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Surf Mobster

by Quico Reed

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Surf Mobster 03:38
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I'm Happy Now (I lost my mind) 05:58
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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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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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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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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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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 04:24
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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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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 (2020) 05:25
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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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released October 31, 2020

All lyrics and music by Quico except contributed tracks by session musicians:
Mella: Lead vocals "My Last Song...", "In Love with Me"
Mella: backing vocals "Burnt Rain"
Fabiana Mendes lead vocals: "Can't Run Away from Knowing"
Perry Barton, lead vocals "Burnt Rain"
Alex Rocha, bass on almost everything
Kim Pereira, drums on "Burnt Rain", "Nothin' but Bruises", "I'm Happy Now"
Nicky Baggz: drums on "Funky SNAFU", "In Love with Me", "Surf Mobster"
Mac Willian: drums on "My Last Song About You"
Don Paul Moore: lead guitar "Burnt Rain"
Matheus Canteri: lead guitars "In Love with Me", "My Last Song About You", "I'm Happy Now"
Marcel Martins: woodwinds, "Sunshine"
Jason Kendall: Saxophones, "Funky SNAFU"
Michael Cleveland, Fiddle and Mandolin, "Can't Run Away from Knowing"

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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. ... more

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