‘Yllw’ is the melancholy intro to the EP, and sets the scene for the album. Bakar speaks of his love for this girl, and how drugs lead to the inevitable downfall of their relationship. Bakar uses the colour yellow as a metaphor for happiness throughout the album, as yellow is the colour of happiness...
Yellow grass, yellow sand
Yellow stars, yellow land
Yellow past, yellow man
You got a yellow heart
Yellow sky bathed in light
Eyes so bright that I squint in your presence
The silver lining's ever-present, it gives me hope
Sometimes, I need a message, sometimes, I need a rope
Yellow lines that go for miles and miles
We do them all, then follow in denial
For our love is vile
Yellow flows like the Nile
Yellow like the bile from our stomachs
They line us whole
Yellow grows and grows 'til it can't no more
Yellow, you are almost the coolest girl that I ever met
But Yellow ket' ruined it all
Hello, Yellow, I'm starin' and glarin' at you right now
Lookin' for a message or blessing that I've longed for
Wrong door after wrong door
Hello, Yellow, will you stay? At least for a day?
I've been in the shade for a little while
Yllw was written by Bakar & Zach Nahome.
Yllw was produced by Zach Nahome.