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MINTA & THE BROOK TROUT

large amounts

give it up for those who have the guts

to hurt who they love

when they really have to

those who have the guts to love themselves

above all the rest

when they really must

there isn’t much i wouldn’t do for you

but don’t ask me to

stick around forever

there isn’t much i wouldn’t do for you

so don’t ask me to

stick around forever

large amounts

of fun and songs

but you still go hungry

you can still go hungry

to disappear

intentions are hanging in the air

so are the feelings

but words can’t seem to find their way out of your mouth

we sit in silence

and this is leading us nowhere

there’s no way to go from here

and although i’m trying hard

you still want to disappear

it’s always seemed like a waste of time to talk

and now we seem to have forgotten how it’s done

as we stare at everything but each other

so very quietly

and this is leading us nowhere

there’s no way to go from here

and although i’m trying hard

you still want to disappear

i don’t want to

(minta + walter benjamin)

i won't be your ashtray

i won't be your mom

i don't want to

i'm not going to

i don't want to

i don't want to

i'm not going to choke

to choke

i won't forget your birthday

i won't drink your beer

i won't smoke inside

i won't throw away your pillow

i don't want to

i'm not going to

i don't want to

i'm not going to go

to go

to go

to go

on lust

you come over with your winning smile

you speak in words i know

i don’t even try to fight it

your hands look good when you’re walking

your hands look good when you’re dancing

your hands are good for touching

i know what they say about you

and i know a thing or two about lust

we’re both so far away from home

it’s all but echoes in my head

the beat, the lights, the people there

i don’t even try to focus

i let go because i can

i let go because i want to

i let go because it’s you

i know what they say about you

and i know a thing or two about lust

we’re both so far away from home

YOU

a song to celebrate our love

took my guitar and i wrote for you

don’t think i could do much better than this

you asked me for it and so here it is

(oh, come on, please)

a song to celebrate our love

love…

maybe you never would have had the guts

if i hadn’t been the one to move first

but i’m so happy that i took the plunge

now we can celebrate our love

love…

the booze

came to know you one night at a bar

one beer, two beers, three beers

you’re telling me the story of your life

and i don’t really want to hear it

i have only just met you

as the booze sinks in

the air becomes unbearable

as the booze sinks in

the air becomes unbearable

in here

came to hate you that night at the bar

four beers, five beers, six beers

i can’t stand it anymore

so i left early that night and you stayed

drinking your lonely glass

as i walked away

once the booze sunk in

the air became unbearable

once the booze sunk in

the air became unbearable

in there

scared for you

once i was scared for you

now i am scared of you

is it ever going to be okay?

i’m all torn up inside

i’m thinking run and hide

i never thought it would end this way

millions of seconds right up to that moment of craziness

i do not think i’ll be able to give it all up just yet

out in the cold again

wondering out loud again

i owe it to you that i am back here

called my friends for advice

am i paying some price

was it my fault that you disappeared

millions of seconds right up to that moment of craziness

i do not think i’ll be able to give it all up just yet

search skin deep

finally i understand

what it’s like not to hold your hand

finally i know how it feels

heartbreak of mine won’t you leave me behind

won’t you let me go on with my life?

i will have to search skin deep

for the shallow life i seek

maybe it will take someone

without a trace of innocence

maybe it will just take a moment

heartbreak of mine won’t you leave me behind

won’t you let me go on with my life?

i will have to search skin deep

for the shallow life i seek

are you going to make me sorry?

there are things that i don’t know

and i’m fine with it

concepts i can’t even grasp

it’s okay

but there are things that i can’t bare

others i just do not dare to ask you

are you going to make me happy?

are you going to make me angry?

are you going to make me sorry?

sorry

there are things that i just don’t understand

like what exactly were you after when you held my hand

and there are things that i can’t bare

others i just do not dare to ask you

are you going to make me happy?

are you going to make me angry?

are you going to make me sorry?

sorry

without it

we have had some lovely times

though we fight the weirdest fights

you went out to clear your head

said you didn't understand

that i might just be looking for some answers

that maybe i'm just trying to find some hope

why did i never feel like i couldn't live without you

i why did i never feel like you're a part of me

and it's hard if you have ever been in love

to live everyday to go through your life without it

when you left i was so sad

thinking about what you said

maybe you're not coming back

and that might not be that bad

’cause maybe i have had enough of this

maybe i'm ready for something else

i want to feel like i couldn't live without it

i want to feel like it's a part of me

and it's hard if you have ever been in love

to live everyday to go through your life without it

if she can't

it's a story of misuse

she has nothing left to loose

she can't love you so she's better off unloved

she can't touch you so she's better off untouched

she can't have you so it's best that she's alone

if she can't have you

you

seeing you she falls apart

seeing you it breaks her heart

there's no way she'll ever love like she loved then

just no way she'll ever feel like that again

she's accepted that she'll never have no one

if she can't have you

you

my my my

my my my what a beautiful day

and i’m here

my my my what a beautiful day

and you’re here

when to stop

i can’t speak like i always do

the words come out all funny

and i’m not sure what it is about you

but i almost call you honey

and i feel like telling you

all the things you make me want to do

hope i know when to stop

i went home alone that night

and i do not regret it

i’m still not sure what i will do

the next time i am close to you

will i feel like telling you

all the things you make me want to do?

will i know when to stop?

if you choose to run

don’t want to scare you but it has begun

few hours left before the morning sun

it’s about to come

there’s nothing wrong with wanting to go on

no one’s going to blame you if you choose to run

it’s about to come

dream of you

i can’t only be in love with you

during my lonely hours

i can’t go without thinking of you

for days on end

and then tremble when

i talk to you

wonder what

you think of me

be sure that i’m

in lust with you

and dream of you

dream of you

so the dance

The rain began to fall

And so the dance began

I feel it in my bones

This isn’t meant to last

I feel it in my blood

This isn’t going to end

I feel it in my bones

This will be over soon

I feel it in my bones

This isn’t going to end

MINTA & THE BROOK TROUT, LP. 2009

1.large amounts

2. 2.to disappear 
   

3. 3.i don’t want to
   

4. 4.on lust
   

5. 5.without it
   

6. 6.  if she can’t
   

7. 7.  my my my my
   

8.   when to stop

9.   if you choose to run

10. 10.dream of you 
    

11. so the dance

released in october 20009

all songs francisca cortesão except “i don’t want to”, written with walter benjamin

produced by francisca cortesao and mariana ricardo

recorded and mixed by pedro magalhaes and eduardo vinhas at golden pony mastered by nelson carvalho at valentim de carvalho | july 2009

minta & the brook trout: francisca cortesao: vox, guitar| manuel dordio: guitar | mariana ricardo: bass, vox | jose vilao: drums, percussion | with: walter benjamin: vox, guitar on 3 | blackbambi: vox on 1, 5, 9, 10 | joao cabrita: sax on 1 | mariana ricardo: ukulele on 1, 7; percussion on 3; guitar on 11

artwork by joao maio pinto

YOU, EP. 2008

1. 1.a song to celebrate our love
   

2. 2.the booze
   

3. 3.scared for you
   

4. 4.search skin deep
   

5. 5.5. are you going to make me sorry?

released in october 2008

all songs francisca cortesao

produced by nuno rafael and francisca cortesao

recorded by pedro magalhaes and eduardo vinhas at golden pony, lisbon, december 2007 | mixed by nelson carvalho and nuno rafael at valentim de carvalho march 2008 | mastered by nelson carvalho at valentim march 2008

francisca cortesao: vocals, guitar, bass, organ and glockespiel | jose vilao: drums and percussion | nuno rafael: backing vocals on 1,4 | filipe pacheco: guitar on 2, 5

artwork by joao maio pinto

MINTA & THE BROOK E CONVIDADOS: CARNIDE, LP. 2011

recorded live at teatro da luz, lisboa, 19.12.10 // artwork by josé feitor

1. 1.on lust
   

2. 2.dream of you
   

3. 3.the right boulevards (new!)
   

4. 4.to disappear
   

5. 5.if you choose to run
   

6. 6.  hard (new!)
   

7. 7.  search skin deep
   

8. 8.  large amounts
   

9. 9.  the booze
   

10. 10. a song to celebrate our love

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