Lyrics
I got bugs
I got bugs in my room
Bugs in my bed
Bugs in my ears
Their eggs in my head
Bugs in my pockets
Bugs in my shoes
Bugs in the way, I feel about you
Bugs on my window
Trying to get in
They don't go nowhere
Waiting, waiting...
Bugs on my ceiling
Crowded the floor
Standing, sitting, kneeling...
A few block the door
And now the questions:
Do I kill them?
Become their friend?
Do I eat them?
Raw or well done?
Do I trick them?
I don't think they're that dumb
Do I join them?
Looks like that's the one
I got bugs on my skin
Tickle my nose, yeah
I let it happen again
They're always takin' over
I see they surround me, I see...
See them deciding my fate
Oh, that which was once...was once up to me...
Now it's too late
I got bugs in my room...one on one
That's when I had a chance
I'll just stop now
I'll become naked
And with them...I'll become one
Story
We don't remember how we ever came up with the idea to do a jazzy rock version of Pearl Jam’s obscure accordion experiment “Bugs”... But while “Bugs” for Pearl Jam is just one of the oddities on ‘Vitalogy’, it snuggly fits into our oeuvre where it doesn’t seem particularly weird at all. “Bugs” paints a satirical picture of a person’s life being taken over by bugs - we wonder if this is the scenario that people who maniacally try to keep all life out of their pristine homes are afraid of…? If you don't instantly kill the bugs they'll take over your life?! Cohabitation with non-human beings is a recurring theme on our EP "Mold" - we are interested in the fears that lie beneath the need to keep everything out of your home and this idea of loss of control definitely seems to form a part of these fears.
We live in a 200 year old cottage with cracks everywhere, so there is a lot of coming and going of all kinds of beings - bugs, spiders, flies, moths, slugs... None of them have caused any issues for us at all. We think that part of why our house is such a safe and peaceful place, both for us and for our friends, is because of this vibe of "everyone is welcome here"!
Liner notes:
Xavi: bass, guitars, vocals
Sunny: lead guitar, recorder
Recorded 2026 at Catfish&Crow Studios, UK | Engineered, mixed and mastered by Sunny Gudrich | Produced by Sunny & Xavi Gudrich
℗ Gudrich/Gudrich 2026