1. |
Intro
01:15
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[Intro]
Ladies and Gentlemen
Thank you for joining us here tonight
I go by the name of E.V. Rose
And that man you hear on the keys is none other than beats.before.breakfast
And together we are here to bring to you my debut
Roses & Bombs
Let's get it
[Verse]
Ain't no half stepping
I’m wholly on the mic like the Qu'ran or the Psalms
Only repping the dot no room for qualms
My lines make the ground beneath your feet move
I’m nice but the punch to my hooks makes me seem rude, I improved
Better than the last time you heard me
Currently, ain’t enough currency in the world you see
Stopping me from profiting I'm pursuing my prophecy
Promise me this: you’ll remain humble throughout this process
And when you reach the top lend a hand to those with far less
And don’t be scared to share your faults no one out there’s flawless
Let the people see your scars
Cause from Tzar to E.V. you already came this far
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2. |
Efflorescence
04:37
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[INTRO]
Roses & Bombs
E.V. Rose
Been traveling on this road
Friends and foes
But who am I?
I don’t know, I don’t know
[VERSE 1]
Call it a journey, call it a mission
Whatever you call it open your heart and listen
I was on an expedition wishing for riches
Searching everywhere but never looking within
I felt like I never fit in, never had women
Overthinking every word I utter wonder what others thinking
About me, the true me, how could they ever see clearly?
Like when I had a bad case of acne
Skin’s thick but I’m still uncomfortable living in it
I’m simply paying the rent check to check
I had to check because I don’t own myself
Because I don’t know myself, that’s a hard thing to admit
And upon further reflection, my image and complexion
Have always sprouted seeds of misconception
So the next time you see me smile know it’s misdirection
Understand my soul’s been running miles searching for the finish line
[HOOK]
Roses are red, bombs are blue
I’m stuck in the middle which corner are you?
Bombs I dread, roses they bloom
I’m starting to learn they made you
[VERSE 2]
How can you set sail without a destination?
My mistake and in any case I was missing a compass
What’s my starting location?
I began in the basement wavered by the situation I was placed in
I thought that was the lowest of lows
Only lord knows how many times I prayed for a resolution to my woes
But each day I thanked god for my problems cause I still could have some Fritos
And when my car broke down I still could have some free tows
I could put that all in prose
But what would be the pro’s of me conning my own abilities to compose?
My life’s like a poem, I control my own destiny with every rhyme
And every line represents my emotions intertwined
And every syllable is like each and every individual molecule and cell of mine
And though I’m invisible the next time you hear me spit
Realize what went into it
My DNA embedded like a microchip
[HOOK]
[VERSE 3]
The wounds from my travels turned to scabs I would scrabble
Picked on, never tattled, dripped blood left me rattled
My armour shattered from past blows I was bruised and battered
The upper hand goes to my shadow
Ill prepared in light of battle, sick like cattle
Lost grip and handle, almost went Van Gogh like hold up
I don’t mean paintings, I mean pain tings
I brushed it off with every note I would sing
Verses turned to songs I wrote all my wrongs
I began to understand it was always in my hands lines changed my palms
I remained calm, meditated to the vision of my voice of reason
Gave meaning to keep on living even though odds were against me breathing
I close my eyes and find freedom
Focus on the locus where I’m most believing in myself
Balance the depth of death and light of living
Roses I smelt bombs were killing
[HOOK]
[BRIDGE]
I’m destined to make it, I’m destined for greatness
Don’t mistake it I’m a rose in the pavement
And when I break and escape it and rise to my rightful placement best believe that I’ll take it
And every kid that hated and degraded
I took the test and look how I straight A'd it and aced it
Took this beat and ate it
No diets, no regrets, I caved in cause this music shit I’m craving
[HOOK]
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3. |
Heartillery
02:04
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[VERSE 1]
This is heavy artillery, I’m killing thee
Really I’m like Billy with the rhymes
Clubbing and spearing players I get away without doing the time
Got a milli on my mind and my mind on a milli
But most of y’all fake getting cake like Vanilli
Make the earth shake Chile, feel me?
Can’t relate?
Mess around with what’s at stake and wind up being dead last Philly
My style’s Big Willie and I ain’t even been to the city
Everywhere we go crowd’s chanting E.V. Rose
You’re willy-nilly anywhere the wind blows
Chicks turn to hoes swifter than T sells out her shows
I'ma let you finish
But Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time
First Gatorade these bitches I'ma quench your thirst
But I prefer high quality H2O instead of contaminated hoes
Bobby Boucher, touchee
I may look like Mac but I’m wise like Lupe Fiasco
It’s insane rap’s receding today
I’m the answer at the top, Rogaine, Toupee
[HOOK]
I shoot it straight from the heart
Heartillery
Aiming for they heads and they caps
Capillary
Painting with their blood is my art
Artillery
Know that you feeling me, know that you feeling me
[VERSE TWO]
Keep my gun cocked and loaded for any sucka rolling with a motive
Key in my automotive, nobody can flow with
My skills like motor, your skills like way below it, you slow
You belong on TV shows like Maury Povich
While he’s like “Congratulations you ain’t the father” yet you still hella degenerate, irrelevant
I’m getting my horses, my Portia's like Ellen DeGeneres
Your friends mess with this so now you’re on the fence
Whether or not you should hop off or on my dick or remain pissed
Oooh he got burned but I guess it’s a regular occurrence for a rapper that’s got no flow
Yet passes through current, short circuit
Frayed nerves, cause your fable’s turned into your worst nightmares
You scared? I’m like bloody Mary conjured
I look in the mirror and see an urban legend
Cause my skills king and yours are peasant
My tables turned, I chop and dice these beats like an iron chef
Braising the beef, saving the grease, salt and bay leaves
My stock simmering over the top, can’t lower the heat
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4. |
Petals
02:41
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[Intro]
She loves me
She loves me not
She loves me
Oooh, yeah
[VERSE 1]
Close your eyes and imagine
Fly girl named Jasmine
She’s magic, no carpets no Aladdin
Her thighs thicker than Saturn
Her eyes deeper than a cavern
That’s why she’s so cold to me
But before I’m done she’ll warm up like the sun
I know she opens up every now and then
Past guys hurt her stems, I’m just appreciating god’s hand
If we talking digits she above ten
I could sense her presence from a distance
Her scent and aura leaving me with no resistance
She got me thinking wishing I could pluck her
Take her home make her mine place her in water
Make her wet from the sweetness that I’m spraying
Just the thought of her got me pollinating now I’m praying
That I don’t finish first, I don’t want no medals
Then she showed me her petals now I’m singing like
[HOOK]
Baby, (she loves me)
You drive me crazy (she loves me not)
And lately, (she loves me)
I think that maybe (Oooh)
You’re, the one (Yeah)
[VERSE TWO]
Back to admiring her beauty, her goodies
I’m stuck on her rack like a burnt batch of cookies
The way she move it I swear she from the movies like
She go down on me every Tuesday night
If she ever leaves I’ll fall to my knees
Begging her to stay all winter
Crying when I ain’t with her
Then spring to my feet when she blooms
Swear her perfume’s got me swooned
I’m a fiend, cherry on top is her nose ring
This ain’t no summer time fling
Find a more beautiful flower there’s no such thing
Every time I see her name pop up on my screen
The vibration of my phone I’m about to call her to bone
Imaginations of her petals wrapped around my collarbone
My goddess got ass like Mount Olympus
Power to turn clear skies cumulonimbus
I’m a witness Nike, the air to my flight
Test your fitness let’s just do it tonight
We hit a boiling point, kettle
She raised the temp to a whole new level
Then she showed me her petals, now I’m singing like
[HOOK]
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5. |
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[HOOK] X2
I know what I want and I want it now
I want you cause I want the fame
[VERSE ONE]
My papa told me I should stop writing
I took it as a challenge I'ma keep fighting
Tyson, to win the championship I'ma keep biting
Lighting, up the booth hoping to inspire the youth
Reciting, my lines of inspiration
If I can make it you can make it that’s the statement I’m making
Don’t mistake it there will be plenty of obstacles in your way and
There will be plenty of times when you’re feeling vacant
Hoes on the telly, barely getting reception now tell me
We grew up broke wishing for fame, can you blame us?
Oh he’s white and from the projects that’s what he’s claiming?
What cause I ain’t black I was never poor? Now who’s the one being racist?
Check my records you think I’m faking? What’s the basis?
Jesus Christ, been thug life since I was about five
When I was younger I was a fan of sipping on five alive
But now I’m twenty five convincing myself I shouldn’t drink and drive
Still got plenty to live for and besides it’s my momma’s ride
Can’t afford to pay my own insurance
They assure us, if you’re living wealthy you’re living healthy there’s no issues
So we chasing dollar signs with the hopes that they cure us
But there’s no remedy, my soul’s lost like a tourist
Truth is, the poorest are those that are too foolish to risk
And the richest those that always see the goodness in ruins
Well then you can sorta describe my life like an ongoing treasure hunt
I used to settle for what they were giving out but now I’m taking what I want
[HOOK] X2
[VERSE TWO]
I guess I didn’t get the message
You probably wanted me to realize that in essence
I should be an adult and leave behind adolescence
It’s all fairy tales, fantasies and pipe dreams in your head since
You started this rapping thing
It doesn’t make sense
But that’s the method for dodging this matrix
I was raised thick-skinned
I'ma trail blaze Pippen, fitting then I pave a lane for a kid that never fit in
Square peg in a round hole, unlike these clowns though
I’m multi-sided and well-rounded, ain’t that ironic
Instead of doing a bid for life at a 9 to 5
Just trying to get by and survive
Let me fly and I, promise this caged bird will deliver a message that can change lives
The odds I’m trying to defy, conquer and divide, share the wealth with my fam and my ride or die
Better than Mariah fine, this ain’t no lie I’m a stand-up guy
This divine message brought to you by the man in the sky
[HOOK] X4
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6. |
Automatic ft. Her & Him
04:28
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[HOOK]
It’s automatic
Baby I’ve had it
With you
One day it’s magic
Then it’s tragic
With you
[VERSE 1]
Baby sit down I got a lot on my mind
Maybe it’s not now but I was trying to find
The right time, to tell you how I’m feeling these days
Cause I know, you know it hasn’t been the same
Ever since he came around
I mean I don’t know, shit it’s like he’s stuck on my brain
And I wanna be honest with you, we’ve been through
A lot of shit, a lot of chicks would’ve split but
I always thought that we’d remain two
What are you saying?
Baby, don’t make me cry, I love you
Are you playing me?
Just let me get this off my chest baby can’t you see
You’re making this a lot harder than it has to be
Cause lately, we’ve been growing further and further apart
And the distance wasn’t a problem at first but now it’s getting hard
He’s always here
I can feel it in my heart
I think I might need a fresh start
[HOOK]
[VERSE 2]
So let me get this straight, you’re leaving me?
Playing an act, a change of scenery?
You went behind my back, that’s a fact
I can’t believe this crap did you fuck him too?
Baby it’s not like that
So then what’s it like?
How am I the one to blame?
I’m trapped in your games
Going wild at the same time your crazy ass I’m trying to tame
Did you even stop to think about my mom how will I explain
To her that you don’t want this thing no more
You don’t want this ring no more
It’s like everything that we worked for just flushed down the drain
Before I drink away this pain
Where’s that motherfucker hiding I’m gonna settle the score
Stay sober, it ain’t helping it’s over
I need space for closure
Well can I at least hold ya, one last time?
I always thought that you’d be mine forever
I gotta go, I know with time you’ll be better
[HOOK]
[VERSE 3]
I’m chilling at home picturing that in my dome
Maybe you two on the phone breaking it off then
Baby you on my bone, taking it off some Hen
I’m in the zone you’re screaming my name
Instead I’m all alone imagination's dragging me down again
Seen this episode too many times it’s the reason
I’ve begun to realize my fantasy’s like a re-run, like a re-run
I can’t stand you but I love you, nothing can be done
What was the expectation from the situation?
She’d dump his ass we’d start dating?
She’s taken, they straightened things out you know
That conversation ain’t happen yo
Lied to my mind, falsified
I denied the hurt you denied me getting closer
Well can I at least hold ya, one last time?
I always wished that you’d be mine forever
I gotta go, I know with time you’ll be better
[OUTRO]
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7. |
Wilting
02:23
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[HOOK]
Wilting away I have no place to stay
I’m wilting away today
I’m wilting away I have surely gone astray
I’m wilting away again
[VERSE]
But if I believe that I can make it
Maybe this place I’ll escape it
These chains starting to feel like bracelets
Used to the pain, it’s like my soul’s got braces
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
It’s time to show off what I hid from all y’all
Trying to be the greatest, trying to channel my inner bravery
You a rap-ist? I mean rapist Steve Avery
That was a bad joke
Feels like the odds against me on this rap road
And every time I sit down to think of a rhyme
These scribbles and lines resemble a doctor’s hand note
My shit’s not legible
I surveyed the land, counties and federal
Pen game impeccable
Mapped out directions to the pinnacle
Middle finger to the cynical, the critical, the imbecile
I’m lyrical a combination of mental, spiritual and physical
And emotional
[INTERLUDE]
[HOOK]
I'm wilting away I have no place to stay
I’m wilting away today
I’m wilting away I have surely gone astray
I’m wilting away again
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8. |
Grow Up
03:43
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[INTRO]
Looking back, is this who I imagined I’d be at 25?
Alone, nobody by my side
Contemplating the past moments of my life
Wondering what was said, the regrets
What I did, was it wrong was it right?
Shit I don’t know but
[VERSE 1]
I must’ve been like five
First time girls thought I was fly
I knew I was a pimp back then
Didn’t even need no ride
My confidence sky high
The world it was mine
So what’s changed that me’s a stranger
Now I look through the lens that love’s a bunch of parallels
And they all lead to failure
My parents tried to sew it back together but they ain’t no tailors
They split see ya later like sailors
My inner state associates love with hate and danger
This the remainder
I can blame ya but I won’t
You both loved me so I’d grow
This rose blooms even though it’s all doom and gloom
I don’t need no sun, to know my seeds grow best while they’re under the moon
[INTERLUDE]
I remember like in first grade I really liked this girl
It was Valentine’s Day and I made her like a construction paper heart shaped valentine
She was the only girl I gave a Valentine to
I didn’t know any of the like traditions that you’re supposed to just hand them out to everyone and Valentine’s Day wasn’t really a professing of your love to someone specific
I guess the memo I missed it
Anyway, fuck it, Samantha if you’re listening
[VERSE 2]
Sammy was my first crush
Now I thirst for this new bitch Grammy
She won’t give it up that easy, she tease me
I feel like she can’t stand me
I’m searching for the perfect gift
Shit does it exist maybe add a guitar riff
My cousin told me (let her go)
Easier said than done when you’ve got none to hold on to you know
That’s my problem, striving for perfection in a world where true beauty’s reflected in one’s ability to detect the undetected
My imperfections are what set me apart from the rest of us
Still learning this lesson
And if I snap on you in tension
It was never my intention I’m merely trying to gain attention
I’m destined, a milli I’m so invested
My knowledge, I’ve killed so many with that weapon I should’ve been detained and arrested
I can’t be contained my heart’s in it
Cardiac arrested I’m never resting
I’m so restless I’m wrestling with these thoughts gotta pin em and lock em inside this box
Throw away the key forget about all this fake shit called reality
I’m searching for the perfect hit
Shit does it exist?
Ayo fuck this shit, roll me up something
[OUTRO]
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9. |
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[Intro]
Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo!
This stuff's the best man!
You're never gonna try anything better than this you know what I'm saying man
Hands down man you gotta just try it one time at least you know?
It's so good
You gotta try this man
[PRE HOOK] X2
Pass the trees (Here)
Pass it please (Hit it)
Major league (I need it)
Majorly
[HOOK]
Weed it out x3
Weed it
[VERSE 1]
Seems I might’ve lost my mind today
Hey, I guess that’s the price you pay when
All day you stay blazin'
Smoke alone no green be wastin'
Nothing wrong just a little vacation
Tired of always compensatin' and fakin'
Yeah, that’s the reason I was thinkin'
Didn’t see mistakes I was makin'
[INTERLUDE]
Damn, this feels amazing
Nobody judgin' or hatin'
Now I’m high as a Jamaican
Eyes redder than the depths of satan
But me I’m holy I’m levitatin'
Shine bright even though it’s rainin'
Doubts penetratin' my brain and
Proceed cautiously is all I’m sayin'
[PRE HOOK] X2
[HOOK]
[VERSE 2]
Are you high?
You can run, you can hide but I live inside your mind
Every time you inhale better recognize
That you’re in hell you’re mine
Visualize, what’s reflected in your eyes
Your fights, your cries, and your lies
Free forming clouds of doubt in the skies
Sold as a prize in disguise
Surprise!
Bet you didn’t expect that
Now you regret that
They say boy forget that, trapped
Paranoid to the point pinky in Floyd your head’s whack
Step back, listen carefully
Last chance, don’t mess with me
Fast track to a destiny
Of insanity if you proceed to hit me
[PRE HOOK] X2
[HOOK]
[OUTRO]
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10. |
Prisoner of War
03:33
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[HOOK]
I’ve been trapped in this game
It’s all becoming mundane
Struggling to make a name
I just wanna be free
I’ve been trapped in this game
It’s all becoming mundane
Struggling to make a name
Just want you to hear me
I'm a prisoner of war, prisoner of war
What’s the use in fighting anymore?
I'm a prisoner of war, prisoner of war
What’s the use in fighting anymore?
[VERSE 1]
Prisoner of war, I got visions of more in store
Fitting then transmitting this through folklore
I’m hidden, it was written while sipping NOS sitting on the kitchen floor
Let’s settle the score you a mark in the game
I hit you like Pau Gasol in the lane
Got fire, gasoline
You gassed up and lame, blown by your old flame
Her cat was insane I’m kidding
But she was ready and willing
Back to the rhythm I’m spitting
I’m as serious as a batman villain in an Aston chilling
Cassius Clay I’m a bad man swinging, pause
Taking bras off foreign broads
Iced out cause I'm creaming bars like Haagen-Dazs
[HOOK]
[VERSE 2]
Prisoner of war, what I lack in appearance I make up for
It with my wisdom
Experience this, mirrors the fiercest
I pierce through your heart like Paul sinks a shot
It’s a wash
My wizardry, intricately painting French bitches like I’m Leo D Oui Oui
They want my wee-wee like I’m starring on Vivid TV
Somebody once told me, “This dick ain’t free”
If my soul is erect then they must be correct
Like a trump in a deck suited I’m a president
Set the precedent I’m present yet
Keep me under wraps like parchment
Wax my raps ain’t wack they’re heaven sent like Jah
Can I get a what, what?
[HOOK]
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11. |
Bombs Away
05:11
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[INTRO]
[HOOK]
Murdering our people how many will there be?
Put away your weapons, walk with me, and be free
Murders of my people how many can there be?
Put away your clip, recognize, and see
Bombs away, hey X4
[VERSE 1]
Lord give me shelter from this freezing cold
Cause the war may be over but the effects are still untold
Mix it up, slipped under the rug the issue’s put on hold, layaway
I lay awake in bed but truth is saved instead for a different day
Little children pray like “please take me away”
Can’t see the light of day or when they’ll be playing again
Open your eyes, no surprise leaders playing chess games
Kings building armies of pawns to then cast in flames
I put my problems to the side, realize and I strive
For world peace cause when bombs hit a part of me died
Korea, Vietnam, World War One and Two, the next part’s true
Take a guess, yes, that’s the US economy breaking through
So what’s their real intention when all of this is done?
Ask DC, making money off your deceased son
I put away my gun and you should too
Cause living in solidarity is long overdue, I said
[HOOK]
[VERSE 2]
The street’s a microcosm of the politician’s problem
Like I’m trying to make a killing but stealing’s the easy option
Got a void in my pocket, fuck it
Grab a Glock and cock it
Back to the time when we settled scores
With fists now take with force
Hire police to enforce, without a doubt or remorse
Take the bus like one of us home arrive a corpse
Yeah I’m talking about him, his name was Sammy Yatim
But who knows what he would have became
What a shame
Listen up kids, watch out for the Crown Vic
Cause when them cops come around town they clown quick
Shot you three times, stay on the ground kid, you’re hit
6 more rounds, a tase and that’s it he’s gone
Can’t undo that wrong
False alarm?
He was causing bodily harm?
More bullshit than on a farm, darn
How do you explain that pain to his mom?
So I put away my gun and you should too
Cause living in solidarity was long overdue, I said
[HOOK]
[OUTRO]
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E.V. Rose Toronto, Ontario
Rapper, producer and engineer from Toronto, ON. Influences include 2Pac, Nas and Michael Jackson.
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