The debut single by Ryn Weaver, co-written by Charli XCX. It’s a stop-go whimsy track where she reflects on how her former lover mistreated her and left her emotions disarrayed. Originally found on her first EP Promises, “OctaHate” featured on her debut studio album, The Fool.
Ryn refers to her ins...
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Lost in the cracks of the landslide
You saw me slipping on my blind side
I'm feeling lost, feeling tongue-tied
And now I'm frozen in your headlights
[Verse 2]
Deep in the haze of your love high
I used to soar on the live wire
I'm coming down from your supply
And I don't know if you can make right
[Chorus]
I can't take it
From the day I saw my heart start breaking
No one saved me
I can't take it
Can't believe I went and lost you, baby
Earth keeps shaking all around
Oh, you let me down
And I can't take it
From the day I saw my heart start breaking
No one saved me
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
Shot through the cracks of the earthquake
My body's moving into retrograde
I'm feeling loose, feeling untamed
And you're the dynamite in my chains
[Verse 4]
Deep in the trench of the crossfire
You shot me down from the live wire
Tossed to the loss in your love game
You beat me cheating and now I can't play
[Chorus]
I can't take it
From the day I saw my heart start breaking
No one saved me
I can't take it
Can't believe I went and lost you, baby
Earth keeps shaking all around
Oh, you let me down
And I can't take it
From the day I saw my heart start breaking
No one saved me
[Bridge]
Hit the ground running up from you
Baby, you know I don't want to, no, I want you
But there's nothing left to say
Lost in the riddle you gave me
Caught in the middle, you played me
I see so plainly, but there's nothing left to say
I should have known, I should have known
Known, no, no-no-no-no...
[Chorus]
I can't take it
From the day I saw my heart start breaking
No one saved me
I can't take it
Can't believe I went and lost you, baby
Earth keeps shaking all around
Oh, you let me down
And I can't take it
From the day I saw my heart start breaking
No one saved me
[Interlude]
(Ahh, all around)
(Ahh, all around)
[Outro]
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OctaHate was written by benny blanco & Cashmere Cat & Charli XCX & Michael Angelakos & Ryn Weaver.
OctaHate was produced by benny blanco & Cashmere Cat & Michael Angelakos.
Ryn Weaver released OctaHate on Sat Jun 21 2014.
In Ms. Weaver’s words:
“The reason we originally called the song “OctaHate” is because they used an octatrack. In fact, it was actually first called “Octaloser,” as sort of a self-deprecating joke thing. Then we eventually changed it. The idea of “octa” means so many things numerically—it was also a...
According to Allmusic, Spike Stent mixed the song.