit No rims but I'm pulling every dame in sightīut you spill soda on the seats, you get punched for real Now she gotta ride a bike home or sleep on The Cycloneįorced to drive a hooptie so my game got tight ![]() The car hopping, gold digging broad she deserve it Picked up Margo, the chick is the sexiest I set a date for eight, looking good so farīut I only got the date cause I promised a carĪ baller on the side, the brother drive ice cream trucks ![]() Who owe me up the ass if I drive a fly car so Hey bitch I'm only walking cause my 'Lac in the shopĪnd I get's no love cause I'm driving a lemonĪnd in New York when you walk you can't get no attention Lying to these chicks when I'm back on the block That ain't Ludacris playing when I ride that's just what they say Girl give me the ass, I'm a star, I'm balling! So what I drive a piece of shit car, I'm balling! No gas cause my pocket's too slim to ball The sound of the engine scares the hoes away My ride specialize in vehicular homicides like Frogger Want the truth? My car should be abolished and shitįuck a car wash dawg, that's like polishing shit Rims only nine inches but I'm keeping 'em clean Hoes laugh at my ride so I'm treating 'em mean They say a fly ass ride pulls a chick a day The signal is broke, hood letting off smoke No pun intended, riding with me is a pain the assīut when I make a left turn, stick my hand out the window Last week I kicked a bitch out for laughing and stuffīut she looked so cold when she was catching the bus Headlights is broke, so I stay getting ticketsĬause I drive a piece of shit ride, but I stay getting bitchesīut lately, Baby and Puff done made it roughīut every time I hit a bump my shit cuts offĪnd my broad run her mouth when she ride with a brotherĬause I drown out Usher with the sound of the muffler Put your fingers on the knob, that's the only way you feeling the bass No Benz, no Lex, I never heard of no Hummers So I keep a boombox on the passenger seat It's a PimpmobileĪ cassette got stuck up in the deck last week Oh yeah! Special dedication to all the people out there who's car is a piece of shit.
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