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Surf Mobster
03:38
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I’m Happy Now (I’ve lost my mind)
By BugTheRoot (Quico)
© 2011
I’m happy today I’d have to say
Although I pray for a rapid end
There’s nothing to do, I’m missing you
I guess it’s true I lost my mind and all of my friends
And when I find you in the street
It’s like the first time that we meet…
Chorus
I got nothing to lose and no power to choose
No sense in singing the blues (I never could anyway)
I don’t remember this song I think I got it all wrong
Someone’s banging a gong to get me off the stage
And now I hardly recall the way that I lost it all
Don’t know you when you call
your memory’s startin’ to fade
Now I’m shifting my gears after all of these years
Don’t need any more tears
And I don’t need the rage
That I felt all of the time
:I’m happy now that I lost my mind: 3x
Gone with the Wind I saw it again
But then again it might have been the very first time
I’m so confused I thought I knew you
Were you my wife or just a good friend of mine
And if I can’t recall your name
Would you love me just the same…
Chorus
I got nothing to lose and no power to choose
No sense in singing the blues (I never could anyway)
I don’t remember this song I think I got it all wrong
Someone’s banging a gong to get me off the stage
And now I hardly recall the way that I lost it all
Don’t know you when you call
your memory’s startin’ to fade
Now I’m shifting my gears after all of these years
Don’t need any more tears
And I don’t need the rage
That I felt all of the time
:I’m happy now that I lost my mind: 3x
When I would get sad or you made me mad
I’d think about the fun things we had done
I had all my memories
they would surround me
But all the photos faded in the sun
And now I’m sitting in this chair
With nothing left to do but stare
Chorus
I got nothing to lose and no power to choose
No sense in singing the blues (I never could anyway)
I don’t remember this song I think I got it all wrong
Someone’s banging a gong to get me off the stage
And now I hardly recall the way that I lost it all
Don’t know you when you call
your memory’s startin’ to fade
Now I’m shifting my gears after all of these years
Don’t need any more tears
And I don’t need the rage
That I felt all of the time
I’m happy now I lost my mind
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3. |
My Last Song About You
03:40
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My Last Song About You!
BugTheRoot © 2020
Oh sugar, I hear, that word has reached you ear
This breakup really done me wrong
Your ego, they say, grows larger every day
Because you’re in all of my songs
But don’t get so excited you won’t be too delighted
To hear these things I’m fixing to say
You’re a soy-boy superhero
tight pants wearing zero
A man-child who does nothing but play
Might be hypergamy talking
But I’m thrilled to see you walking
Cuz I’m glad to see you walking away
Hey, I’m better off without you
Hey, I’m better off without you
Hey, I’m better off without you
Hey, this is my last song about you
This is my last song about you
I swear this time I'm through!
I've got a whole anthology
of ballads about you.
Some of them are sad.
The rest are pathetic.
If you were a sugar
You’d make me diabetic.
I'm over you, honey.
I'm over you, dear.
I'll never sing about you and
The next thing you'll hear
Will be me screaming wildly
With a much better dude
I'm sure when I'm doing him
You’ll wish I was doing you
Hey, You’ll wish I was doing you,
Hey, You’ll wish I was doing you
Hey, You’ll wish I was doing you
Hey, This is my last song about you!
Hey, You’ll wish I was doing you,
Hey, I’m better off without you
Hey, You’ll wish I was doing you,
Hey, This is my last song about you!
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4. |
In Love with Me
04:42
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In Love with Me
©2019 BugTheRoot (Curtis Reed)
There was love in his eyes but there was
nothing in his soul
He could not empathize he had a heart made of
coal
But when it burned it gave off light so bright it
would blind my eyes
And when I regained my sight, I saw the ghostly
glare of lies
And I was sure the boy was in love with me
Yeah I wanted to believe he was in love with me
Now I clearly see he never was never was in
love with me
And we ran down boulevards with our backs turned to the rain
And we shut down all the bars and stumbled back home again
And when he laid me on the bed I was sure that he was mine
But I was just another catch another fish dangled on the line
But I was so damn sure this boy was in love with me
Yeah I wanted to believe he was in love with me
Now I want to believe he was in love, he was in love with me
In Love with Me
So when you’re lying in his arms, and you’re gazing in his eyes
I’m sure he thinks that he loves you, at least I’m sure he thinks he tries
But if he tires of his toys and his heart will turn to stone
Then he will look for some new toy to filet down to the bone
I’m sure you think the boy’s love with you
Yeah I’m sure you want to believe he is in love with you
Some day you’re gonna see the boy’s still in love with me
The boy’s in love with me
He’s still in love with me!
in love with me! in love with me! in love with me!
He’s still in love with me!
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5. |
Sunshine (full length)
05:27
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The Sun Always Shines After the Flood
© BugTheRoot Feb 2012
Sunlight’s the best disinfectant
Cures the lost with the expectant
Oh Lord let the sun shine down on me
Matters not how the winds blow
Scatters fear to make a rainbow
Oh Lord let the sun shine down on me
Although I bear a thorny crown
I won’t let the pain get me down
I’ll let the rain wash away the blood
And wait for the sunshine to come out after the flood
The sun always shines after the flood
Chorus
I watch the snow melt on the lake
While dead leaves blow and cold trees shake
They’re waiting for the spring to bud
Patiently waiting for the sunshine after the flood
The sun always shines after the flood
Chorus
I’d rather a sun burn than pale skin
Open the blinds to let the sun in
Oh Lord let the sun shine in on me
If it gets too hot I’ll find me a shade tree
Count all the leaves the birds and busy bees
Oh Lord let the sun shine down on me
Oh Lord let the sun shine down on me
Oh Lord let the sun shine down on me
Oh Lord let the sun shine down on me
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6. |
King of Mediocrity
03:36
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King of Mediocrity
© BugTheRoot 2013
When it comes to symptoms I’ve got ‘em all
When it comes to sickness I’m really on the ball
When it comes to losin’ No one’s got me beat
That’s why they say I’m King of Mediocrity
I got a hole in the wall that I can’t fix
I got a hole in roof that drip drip drips
I got a broke down truck that leaves me in the lurch
And I was even bounced out of my own daddy’s church
When it comes to symptoms I’ve got ‘em all
When it comes to sickness I’m really on the ball
When it comes to stupid I’m a Socrates
That’s why they say I’m the King of Mediocrity
I got a hole in my head I just can’t fill
There ain’t no cure there ain’t no pill
Come time for wisdom I get struck dumb
When I should be helpful you know that I will be all thumbs
When it comes to ugly I really take the prize
When I should see reason I shut my eyes
When it comes to failure I win the trophy
That’s why they say I’m the King of Mediocrity
I’m always Captain of the losing team
I’m the nicest guy you’ll ever want to beat
I’ll come in last when I should come first
I’ll piss in the well of Reason and then I’ll die of thirst
When it comes to symptoms I’ve got ‘em all
When it comes to sickness I’m really on the ball
When it comes to losin’ no one’s got me beat
That’s why they say I’m the King of Mediocrity
When it comes to ugly I really take the prize
When I should see reason I shut my eyes
When it comes to failure I win the trophy
That’s why they say I’m the King of Mediocrity
When it comes to symptoms I’ve got ‘em all
When it comes to sickness I’m really on the ball
When it comes to stupid I’m a Socrates
That’s why they say I’m the King of Mediocrity
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Can’t run away from knowing
BugTheRoot © 2017
All words and music by Quico.
When I lay my head down at night
And I finally close my eyes
the darkness won’t soothe my sight
And the silence can’t quiet my sighs
Chorus Fragment
But no wind or rain that comes blowing
Can wash away the knowing
No matter how far I walk
I can’t get far enough away
There’s no need for us to talk
The words can’t take it away
Complete chorus
But no wind or rain that comes blowing
Can wash away the knowing
And there’s nowhere to go worth going
I can’t run away from knowing
I watch the green fields turn brown
And under cover of snow turn white
But nothing really changed at all
It’s just another trick of the light
Final chorus
No wind or rain that comes blowing
Can wash away the knowing
And there’s nowhere to go worth going
I can’t run away from knowing
Can’t run away from knowing
Can’t run away from knowing
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8. |
Funky SNAFU
04:29
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Funky SNAFU
BugTheRoot 2012
All words and music by BugTheRoot
Funky Snafu – That we’re all in cuz of monkeys like you
Funky Snafu –What a monkey see a monkey will do
Funky Snafu – We’re all funked up cuz of monkeys like you
Funky Snafu – I hate you and your simian crew!
Sitting in the cage begging for a hand out
Screamin’ out with rage they begin to shout out
Give them somethin’ to eat and they’ll turn around and show their ass
And then throw their shit up against the glass
Funky Snafu – That we’re all in cuz of monkeys like you
Funky Snafu – Stupid damn monkeys are runnin’ the zoo
Funky Snafu – We’re all funked up cuz of monkeys like you
Funky Snafu – Watch the silly monkeys as they play with poo
They find a another monkey prettier than the rest
And dress him up in his Sunday best
They give him a crown and a golden ring
And gaily announce a brand new monkey’s King
Funky Snafu – That we’re all in cuz of monkeys like you
Funky Snafu – Don’t sing too proud you’re a monkey too
Funky Snafu – The country’s funked up cuz of monkeys like you
Funky Snafu – Monkeys on parade in red white and blue
Funky Snafu – That we’re all in cuz of monkeys like you
Funky Snafu – What king monkey say little monkeys will do
Donkeys and monkeys are running the zoo!
Rinos and monkeys are running the zoo!
Donkeys and monkeys are running the zoo!
Rinos and monkeys are running the zoo!
I’d think you know you’re a monkey too!
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Gone Away
04:44
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Gone Away
(C) 2013 BugTheRoot
She came from the Night
Carried away the precious light
She came from the Night
Carried away the precious light
And she tore the life from me with her beak
And she ripped spirit from me left me weak
With claws she tore into my heart
And joyfully ripped my soul apart
May rain wash away my tears
And blood flow and wash away my fears
May the pitch of despair turn to gray
And my wounded heart learn to celebrate
When she's gone away (back to Emin groove)
She came from the Night
Carried away the precious light
She came from the Night
Carried away the precious light
And she tore the life from me with her beak
And she ripped spirit from me left me weak
With claws she tore into my heart
And joyfully ripped my soul apart
The shame I've carried across the years
A tide that floods when she nears
May the night sky tear and drift away
With a lifetime of pain that I'll relegate
When she's gone away
She came from the Night
Carried away the precious light
She came from the Night
Carried away the precious light
And she tore the life from me with her beak
And she ripped spirit from me left me weak
With claws she tore into my heart
And joyfully ripped my soul apart
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Burnt Rain
04:40
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Burnt Rain
BugTheRoot
© 2013
The scars from the rain
Are sand in the bed
Sending torrents of doubt
Coursing through her head
Could lighting strike twice?
Could the floods come again? (ooh)
Will the fire of love relight?
If she ever gets near to him
Pre-Chorus
Oooh Thunder crashes on earth
Sparking fires in her
Oooh she recalls how it burned
She thought her lessons were learned
But every time it pours
Her scorched heart gently implores
Chorus
Burnt Rain
You’ll never see the sunshine on your face again
Until you face him again
I say now Burnt Rain
You never really opened ‘till you
Opened to him
Trust yourself –Do it again
Burnt Rain!
Burnt Rain!
Burnt Rain!
Burnt Rain!
Nothing but ashes now
The smoke lingers, burns her eyes
Not sure if the hope holds out
For freezing rain for burning fires
Pre-Chorus
Oooh Thunder crashes on earth
Sparking fires in her
Oooh she recalls how it burned
She thought her lessons were learned
Every time it pours
Her scorched heart loudly implores
Chorus
Burnt Rain
You’ll never see the sunshine on your face again
Until you face him again
I say now Burnt Rain
You never really opened ‘till you
Opened to him
Trust yourself –do it again
Burnt Rain!
Burnt Rain!
After break
Chorus
Burnt Rain
You’ll never see the sunshine on your face again
Until you face him again
I say now Burnt Rain
You never really opened ‘till you
Opened to him
Trust yourself –do it again
Burnt Rain!
Burnt Rain!
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Nothin' but Bruises
08:05
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Nothing But Bruises
Original © 2008
New version © BugTheRoot 2019
All words and music by Quico Reed
I tried love it left me in bruises
I'm the kind of guy who usually loses…but I
also get back up on my feet again and then I
Try and try until I finally win
I’ve been shipwrecked before marooned on her shore
Nearly drowned in her breakers and smashed up on her
Then I washed up on the rocks I just lay there in the sun
Convinced that I was better off than where I had begun
Chorus
I tried love it left me nothing but bruises
I'm the kind of guy who always loses…but I
also get back up on my feet again and then
I try and try until I finally win
A minha ilha e um caixao
Com a calma de furacao
Tem sorriso de tuburao
Tudo cheio de traicao
Chorus
I tried love it left me nothing but bruises
I'm the kind of guy who always loses…but I
also get back up on my feet again and then I
Try and try until I finally win
So I spent years and years alone walking circles round the cay
Dancing in the moonlight and sleeping during the day
And then I built myself a raft and pushed it back into the sea
Determined to face the storms that had brutally battered me
Chorus
I tried love it left me nothing but bruises
I'm the kind of guy who always loses…but I
also get back up on my feet again and then I
Try and try until I finally win
I tried love it left me nothing but bruises
I'm the kind of guy who always loses…but I
also get back up on my feet again and then I
Try and try until I finally win
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She Believes in Nothin'
04:29
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She believes in Nothin’
BugTheRoot © 2012
Timber Felling
She believes in Nothin’
Nothin’s never let her down
Nothin’ for her to plan for
So nothin’s gonna lead her off course
She believes in Nothin’
Nothin’ can take that away
Nothin’s really something to live for
Nothin’s gonna knock her off her horse
Chorus
She believes in Nothin’
And Nothin’s gonna fill her heart
When you’ve got a whole lot of nothing
Nothin never turns into something
That’ll turn around and tear you apart
She believes that Nothin’
Is like nothin’ that you’ve ever seen
Nothin’ hereafter and nothin’ before
There is no greater force
Chorus
She believes in Nothin’
And Nothin’s gonna fill her heart
When you’ve got a whole lot of nothing
Nothin never turns into something
That’ll turn around and tear you apart
The girl’s nothin’ but trouble
Beelzebub’s favorite pet
And she’s nothin’ but heartbreak
She breaks every heart she’s met
She’s about as cuddly
As a puppy dog covered in piss
And when she finally meets her maker
She won’t be sorely missed
She stays at home and moans and groans
She’s so offended by the faithful
It cuts her to the bone
She’s the darlin’ of the Left
Tells her lawyer she’s bereft
She’s gonna sue the whole damn world
Until there’s Nothin’ left
Chorus
She believes in Nothin’
And Nothin’s gonna fill her heart
When you’ve got a whole lot of nothing
Nothin never turns into something
That’ll turn around and tear you apart
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Where Dreams Preside
BugTheRoot ©2014
All lyrics and instruments by Quico
Greens turn to gold
turn to brown turn to black
And there’s no going back
And leaves leave the tree
to stand naked, alone on the hill
To wonder if it has the will
To hold up the sky under wintry nights
When the warmth of the sun
is a miserable dream of light
(Chorus)
Illuminate fields in my mind
Where we search in the hope we may find
A place in this darkness unkind
A place where our hopes may reside
Inside when the world outside has died…
One last place where dreams preside
Waving goodbye to a season
scattered by the winds
And the days grow haggard and thin
And the sun is no warmer than the moon
But spring must surely come soon
To turn back the bitterly cold nights
And the warmth of the summer’s
a brilliant dream of light
(Chorus)
Illuminate fields in my mind
Where we search in the hope we may find
A place in this darkness unkind
A place where our hopes may reside
Inside when the world outside has died…
One last place where dreams preside
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Après Surf Lounge
04:43
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BugTheRoot Florida
"It's against my style to have 'a style'."
Quico
BugTheRoot is
the creative outlet of Curtis (Quico) Reed, multi-instrumentalist and polyglot whose extensive travels throughout the Americas inspired his diverse approach to music.
BTR mines Brazilian, African, British and American music and blends it into something both traditional and experimental.
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