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I'm a Man (Taught not to Cry)

by BugTheRoot

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Still I Grieve
BugTheRoot © 2017

I’m a man taught not to cry,
but still I grieve oh yes I grieve
I’m man taught not to lie,
but still I deceive yeah I do deceive

So much water flowing
underneath the bridge
And yet it carries nothing away
Throwing words like sticks
out into the flow
Hoping that the current
carries me away

I’m a man taught not to cry,
but still I grieve oh yes I grieve
I’m man taught not to lie,
but still I deceive yeah I still deceive

So many chances I was given
but never took
Games I never
because I never played
Sunsets I missed due to the clouds
and the threat of rain
Blessings never given
‘cause I never prayed…
I never prayed...
but now I pray

I’m a man taught not to cry,
but still I grieve oh yes I grieve

Shattered promises swallowed hard
like broken glass
Best intentions weren’t enough
to make us last
No neutral ground was left
where we could meet
Our end is my loss
but not my defeat

I’m a man taught not to cry,
but still I grieve oh yes I grieve
I’m man taught not to lie,
but still I deceive oh I must deceive
I’m a man taught not to try,
and yet I dream yes I still can dream.

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released September 29, 2022
Words and music by Quico Reed
All guitars by Matheus Canteri
Produced and Recorded by Matheus Canteri

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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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