I Don't Want It
"I Don't Want It" is a song by Ween from the 2003 album Quebec.
Song Details[edit | edit source]
The lead vocals are sung by Gene Ween, who also plays guitar on the track (including the lead guitar solo,[1] which he also plays live) as well as the bass. Dean Ween plays the drums and additional guitar. The keyboards are played by Andrew Weiss.[2]
Meaning[edit | edit source]
"I Don't Want It" was written by Gene Ween about his divorce from his wife Sarah.[3]
History and Performances[edit | edit source]
"I Don't Want It" dates back at least to the summer of 2002 when Gene Ween debuted it at a solo acoustic show.[4] An early demo recording can be heard on the semi-official The Caesar Demos. Ween properly introduced the song live later that year, and they have played it moderately often since then.[5]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
Official lyrics were printed in the Quebec liner notes:
Did we miss the moon?
I'd lie in your arms if I could
Such a common pain
Repeats itself again and again
Flowers grow in the springtime and leaves fall from the trees
I've been down for so long, you just threw away the keys
I understand it, but I don't want it
I know it so well, you tripped me and I laughed when you fell
This isn't how it should be
I've let you drift so far from me
But please hold on to the memories
Before we really crash and burn
We've got ourselves so wrapped up that we've forgotten how to learn
I understand it, but I don't want it[6]
Song Themes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ http://036271e.netsolhost.com/WordPress/2012/10/23/dont-want-it/
- ↑ Quebec liner notes
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072021/http://www.popmatters.com/feature/ween-030819/
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/setlist.php?band=all%20bands&show_id=831
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=79
- ↑ From the Quebec liner notes