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Across the Sea

Song · 1996 · Weezer. Album: Pinkerton

for when you fall for someone you've never met ✉️

Who it's for

On Pinkerton, Rivers Cuomo wrote 'Across the Sea' after receiving a letter from a young fan in Japan and spinning a fantasy around someone he'd never met.

Lonely, fixated→Self-aware and gentler

Feelings it meets

What it is

"Across the Sea" is a song by Weezer from their 1996 album Pinkerton. Rivers Cuomo wrote it after receiving a letter from a fan in Japan; he has said he fell in love with her through the letter, at a lonely time, knowing he would likely never meet her. The song deals with loneliness, longing, and a romance with someone out of reach across a great distance.

Where to find it

All major streaming services.

Before you start

Heads up: Sexual references.

Age: Suggested 16+

Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights, Chapter 9

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