A raw and powerful track by Kendrick Lamar, 'Ozark Wills' delves into the harsh realities of growing up in rural Missouri. The song addresses the struggles of poverty, crime, and drug addiction, while offering music as a means of escape. With intense lyrics and emotive storytelling, this track captures the essence of hardship and resilience.
Verse 1:
Yeah, listen up, this is life in the Ozark hills,
No peace, just crime and a mess of pills,
Momma crying, wind stole our last bill,
Evicted from the house, but we got no will.
Chorus:
Ozark wills, living on the edge,
Broken dreams, on the razor's edge,
Music's my escape, I won't be the same,
Ozark hills, you're the devil's game.
Verse 2:
Meth in the veins, house full of users,
Scratching for a high, no future or pursuers,
I'm just a kid, man, I can't see clear,
Caught in the spiral, screaming out of here.
Chorus:
Ozark wills, living on the edge,
Broken dreams, on the razor's edge,
Music's my escape, I won't be the same,
Ozark hills, you're the devil's game.
Bridge:
Hope hangs by a thread, in a whirlwind of dread,
But I got beats and bars, they runnin' in my head,
I'ma break these chains, every word I said,
Fightin' for a chance, pushin' till I'm dead.
Verse 3:
Seen too much, heard even more,
In a land where the poor always get ignored,
But my sound is my shield, my lyrics my sword,
Gonna rise up, break free, no longer stored.
Chorus:
Ozark wills, living on the edge,
Broken dreams, on the razor's edge,
Music's my escape, I won't be the same,
Ozark hills, you're the devil's game.
Outro:
Nothin' but pain in the Ozark strains,
But I got faith in the notes that remain,
Every verse a step outta these chains,
Ozark wills, yet the fight sustains.
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The song is called “Ozark Wills” a play on Ozark hills. It is about growing up in rural Missouri being broke and around a lot of crime and drugs, especially meth. It is also about using music as an escape from all of that. At this time my entire family were users, I lived in a drug house, and soon after that we lost our home. I remember watching my mom cry one time because the wind blew away a few hundred dollars.
Kendrick Lamar