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Big Mouth

from Big Mouth EP by zulfi

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written on a chance visit by my friend Mustafa to new haven. written in one take due to the genius that is his brain.

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But you’re so smart, dressed like we want you to
Got a big heart, show it off at parties too
Talking so smart but who do you think you’re talking to
C’mon back, love, there’s so much more left to do


Did you hear about the new trends of the cool kids stuck at dead ends
Sometimes I wish I was you, and they do too and they do too


Forget them, the world’s heart is on its string but dance love and talk mean,
but do it like i taught you to, do it like i taught you to
And stay away from powder drugs and free time and modern love
but do it like i taught you to, do it like i taught you to

But you’re so smart, don’t make a mess, don’t fight your food
But you’re so smart, now you’re just fucking rude
Oh talk quick! Bubblegum spit!
Oh look at this, they think they’re slick

I found you out, on the curb smoking, but you hate cigarettes, but you hate cigarettes
and you dance mean and talk love and don’t stay clean, and i think you’re dumb now, you’re pulling whips now, taking big trips now

Forget them, the world’s heart is on its string but swing monday to saturday
but do it like i taught you to, do it like i taught you to
And stay the same through powder drugs and free time and cooler kids
but do it like i taught you to, do it like i taught you to


And remember your morals, fists up in quarrels,
dont get drunk but be honest,
your attitude and yearning is all that you have (VII) to be glad for

don’t yell in public, what’s to be mad for
I walk like a dog, I’m four arms out
You walk aimlessly with your big mouth



But you’re so smart, dressed like we want you to
Got a big heart, show it off at parties too
Talking so smart but who do you think you’re talking to
C’mon back, love, there’s so much more you can't do

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from Big Mouth EP, released April 28, 2017
on the drums, once again: my friend Mark
on the strings/violins: Marcelina
mixed/produced by David Townley

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zulfi Lahore, Pakistan

Zulfi is a one-boy dynamo. Grown gold in Pakistan, he now records his shiny, substantial alt-pop in a basement studio at Yale, sourcing from dance flings, the legacy of Freddy Mercury, and a summery fuck-u energy. His words teethe on the grit of life lived young and collegiate. grounding himself in the familiarity of the post-party sidewalk, the knowledge that others are out there burning, too. ... more

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