“Medicine For Melancholy” was a surprise release solo single from Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo.
The song is Cuomo’s first solo release since his 2011 compilation album Alone III: The Pinkerton Years.
The song deals with a relationship that provides a remedy to Cuomo’s sadness.
The title is a refe...
[Chorus]
Dum dee dee dee dee
Dum dee dee dee dee dee dum
Dum dee dee dee dee
Dum dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
[Verse 1]
Shut me off, put me in a dream
I don’t wanna think
Life is pain, puzzles make me hurt
I wanna go extinct
No reason for me to struggle
Just be there when I wake up
You’re my medicine for melancholy
Let me take you in
You’re my medicine for melancholy
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
[Pre-Chorus]
We got that Friday feeling
We got that Friday feeling
Can I hang out with you for a bit?
You’re my medicine for melancholy
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
I wanna take you in
[Chorus]
Dum dee dee dee dee
Dum dee dee dee dee dee dum
Dum dee dee dee dee
Dum dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
Dum dee dee dee dee
Dum dee dee dee dee dee dum
Dum dee dee dee dee
Dum dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
[Verse 2]
Recently I’ve been sleeping well
I think I might be healed
Shooting stars, I can feel you near
Are you even real?
No reason for me to struggle
Just be there when I wake up
You’re my medicine for melancholy
Let me take you in
You’re my medicine for melancholy
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
[Pre-Chorus]
We got that Friday feeling
We got that Friday feeling
Can I hang out with you for a bit?
You’re my medicine for melancholy
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
I wanna take you in
[Chorus]
Dum dee dee dee dee
Dum dee dee dee dee dee dum
Dum dee dee dee dee
Dum dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
Dum dee dee dee dee
Dum dee dee dee dee dee dum
Dum dee dee dee dee
Dum dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
[Bridge]
No reason for me to struggle
My life is better with you
You’re my medicine for melancholy
Let me take you in
You’re my medicine for melancholy
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
[Pre-Chorus]
We got that Friday feeling
We got that Friday feeling
Can I hang out with you for a bit?
You’re my medicine for melancholy
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
I wanna take you in
[Chorus]
Dum dee dee dee dee
Dum dee dee dee dee dee dum
Dum dee dee dee dee
Dum dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
I wanna take you in
Dum dee dee dee dee
Dum dee dee dee dee dee dum
Dum dee dee dee dee
Dum dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
I wanna take you in
[Outro]
Dum dee dee dee dee
Dum dee dee dee dee dee dee dum
You’re my you’re my you’re my
Medicine for Melancholy was written by Daniel Ledinsky & Rami & AJR & Rivers Cuomo.
Medicine for Melancholy was produced by AJR.
Rivers Cuomo released Medicine for Melancholy on Fri Mar 16 2018.