life's woes. EP, by Oscar IV

life's woes. EP

by Oscar IV

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1.	stagnation. // Lines 03:12	lyrics	buy track
(Intro) Machines everywhere Everyone doing everything for you You know you'll get all bored and I think it'll be a, um People will be regarded as statistics And not as actual people (Verse 1) Waiting in line Waiting in line I mean that's how it's been right? Waiting in line Tryna' get you off my mind But I can't and it's showing Even if I could Would I walk the same path that you laid? I'd like to think that two brains are better than one We could think it through Or maybe too much thinking's how we got here Repeating history is my fear Like Bas said you only get three great ones Imma make mine count Trade the fake ones in Put it on my account Think i'll cash my chips, just wish I knew the amount All these mountains gotta climb 'em Finish the line off Pressure makes diamonds I'm in the sea shore wining and dining Destined to catch a break Praying i'll uh, find it yo (Verse 2) Hoping that this smile works still It's made me a legend It got me you and don't you ever forget it Not like you could though I wrote a verse for every time I left the book home Go figure schooling never was my thing Walking home with C's and D's Now i'm holding C's and D's from raps inside my bedroom Now i'm a rolling stone Papa never gave a fuck about achieving goals He never undersood the life I chose Mom's neither But imma make it crystal clear Now sip this Aquafina Swiftly moving dope inside your head from any region Simply load it up Lowering your inhibitions, now you know us Feel the vibe from the kids on Eastern Coast Feel the vibe from the kids on Eastern Coast yea Feel the vibe Feel the vibe I ain't had one like this in a while (Outro) There is going to be all this automation People are going to be out of work in a great population And I think something has to be done about it Life's woes
2.	lies. // Double Booked 03:23	lyrics	buy track
(Chorus 1) Love Love, love, love You had my love But you double booked it Yea (Pre-Verse) You had my love Then you double booked it Played me for a fool Yea you took me for a riding Yea (Verse 1) Had my love then you double booked I open books for another look Got the page and I jot it down Got your number, had to keep you booked On the grind but i'm crooked Stay in the lane Stay in the rain It's pouring down but You see me in it anyway Look at me another time Another angle, another lie Little white lies (Lies) See you in a disguise You're in a disguise I don't even know you anymore (I really don't) I'm tryna ride to the spaceship Get to a place that i've never been I'm feeling so high Feeling so high (Chorus 2) Love Love, love, love (I just want love) You had my love But you double booked it Love (No more lies) Love, love, love You had my love But you double booked it (Verse 2) So tell me who's this other guy Who tells you lies Never tells you truth Not like I would do Not like I can Teach you the ways Preaching your name You a lil' innane thing You ain't naything with me You ain't naything with him (For real!) Don't know why you tried to play me for a fool (It's got me messed up like, do you care?) I really want to sit you down (Do you care about us) Just look you in the eyes and have you tell me everything That you was doing last night But that would be too Confrontational for you I see you never tell the truth when The eyes are on you And when the light is on you You know it shines down You cast a shadow You see the time now The writing's on the wall Just waiting for the painting to fall Until it crumbles down in Your time is up (Chorus 3) Love (I just want love) Love, love, love (No more lies) You had my love But you double booked it Love Love, love, love (Not asking much) You had my love But you double booked it Shine, shine, shine, shine, shine (Lies) Shine, shine, shine, shine, shine (Lies) Shine, shine, shine, shine, shine (Lies) Shine, shine, shine, shine, shine (Lies)
3.	vice. // Lately 02:44	lyrics
(Verse 1) Lately i've been on the edge of living Where did all this money ever get me Spend it all on girls Cash my chips Throw it in a well I cash my wish Lately thing's been looking up though Treat me right, plus she a nympho Swear my time's going up My tie's clipped on right Band-Aid vibes Gushing out my side, wrapped up tight (Chorus) Lately i've been on the edge of living and dying Doomed to this prison planet I'm still here trying Looking up to stars See that belt, Orion Does it matter anyway Yo please remind me (Verse 2) Lately i've been on the edge of dying Glare upon my visor See my rival, light is blinding Cracked marble the tile Decals on the Honda I need more to spend on Fill my closet with attire Top it all with vices, aye Fuck it where's my lighter Time is flying by with all these hedonistic trials Read a book a year ago about a man who got some money So I copped it Walked behind a man with change in pocket Then he dropped it Catching up and make it right, no cents That is nonsense Once I get a hunnid million Imma count it up from the floor to the ceiling Stop dealing Maybe start dealing with this shit i've been feeling, ugh Holding my pass Walk in the door Fresh bake, early morn In I badge Head down to the floor Sign in, maybe sighing alone (Bridge) Dying to live Or am I dying just surviving Dying to live But if I live am I thriving Dying to live, living to die Lately this my mindstate (Chorus) Lately i've been on the edge of living and dying Doomed to this prison planet I'm still here trying Looking up to stars See that belt, Orion Does it matter anyway Yo please remind me Lately i've been on the edge of living and dying Doomed to this prison planet I'm still here trying Looking up to stars See that belt, Orion Guess it matters in a way I'm reminded
4.	heartbreak. // The Mourning After 03:28	lyrics	buy track
(Verse 1) I've been on the road since Trump stepped in office Friendships dissolving Held this shit together IV be the solvent If you're burning bridges I just step back and Marvel Playing old cartoons Nothing like nostalgia dose to bring me back to my home Fight your demons while I bottle my own Can't be a rapper, all these damn love songs I'm singing to myself, write and post them up on my wall 11 years old, I used to write on your wall 12 years old, the same shit as before 13 I wisened up, got a hold of my balls Asked you out, you said no Then teared up on the court A learning moment, had to keep my back straight If you're down and out you'll only end in last place And looking back you wasn't really cute in that way But even so I stopped and listened what you had to say Aye (Hook) Early morning crafting Early morning acting It's the morning after The mourning after you Early morning acting It's the morning after The mourning after you (Verse 2) Skip a couple years 15 i'm thinking fuck these bitches Jaded just a little bit Gaming at my brother crib 16 I tried out for the team but end up getting kicked Apparently Italian's the only thing that coach could fit Is what it is, I didn't throw a fit And Sanford said the track team's got an opening True that I'm running til' my feet turn blue, black 45, 46 seconds on the watch The wind hit my back I'm channeling impala, they prey Forget the simple fact Running's been my answer to everything so i'm going back Back to a time when ain't this Half fucking shy kid he Hang with the popular kids Like who you kidding Got a girlfriend now Hope the day don't have to come when I sit her down And let her know that the man you loving so dearly won't stick around Think of me soon as she hears this sound Yea (Hook) Early morning crafting Early morning acting It's the morning after The mourning after you Early morning acting It's the morning after The mourning after you (Outro) Is what it is, I didn't throw a fit And Sanford said the track team's got an opening True that I'm running til' my feet turn blue, black 45, 46 seconds on the watch The wind hit my back I'm channeling impala, they prey Forget the simple fact Running's been my answer to everything so i'm going back Back to a time when ain't this Half fucking shy kid he Hang with the popular kids Like who you kidding, got a Heartbreak Heartbreak Heartbreak Heartbreak
5.	neglect. // Talk About It 02:41	lyrics	buy track
(Intro) Ugh Yea, yea Listen (Verse 1) It's been a couple months since i've thought about you Went back with your friends and you talk about me Hope you mention all the times that you were doubting Tell them who came over Someone you could count on Tell them 'bout the time when you had nothing left Totaled the car and still I stayed there Then tell 'em how you treated me like I was third string Cut off all my contacts, you the main thing (Pre-Hook) 'Cuz we talking 'bout loyalty And respect Come and show me love, girl I need that 'Cuz we talking 'bout loyalty And respect Never showed me love you neglected me from the jump (Hook) From the jump From the jump From the jump Neglected me from the jump From the jump From the jump From the jump Neglected me (Verse 2) It's been a couple minutes since i've thought about you How you held my hand, people walking 'round us Got me in the back like it was target practice Just like all the other ones, the same fashion I wish that I got a look inside your mind Maybe in the end you would still be mine Even though i'm broken, gotta look ahead All the signs pointing to the ending, jump (Hook) From the jump From the jump From the jump Neglected me from the jump From the jump From the jump From the jump Neglected me (Outro) Did you ever feel alone? Out of place? When you wanted very much to be part of the group (Isn't doing so well, is he) What did you do? How successful? (Something on his mind) In fact (What went wrong?) He wants something How he goes about getting it
6.	distraction. // Dreaming 03:24	lyrics	buy track
(Chorus) Got one Got two Got three Four That's enough for me Yea, yea I don't need the whole thing No, just a sample Simple, let's get it Yea I don't need the whole thing No, just a sample Simply How you come and visit my dreams Stay here long enough to believe it (Verse 1) Stare I'm just perusing I don't know the rules to this game that you play Are you really coy Are we on the same page Bountiful peace of mind (My love) Hoping I could just see you one more time Pop out when you feel it's right, could you 'Cuz I miss you in the days And it's part of my ways (Refrain 1) Part of my ways Part of my ways (Verse 2) Woke up with the fucking answers, yea Think you greatness Think you special huh I don't need no more affection from you I get more when eating breakfast No more visits in the dream realm Sanitize my mind, you are pure hell I be focused on my vision Focus on my women I be focused on my vision Focus on my (Refrain 2) I be focused on my vision Focus on my women I be focused on my vision Focus on my I be focused on my vision Focus on my women Pardon my ways (Chorus) Got one (One) Got two (Two) Got three (Three) Four (Four) That's enough for me Yea, yea I don't need the whole thing No, just a sample Simple, let's get it Yea I don't need the whole thing No, just a sample Simply How you come and visit my dreams Stay here long enough to believe it (Verse 3) Distractions, distractions All these distractions leading in my passions Oh You dig into me I know that you like that But I like that so What could that do for us now Logging in the same place Same time when we wake up High thought, it just came up How long we can be laid up in bed Bedlum Red rum Sip it til' you moving with the rhythm Tip on your body Let it show, let it fall down I don't need to tell you how many times I done called out Almost called
7.	regret. // ? (ft. Raynk) 02:42	lyrics	buy track
(Intro: Oscar IV) All my life I spend just wondering why Are we going anywhere? Days gone by and I still don't know why Let me know Ugh, IV (Verse 1: Oscar IV) Yea So many regrets So many regrets I might hit the jeweler, i'm thinking 'bout stones How many they've thrown How many i've stepped 'Lotta weight beared down on my neck But it might hurt less if I get you At the spot where we talked for a hot minute Walked away, but I can't forget you my love Months go by and i'm shopping at Reale's and the bell rings See you, my luck Glances passed and our hands go pass No magic like how it once was Not like the good ol' days, like Like back in the good ol' days Somehow it got flipped on me Come forward, get pushed away Yea So many regrets So many regrets If I had to list 'em out all for you now I might have to hit up my old connect Nothing is bringing me peace, yea What does it take to have peace, yea Why have I crumbled in pieces Fuck all that shit man I gotta go harder Listen to Momma, I've gotta move smarter Snake in the garden, I see from afar They watching your back Now don't be a target Talking out your neck T-talking a whole lotta nothing When they be mean-mugging Don't make me make something You gon' be regretting that shit from the jump Ya dig? (Chorus: Raynk) All my life I spend just wondering why Are we going anywhere? Days gone by and I still don't know why Let me know (Pre-Verse: Raynk) Leave me lone Leave me, hey Leave me lone Riding sometime by my own Probs at sunrise flying high on hydro (Verse 2: Raynk) No regrets, no regrets, nah No regrets, no regrets, ah Well versed in diverse hurt Black sheep divergent from the herd Heard he's the silent observant type Never served the serpent But self, the source Sick of searching My purpose right here But in my aura you can detect the horror and fear Elect to eject myself if they reject this year Fuck that Imma break through the clearing in the clouds Still steering off the loud Told my peers soon my ills will appear to the crowd Above ground, 'bout 30,000 miles up Tell the bitch slow down like dial up Biggest regret, live Never saw Max, still smacked Smoked out with a smile as a peace up (Chorus) All my life I spend just wondering why

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Life comes with many struggles. Sometimes we dwell in them, other times we overlook them. As an individual who falls victim to the latter, Oscar IV chooses to sink into these all too often locked away feelings; stagnation, lies, vice, heartbreak, neglect, distraction and regret. This was not an easy project to create, though as the saying goes, “There is beauty in the struggle.” Please, enjoy the fruits of this emotional labor. These are life’s woes.

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released March 31, 2023

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