Ryan Caraveo takes such isolation and re-channels it to hooky hip-hop lyrics in new single “Peanut Butter Waffles,” which is highly controversial in the world of the palette. With subtle tones of melancholia, “Peanut Butter Waffles” is a self-meditation that asks the never-ending question ‘how did I...
[Verse 1]
I’m always singing 'bout my fickle feelings 'cause there ain’t no antidote
Laying here in silence 'cause I cannot find the damn remote
Even if I found it, I would probably just flip, flip, and flip
In the midst of August getting started on my Christmas list
I been thinking 'bout you and I wanna go do something nice
I can’t take rejection and that’s why I pay the crazy price
If you ain’t ecstatic, I feel like I blew it big time
I’m a little manic, I just wanna see your big smile
Nothing means more to me than when I hear that you’re proud of me
Acting like a kid because I never quite learned how to be
Peanut butter waffles when it’s dinner time and I’m alone
Hiding in my castle, but the walls are made of styrofoam
[Chorus]
I know
There’s no in-between, it’s either: high, low
You know how to balance, but I don’t
I wish I could finally just find home
I know
There’s no in-between, it’s either: high, low
You know how to balance, but I don’t
I wish I could finally just find home
[Verse 2]
I’m drinking coffee at 3am, playing Battlegrounds and Overwatch
Volume up to 50 'cause it get too trippy if it’s not
I can hear the fridge buzz, I can hear my thoughts clear
I can hear the room ring, I can hear who’s not here
I let my lil' bro talk me into buying designer clothes
He tell me I’m flexing but I don’t even feel kinda close
Them bitches were brand new, but they look like old shoes
Could’ve bought a puppy or 220 cold brews
When somebody ask me how I been, I get too personal
Catchin' up and small talk are two things I never learned to do
I make life decisions in the time it take to brush my teeth
Can’t remember where I been, dunno where I’m gonna be
[Chorus]
I know
There’s no in-between, it’s either: high, low
You know how to balance, but I don’t
I wish I could finally just find home
I know
There’s no in-between, it’s either: high, low
You know how to balance, but I don’t
I wish I could finally just find home
[Outro]
Na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na
I wish I could finally just find home
Na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na
I wish I could finally just find home
Peanut Butter Waffles was written by Ryan Caraveo.
Peanut Butter Waffles was produced by Teal Douville.
Ryan Caraveo released Peanut Butter Waffles on Fri May 17 2019.