This rendition of Boys Will Be Bugs is by Cavetown (the original singer) and Chloe Moriondo. It was recorded backstage the Subterranean in Chicago, Illinois on December 8, 2018.
Just 5 minutes after they finished the song, Chloe was due to perform her set onstage.
The original version of this song...
[Verse 1: Cavetown, Chloe Moriondo, Both]
I'm a dumb teen boy
I eat sticks and rocks and mud
I don't care about the government
And I really need a hug
I feel stupid (stupid)
Ugly (ugly)
Pretend it doesn't bother me
I'm not very strong but
I'll fuck you up if you're mean to bugs
[Verse 2: Chloe Moriondo]
It's getting cold down here underneath the weather
I skipped class to sit with you
I really like your spotty sweater, if
Ladybugs are girls
How do you make kids together?
What's it like in a female world
I bet it's just so much better
[Pre-Chorus: Both]
I just turned fourteen
And I think this year I'm gonna be mean
[Chorus: Both, Cavetown]
Don't mess with me, I’m a big boy now and I'm very scary
I punch my walls, stay out at night, and I do karate
Don't message me 'cause I won't reply, I wanna make you cry
Ain't that how its s’posed to be? Though it isn’t me
Boys will be bugs right?
(Boys will be bugs right?)
(Boys will be bugs right?)
[Verse 3: Cavetown, Both]
I'm a dumb teen boy
All I wanna do is quit
My mum told me that she's worried
And I couldn't give a shit
I have friends who understand me
Their names are spider, beetle, bee
They don’t say much but
They have always listened to me
[Verse 4: Both]
The other boys at school
Think it's cool to hate your parents
But they’re lying all the time
The bugs advised that I should let 'em
And if you wanna cry
Make sure that they never see it
Or even better yet
Block it out and never feel it
[Pre-Chorus: Both]
I just turned fourteen
And I think I know everything
[Chorus: Both]
Don't mess with me, I'm a big boy now and I'm very scary
I punch my walls, stay out at night, and I do karate
Don't message me 'cause I won't reply, I wanna make you cry
Ain't that how it's s’posed to be? Though it isn’t me
Boys will be bugs right?
[Bridge: Cavetown, Chloe Moriondo]
Just turned fourteen
And I think this year I'm gonna be mean
(Just turned fourteen and I think this year I'm gonna be mean)
Just turned fourteen
And I think I know everything
(Just turned fourteen and I think the world revolves around me)
[Chorus: Both]
Don't mess with me, I'm a big boy now and I'm very scary
I punch my walls, stay out at night, and I do karate
Don't message me 'cause I won't reply, I wanna make you cry
Ain't that how it's s’posed to be? Though it isn’t me
Boys will be bugs right?
Boys Will Be Bugs (Acoustic Version) was written by Cavetown.
Boys Will Be Bugs (Acoustic Version) was produced by Cavetown.
Cavetown released Boys Will Be Bugs (Acoustic Version) on Tue Dec 25 2018.