A series of slow-tempo R&B and bouncy pop songs, Four Pink Walls feels "more like a personal manifesto than a party playlist", explains Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone.

[2] Containing big beat drums,[3] a vocal loop, a simulated handclap, and rousing chords, the song regards Cara, singing with an annoyed attitude, listening to her parents and valuing her childhood.

My dad brought up that idea, and that’s why the first line is, ’My daddy says that life comes at you fast.’"[5] The track is followed by "Here", which displays Cara in a miserable experience at a party as an "anti-social pessimist" singing worryingly with samples of Portishead and Isaac Hayes and a minor key piano loop.

[5] With elements of Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu on her comfortable vocal delivery,[4] the title song involves Cara singing over a breakbeat and humming synthesizer[3] about her sudden popularity, saying that she went "from ‘when boredom strikes’ to ‘Ms.

[7] Exclaim critic Michael J. Warren called the EP good enough to have expectations for Cara's upcoming debut studio album, writing that she was best at, especially in her songwriting, her "anti-pop star polish and self-determined presentation".

[3] Andy Kellman, a journalist for Allmusic, awarded the record four out of five stars, describing it as "sturdy, fusing and switching between smart pop and R&B constructions as Cara sings about growing up and falling in love.

"[6] The review also highlighted Pop & Oak's contributions to the EP, writing that they complemented their work for artists outside of Chrisette Michele, Alicia Keys, Tamia, and Elle Varner.