by JABRIL YOUSEF
production: Isaac John
artwork: Miles Fabishak

throw it out the window
put it out in the rain
cause i was always in your corner
you were always leaving me behind

i can only give you what i have
i can only give you me

we don't need no boxes, baby
we don't need no one to tell the time
we don't need no boxes, baby
cause when you're mine ain't no boxes

can we meet in the middle
let it come to pass
cause i just wanna give you water
you been sippin' on that alcohol 

i can only be the way i am
only be the way i am

we don't need no boxes, baby
we don't need no one to tell the time
we don't need no boxes, baby
cause when you're mine ain't no boxes

if we leave in a little 
won't know the bitter taste
cause i've been here in your apartment
you know i'm the one to keep you warm

but i can only be the one for now
i can only be here now

we don't need no boxes, baby
we don't need no one to tell the time
we don't need no boxes, baby
cause when you're mine ain't no boxes

while we're livin', gonna give it
never know unless we show it
gotta feel it, gonna heal it
on our knees where we don't need no boxes

BOXES

WILD LOVE, the debut album from singer-songwriter JABRIL YOUSEF, dives from the heights of young love into the depths of unconditional affection. The 7-track project, which draws inspiration from JABRIL’s journey of self-discovery, features infectious melodies and vulnerable lyrics over lush electro-folk-pop production, sprinkling just the right amount of top-40 polish over Bob Dylan, Beck and Bon Iver-inspired sounds.

production by Isaac John
artwork by Miles Fabishak

HEART OUT

STARS

FACE LIKE YOURS

WILD LOVE

ONLY 17

ELECTRIC

Written by Jabril Yousef
Produced by Spike Lindsey
Art by Jabril Yousef + Donna Pate

LYRICS

i’ve got glitter on my tongue 
i’ve got glitter in my lungs

and we don’t have to fight if we let in the light
you can open my chest with your razor blade
wouldn’t be free if it wasn’t for me
you can lick up the drops of my blood

i’ve got glitter on my lips
i’ve got glitter in my hips

god, it’s just like a lightning strike caught in a make-believe
give me a shot of that soul disguise 
rhythm erases the doubts in your mind
we’re the soul of the universe

we’re caught between a landslide and a rocking chair lullaby
we’re lost beneath the riptide of your violet love, your violet love

i’ve got glitter in my mind
feel that glitter down my spine

all that glitter, glitter, glitter, glitter inside
feel that glitter, glitter, glitter, glitter tonight
all that glitter, glitter, glitter, glitter inside
feel that glitter, glitter, glitter, glitter tonight

GLITTER

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: jabrilyousef.com

SUPPORT: patreon.com/jabrilyousef

JABRIL YOUSEF

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