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Big Mouth

[ARRANGEMENT:] [Guitars: moody electric riff opens, tremolo, subtle spring smear, verses stay dry and close, choruses hit guitar driven crescendos, slide accents in fills] [Drums: slow pulsing groove, kick on 1 and 3, snare backbeat, tight hats, minimal verse fills, tom swells into choruses] [Bass: expressive lines, slides into downbeats, holds under vocal, pushes harder in chorus, slight grit] [Keys: sparse piano chords in verses only, wider voicings in chorus, then tuck back] [Harmonica: low breathy verse underlines, call lines between vocal phrases, stay out of chorus until turnaround] [Silence rule, 1 full bar silence before every chorus entry, hard stop, dead air, then chorus starts] [Staged chorus drop, chorus line 1 is vocal plus kick and one dry guitar stab only, full band enters on chorus line 2] [Solo sections: 2 guitar solos, brooding bends and vibrato, minor blues phrasing, no shred] [MIX:] [Vocal chain: light saturation, tight de esser, short room, slap delay only in choruses] [Guitars: carve 250 to 400 Hz if mud, control bite 2 to 4 kHz] [Bass: light sidechain to kick, low end tight, add mid grit 700 to 1.2 kHz] [Drums: kick punch, snare crack, hats restrained, avoid bright wash] [Master target: -10 to -8 LUFS integrated, limiter true peak under -1.0 dB] [Editing: tight pockets, hard mutes, silence bars clean, breaths micro] [Intro: vocal none, grit 0, doubles off, adlibs none, placement buried 18, V vs B -6.0, edits tight, breaths none, FX room small] [Instrumental only: moody guitar riff, bass joins bar 5, drums join bar 9, piano stabs bar 13, harmonica low bed] [Verse 1: vocal gritty, grit 65, doubles off, adlibs none, placement forward 6, V vs B +2.0, edits tight, breaths micro, FX room small, delay none] Did I give you the idea you were needed Because I did not mean it Do not plan to stick around Because that is not allowed You run your mouth like it pays your rent Like you own the air You lean in close like you want a war Then you freeze right there [Pre-Chorus: vocal barked, grit 75, doubles light, adlibs none, placement forward 7, V vs B +2.5, edits tight, breaths micro, FX room small, delay none] That is what you get for having a big mouth Big mouth, no backbone [Chorus: pre roll 1 bar silence before entry, staged drop line 1 only vocal plus kick plus one dry guitar stab, full band enters line 2, vocal aggressive, grit 82, doubles on, adlibs sparse, placement forward 8, V vs B +3.0, edits tight, breaths micro, FX room small, delay slap 12 percent] You talk too much I can hear it You said enough Let me make it clear I am not afraid to pull the trigger Bitch You got a big mouth You should have figured it [Verse 2: vocal gritty, grit 65, doubles off, adlibs none, placement forward 6, V vs B +2.0, edits tight, breaths micro, FX room small, delay none] I am about to set you free So you should be leaving I do not want to say it twice I do not want repeating You do not do shit, you only speak All noise, no weight Take your words and walk them out Before it is too late [Pre-Chorus: vocal barked, grit 78, doubles light, adlibs none, placement forward 7, V vs B +2.5, edits tight, breaths micro, FX room small, delay none] That is what you get for having a big mouth Say it again, I dare you [Chorus: pre roll 1 bar silence before entry, staged drop line 1 only vocal plus kick plus one dry guitar stab, full band enters line 2, vocal aggressive, grit 82, doubles on, adlibs sparse, placement forward 8, V vs B +3.0, edits tight, breaths micro, FX room small, delay slap 12 percent] You talk too much I can hear it You said enough Let me make it clear I am not afraid to pull the trigger Bitch You got a big mouth You should have figured it [Bridge: vocal gritty, grit 72, doubles off, adlibs none, placement forward 6, V vs B +2.0, edits tight, breaths micro, FX room small, delay none] Why did you say it Why did you do it Why did you swear you wanted to be alone Now you want a pardon Now you want my patience You spent it all, now you go home I am not sorry It is your fault Careless with your words Now you pay the cost [Guitar solo: 8 bars, darker bends, slow vibrato, harmonica answers last 2 bars, choke cut, then 1 full bar silence] [Final Chorus: pre roll 1 bar silence before entry, staged drop line 1 only vocal plus kick plus one dry guitar stab, full band enters line 2, vocal aggressive, grit 88, doubles heavy, adlibs active, placement forward 9, V vs B +3.5, edits tight, breaths micro, FX room small, delay slap 16 percent] You talk too much I can hear it You said enough Let me make it clear I am not afraid to pull the trigger Bitch You got a big mouth You should have figured it You talk too much I can hear it One more word Then disappear [Outro: vocal spoken, grit 70, doubles off, adlibs none, placement forward 5, V vs B +1.5, edits tight, breaths micro, FX room small] I told you to shut your mouth, bitch Now your ass is grass Guitar rings, last chord chokes, room tail fades