the album is titled blonde because blonde hair is often bright when one is young, but it begins to darken as they age. this is used to discuss how we lose our freedom with age. this theory is supported by the fact that after the nights beat switch, the album takes a darker tone. in the first half of the album (before nights) frank uses high-pitched vocals to represent his younger self. he also mentions the word summer several times in this album which represents youth and freedom. in the second half of the album (after the nights beat switch) he only references summer once when Andre 3000 says he is “watching the summer come close to an end” which represents the end of his childhood.
idk if it's already been explained/ if it was intentional, but it's interesting that his hair is green on the cover, as if he tried to bleach it blonde (go back in time) but it turned green (like how cheap bleach and certain blonde tones turns in water), showing that he/we can imitate and reminisce but we can never go back.
But black people don't have blonde hair naturally (for the most part), so it'd be a weird analogy for a black artist to make. I feel like that's a reach
Rest in peace ryan, never knew you but i have been hearing this interview at the end of this for over 2 years now. Just learned that you felt a lil embarrassed as you were 11 when it was recorded. That ending always made me feel empty, but this now brings that to a whole nother level. Hope the family finds peace, i know its a hard to thing to do, and a hard thing to put into words.
Jesus christ, the fucking piano kicks in right after talks and everything. I was just listening to this the other night god damn. I know i got no right to be upset but its so raw now. It has a whole nother meaning now
The interview was always my favorite part of the entire album seriously before I found out that it was his brother. I grew up with skater kids in real life, movies, and all that nostalgia and it just is reminiscent of their carefree nature to literally say what they want. They are some of the most honest people I've ever had the privilege of getting to know.
If I was being honest I'd say long as I could fuck three times a day and not skip a meal I'm good I used to work on my feet for 7 dollars a hour Call my momma like momma I ain't making minimum wage momma I'm on momma I'm on Now I'm making 400, 600, 800k momma To stand on my feet momma Play these songs, it's therapy momma, they paying me momma I should be paying them I should be paying y'all honest to God I'm just a guy I'm not a god Sometimes I feel like I'm a god but I'm not a god If I was I don't know which heaven would have me momma Let me run this bitch I'ma run it into the ground momma, the whole galaxy God damn, fuck these lames, they don't want none Fuck these lames, they don't want none Fuck these niggas Fuck these niggas, they don't want none Fuck these niggas Fuck you niggas Fuck me if I hated on you I'ma stick around I'm gon' let my nuts hang Nigga you got some just like me don't you? Or maybe not just like me You know I'm Africano Americano And even if you're half Japanese Roots run deep Family tree, throw a big shadow, tech company Please gimme immortality I'm going rapidly Fading drastically Or pulled the zip down Wet your lips first Lick the tip now Smoke some'n They tryna find 2Pac Don't let 'em find 2Pac He evade the press He escape the stress La da da da da La da da da da La da da da da I'll keep quiet and let you run your phone bill up I know you love to talk I ain't on your schedule I ain't on no schedule I ain't had me a job since 2009 I ain't on no sales floor You say I'm changing on you I feel like Selena They wanna murder a nigga Murder me like Selena You must ain't get the memo I don't cut bitches no more But your bitch my exception Come get her outta my four door I only got one four door Remember when I had that Lexus no Our friendship don't go back that far Tyler slept on my sofa yeah Niggas go back that far I ain't smoked all year This the last song so I'm finna wipe that off Tolerance is so low, still smoke a whole 'gar Menage on my birthday Tap out on the first stroke 'Cause this ain't no work day She don't give head anyway 'Cause what niggas say That's what she tell her man What a difference distance makes Niggas want fight in the streets now Shit starting to make my hands hurt Jay hit me on the email Said I oughta act my net worth Dog this is chess now Not fetch I ain't runnin for a nigga Ain't ran since track meet That's the only time I ran from a nigga You could change this track now Could've changed this bitch a long time ago Know and know Know and know Shout out to Hollygrove I'm from that 7th though Twins know and Lance Clark know and Matt know Shit went 180 on me Please run that back though
The last sentence of the album is “How far is a light year?” A light year is a mesure of distance. Light travels in a year, equivalent to 9.46×10*12 km. If you search how much is that dot 4 (minutes to seconds) the answer is 240. The song is 9:24 long. The distance of a light year. Frank is in another level of creativity. Shoutout to the podcast "Dissect".
@@Mvtito or you just lack interpretational skills. This whole album is about frank overcoming nihilism and finding meaning in the meaninglessness. This song specifically represents our insignificance, yet all that we can achieve. This song is 9 minutes and 24 seconds long, on the cosmic calendar that’s 244,000 years, about the same length as Homo sapiens have existed. To the universe we’ve barley existed for 10 minutes. Frank doesn’t deny our insignificance, he instead learns to accept it for a happy and meaningful life.
When this album came out I was strung out on meth, had just left my baby daddy with my 1 year old daughter , moved to some small town in Nevada. And I sat behind some rose bushes and listened to this, smoked a cigarette and went through my emotions like waves. I’ve cleaned up since then and it helps to come back and remember how fast life goes.
And there it is. The end of the album. My journey ends here, and I'm usually just a shitposter, but I was mesmerized by his instrumental progressions and lyrical genius, with beautiful vocals. Frank Ocean is everything an artist should have. I remember listening Channel Orange in 5th grade, and I'll in my freshman year of highschool soon. I didn't "grow up" with Ocean, but his music holds a place on my soul. Both albums, as well as his other releases, have this feel to them that i just can't describe. I believe that his music is a way of communicating his personal identity of who he is and what he strives to become. Unlike most music nowadays, he tells an intriguing story ups and downs, twists and turns. This is honestly such a masterpiece that i feel blessed to behold. I cannot begin to go into full detail of how much depth this music holds. Frank literally took the time (4 years) to live a life before recording the album which is evident throughout the album. This album isn't really an album, but more of a trip to find and identify himself, and exploring who he is. He is discovering his identity, learning of himself. As this story, with a nice tune, comes to an end for now, I am perfectly okay with waiting another 4 years to hear more. It's been a nice run. Or something, I'm not Anthony Fantano. He shouldnt of rated MBDTF a 6. Fucking loser.
I'm Japanese so don't understand the lyrics directly and perfectly, but the sound, melody, and atmosphere this song has are so amazing and always make me feel emotional and nostalgic. love Frank Ocean.
it's 3 am, im sitting in the dark thinking of this girl named Samantha i love her, so much. she loves frank ocean :) but unfortunately, she doesn't feel the same.. we got into an argument and now we're like strangers. i bet no one's reading this but i just wanna say i love you samantha, i really do :)
The ending of this album (and the ending of this song, more exact) makes me feel unparalleled nostalgia. A tinge of sadness, happiness, and longing to go back and re-live/redo key moments in my childhood that seemed so innocent. The scratchy interview clips interwoven with the melancholy Rhodes riff might as well be tape-recorded family home videos offering an ever-diminishing and fragile portal to a life that you wish you could live again; family members on this tape who have since passed away; your childhood crush walking aloofly on the beach or offering a glimpse of a smile to the camera every now and then. It's not that hard to imagine this video camera pointing at the beautiful sun and clouds in the sky, possibly over a beach or a family camping trip. Everyone you know seems younger, and those who are no longer living sealed forever in the fragile tape spinning in the playback-mode of the cam recorder. Taken individually, all these factors are meaningless; a date, a weather forecast, a red hoodie, or the laughter of someone who has since stepped out of your life forever. But taken all together, these elements represent the perfect holistic moment of stability, against the backdrop of an unpredictable chaos we call reality. Perhaps you could recall of the elements best you can; maybe even arrange for your childhood crush to meet you in the same place these events of your childhood took place; but to recreate this exact moment would be akin to trying to perfectly replicate every raindrop pattern a storm of a year ago has produced. Like a viewpoint at night, a mall after it has foreclosed, or campground in the winter; trying to replicate your event would be futile and ultimately result in a meaningless experience. That is the bitch of time, is that no matter how hard you try, you are speeding away from your golden years one second, minute, hour, and day at a time. Some may argue that prolonged nostalgia is pointless, as there are, they might argue, infinite possibilities of goodness we may experience in the future. But even these will come-and as fast as they've arrived-they will be gone, sinking into the abyss your memory until you die. At the very last hour and minute of your life, you will no only have nostalgia; there will be no excitement for the future. Before the black void of the unknown is swept over your life and you leave you body-one which has accompanied you through every joy, hardship, sacrifice and brilliance you have ever experienced-is left behind to be recycled back into the universe. Your life and all your memories will fade into nothing just as this song does.
I just wanted to thank you about this and explain to you what it did to me ..I was in love with a girl for ages and your message (+ some bourbon)gave me the strength to send a message and express my feelings..we've been together for 2 months and all I have to say is that I won't never hesitate again to do something I really want ..hope you are feeling great and happy ..wish I had more words to describe how much this comment helped
I ain’t on your schedule, I ain’t on no schedule I ain’t had me a job since 2009 I ain’t on no sales food Moral of the story, do what you love and nothing less, quit all the bs that’s wasting your time, you’re destined for better
I remember in 6th and 7th grade listening to this as like a filler and not really understanding music much. Now that im about to be a senior and music is all ive been studying and listening to. its made me just feel a type of feeling i can’t explain. Music hits a certain part in my heart and mind that i can’t explain…This whole album is a beautiful art piece.
Yes it is. Beautiful. I am the same way. I am 24 now though. Now I’m finally starting to relate to some of the music that I used to really be in love with before as a child and as teen. Please just always be mindful with rap music and a lot of other new age stuff because programming is real and it will push u to become and feel just what u listen to evoke even if you aren’t experiencing it. That could be good or bad or both . That’s the power of art💚Compassion is a beautiful thing. Relating is well. There is power in being an empath just remember to be careful taking on things that could influence on a subconscious level. But as for mr. breux he never do wrong 💚 just gifted us this beautiful rawness
That laugh that keeps replaying, along with the "Stop..! Stop!" always gets to me. That type of laughter, that type of joking around with your friends, its something that we grow out of. Beautiful.
Today, Friday, July 21, 2024, It was a very special day for me, today was the last day of classes at my high school, I decided not to go, I decided to spend it with my family because they were the only people with whom I lived these 3 years, which were really very difficult for me, the death of my grandfather, the lack of friends, a creative block, a very bad feeling of loneliness, the monotonous routine, bullying, fights in my family, poor performance at school (etc...), I am very grateful to my family and God since they also gave me many reasons to continue being happy, my new passion is cinema, I recorded my first short films and my first documentary and doing various artistic works for my school, I met wonderful people, I had my first fan, I improved my relationship with my family, I started an interest in music(etc...), these three years have felt like an adventure in many ways, and I started listening to all of "Blonde" and knowing that this song is a journey through Frank's life and career feel like a cathartic experience, As if it reflected this strange and beautiful stage of my life, the only thing left for me is to appreciate the present as it is, knowing how I should enjoy my life. Thank you for reading.
This song is beautiful as a final, because what I understand is that Frank wants it in the future is to be free, but from stress, from social pressure, from family problems, being financially free, clearing his mind. This hits me in the heart, because that is exactly what I am looking for. Someday I will. Blond is one of those albums that has inspired me to improve as a person.
these are just for me but y’all can use them too if you want :) LYRICS: If I was being honest I'd say long as I could fuck three times a day and not skip a meal I'm good I used to work on my feet for 7 dollars a hour Call my momma like momma I ain't making minimum wage momma I'm on momma I'm on Now I'm making 400, 600, 800k momma To stand on my feet momma Play these songs, it's therapy momma, they paying me momma I should be paying them I should be paying y'all honest to God I'm just a guy I'm not a god Sometimes I feel like I'm a god but I'm not a god If I was I don't know which heaven would have me momma Let me run this bitch I'ma run it into the ground momma, the whole galaxy God damn, fuck these lames, they don't want none Fuck these lames, they don't want none Fuck these niggas Fuck these niggas, they don't want none Fuck these niggas Fuck you niggas Fuck me if I hated on you I'ma stick around I'm gon' let my nuts hang Nigga you got some just like me don't you? Or maybe not just like me You know I'm Africano Americano And even if you're half Japanese Roots run deep Family tree, throw a big shadow, tech company Please gimme immortality I'm going rapidly Fading drastically Or pulled the zip down Wet your lips first Lick the tip now Smoke some'n They tryna find 2Pac Don't let 'em find 2Pac He evade the press He escape the stress La da da da da La da da da da La da da da da I'll keep quiet and let you run your phone bill up I know you love to talk I ain't on your schedule I ain't on no schedule I ain't had me a job since 2009 I ain't on no sales floor You say I'm changing on you I feel like Selena They wanna murder a nigga Murder me like Selena You must ain't get the memo I don't cut bitches no more But your bitch my exception Come get her outta my four door I only got one four door Remember when I had that Lexus no Our friendship don't go back that far Tyler slept on my sofa yeah Niggas go back that far I ain't smoked all year This the last song so I'm finna wipe that off Tolerance is so low, still smoke a whole 'gar Menage on my birthday Tap out on the first stroke 'Cause this ain't no work day She don't give head anyway 'Cause what niggas say That's what she tell her man What a difference distance makes Niggas want fight in the streets now Shit starting to make my hands hurt Jay hit me on the email Said I oughta act my net worth Dog this is chess now Not fetch I ain't runnin for a nigga Ain't ran since track meet That's the only time I ran from a nigga You could change this track now Could've changed this bitch a long time ago Know and know Know and know Shout out to Hollygrove I'm from that 7th though Twins know and Lance Clark know and Matt know Shit went 180 on me Please run that back though Make sure you speak up Okay What's your name? Ryan Yo, aye be quiet What's your name? What do you do? What's your first memory? The first word I learned to say or that I ever said What's the most amazing thing you've ever witnessed? You're gonna do amazing out here, control the world, control the world Hahaha Hahaha, alright, what three superpowers do you wish you had? They say they have to be Flying, super strength Alright, what's your name? I wish I could sleep without being dead but sleep forever at the same time Yo what's your, stop, stop, stop Being, very very tall That's fucked up Start over right now Best thing about being me is that I keep a pretty clear mind most of the time Being great I, think about it a lot, probably too much Talents, got any secret talents? I don't think so, I'm pretty open in everything I do Talents? I can play the theremin, Tyler, nah actually fuck him I don't know, probably Dill 'cause he doesn't have to do anything at all, sits inside his house What's your name? Sage Elsesser What do you do? I play soccer and I go to school I wanna be better at skating Alright that's it Ever, ever thought about trying How far is a light year? How far is a light year?
The only part you got rong was the first part of the interview when he ask, "whats your name", he dosent say frank, he says ryan (franks little brother, r.i.p.)
Blonde is Amazing. Thank you Frank for this wonderful album. The production is so divine, the vocals are amazing. Last Time, i got these feelings from an album was with Travis Scott's Rodeo but today, I stepped out of my zone of comfort experiencing a new genre and new sounds. It was really nice and listening to this album at night helped getting a real vibe from it 🌌☄🌠💯🙏🏾
This song to end an album is one the greatest, it's so unique yet it holds all emotions a song should have. The outro is so beautiful with the questions and the funny answers. It gives me a nostalgic taste of being a teenager and just finding odd future and being so hype that Frank was a part of them. 11/10 song
Balling my eyes out like I knew Ryan and Zeek. They had so so so much life to live! I’m so heartbroken for their mothers, families, & friends. May they both rest in eternal peace.
Been listening to this record since it came out. It's been around 1000 times now, but lately this song has been getting me more and more, to the point of crying. Thank you frank, really thank you.
It's a fond farewell to, well idk, anything really. Means something different for everyone. To me, it's my childhood, or a traumatic experience. Just gotta keep moving forward.
The pitched up vocals at the start are a great reprise to Nikes. When the 808 drums come it i feel as if I've been given a strength I haven't had in a while. Everything from the distortion to the length of the song is meticulously crafted. A 10/10 song.
My life was so good when this album came out, I was a stand in for scott eastwood on fast and furious, driving my motorcycle to atlanta to work on a movie and my beautiful girlfriend went to ogelthorpe in atlanta .i would work on a movie set all day then ride my motorcycle to her dorm listening to this album and hang out with her. a year later she broke up with me and moved to texas and i stopped working on movies and went into construction .
@@manassaxena4309 I'd swoop down on one knee and propose for you to be my honorary internet spouse for this, but I'm sure someone as awesome as you is already taken. I'll be falling asleep to this, thanks so much.
This is not an album, this is a journey. It's impossible to hit a wall with it, listening to this for the first time in 2021 and everything about it is so different. The outro of the album downright to the outro of each individual song. I can't believe how beautiful this is.
woke up, checked my phone and first thing i see... heart dropped when i saw the news. Caught us all off guard, been in disbelief all day. Prayers to the families of Ryan and Zeek. This one hurts different, they were so fking young and the way it happened💔i hope frank and their moms can find peace. RIP🕊🕊
This song is so good, I am just now realizing it's 9 minutes and 25 seconds long. I have been listening to it on repeat...for months...time doesn't exist
This song is still my favorite album closer ever. It gives off this weird feeling of "resolution", it feels bittersweet and every time I listen to the album I always feel empty when I finish this song.
This album came to my life in the precise moment. I haven't knew much about frank before but i'm happy to know now. He is just an amazing artist and had inspire me in many ways, and to look like differently. He came to life when other people (healthy mentally) did and he just topped everything up perfectly.
That intro reminds me the first time i got accept in a job That i really wanted so bad since i graduated , i remember i called my mom on the phone exactly just how frank is singing it, this shit brought tears in my eyes the first i heard it!
I still get chills every time I hear the recordings play at the end. It feels so nostalgic, and makes me sad because I never got the opportunity to do that, or had the friends to record with. I will make sure my kids will get the opportunity to have experiences and friends like this. Most people don't really feel this song, but its by far my favorite of them all.
I'll keep quiet and let you run your phone bill up I know you love to talk I ain't on your schedule I ain't on no schedule I ain't had me a job since 2009 I ain't on no sales floor You say I'm changing on you I feel like Selena They wanna murder a n*gga Murder me like Selena You must ain't get the memo I don't cut bitches no more But your bitch my exception Come get her outta my four door I only got one four door Remember when I had that Lexus no Our friendship don't go back that far Tyler slept on my sofa yeah N*ggas go back that far I ain't smoked all year This the last song so I'm finna wipe that off Tolerance is so low, still smoke a whole 'gar Menage on my birthday Tap out on the first stroke 'Cause this ain't no work day She don't give head anyway 'Cause what n*ggas say That's what she tell her man What a difference distance makes N*ggas want fight in the streets now Shit starting to make my hands hurt Jay hit me on the email Said I oughta act my net worth Dog this is chess now Not fetch I ain't runnin for a n*gga Ain't ran since track meet That's the only time I ran from a n*gga You could change this track now Could've changed this bitch a long time ago Know and know Know and know Shout out to Hollygrove I'm from that 7th though Twins know and Lance Clark know and Matt know Shit went 180 on me Please run that back though
the outro voice is ryan breaux, frank’s little brother who recently passed away in a car crash. rest in peace ryan.
REST IN PEACE ❤️❤️❤️
Ik man I'm praying for Christopher
Rest in peace Ryan Breaux
the album is titled blonde because blonde hair is often bright when one is young, but it begins to darken as they age. this is used to discuss how we lose our freedom with age. this theory is supported by the fact that after the nights beat switch, the album takes a darker tone. in the first half of the album (before nights) frank uses high-pitched vocals to represent his younger self. he also mentions the word summer several times in this album which represents youth and freedom. in the second half of the album (after the nights beat switch) he only references summer once when Andre 3000 says he is “watching the summer come close to an end” which represents the end of his childhood.
idk if it's already been explained/ if it was intentional, but it's interesting that his hair is green on the cover, as if he tried to bleach it blonde (go back in time) but it turned green (like how cheap bleach and certain blonde tones turns in water), showing that he/we can imitate and reminisce but we can never go back.
liliani latu penaloza That hit me hard. Gonna have to re listen to this album again because of your comment
Wow! Genius should hire you.
oh my god
But black people don't have blonde hair naturally (for the most part), so it'd be a weird analogy for a black artist to make. I feel like that's a reach
5:18 “what’s your name” “ryan”
rest in power
dude :C
@@mthermon7439 wtf
@@mthermon7439 what is your problem
@@mthermon7439 fucking troll bro
@@mthermon7439 get help
The funny part is that "Futura free" is the font used in the cover
Never noticed that damn
@@puppppppppppuuuuu6205 he's a fkin genius
I believe it’s also the font used by Nike on their products. So it makes the whole album come full circle.
@@richyy789 Rly? I just checked and, at least in my country, that doesn't happen.
never noticed, that’s so cool
Perfect ending for one of the best albums in music history.
Agreed
Pablo García w
Pablo García facts
No cap 🧢
It won album of the generation, so you're not wrong
This says a lot about his passion for what he's doing:
"They paying me momma
I should be paying them
I should be paying y'all honest to God"
frank ocean is so precious
Robinson Mertilus
He’s a once in-a-lifetime artist.
:')
Too much feels goddamn
Then he should release some fucking music!!! (jk)
They tryna find 2Pac
Don't let 'em find 2Pac
He evade the press
He escape the stress
This though
This is true. And also they’ll never find 2Pac cuz there’s only one PAC and that’s Allah pac
Jay X La la la la
lala lala
Favorite part
Rest in peace ryan, never knew you but i have been hearing this interview at the end of this for over 2 years now. Just learned that you felt a lil embarrassed as you were 11 when it was recorded. That ending always made me feel empty, but this now brings that to a whole nother level. Hope the family finds peace, i know its a hard to thing to do, and a hard thing to put into words.
Jesus christ, the fucking piano kicks in right after talks and everything. I was just listening to this the other night god damn. I know i got no right to be upset but its so raw now. It has a whole nother meaning now
I knew him personally he truly was the best and I miss him so much 💙
@@krtv9155 sorry for your loss. My group has lost two ppl the same way in the last year. Hope you pull through!
Zultzify thank you ❤️
👏
Frank: “Yeah if Siegfried doesn’t make em wanna die this’ll work
Drop it”
Seigfried is the killer
@@wheezydan4871Every song on this album is the killer lmaoo
coming back to this after his brother died :(
i don’t think I’ll ever skip the interview again 😞
Just a reminder that you aren’t obligated to like something just bcuz someone dies
Kingpyth0n thatw as unnecessary
@@louisyon313 stop...
@@louisyon313 no one told you that you gotta do it too??? you just actin up makin it bout yaself.
The interview was always my favorite part of the entire album seriously before I found out that it was his brother. I grew up with skater kids in real life, movies, and all that nostalgia and it just is reminiscent of their carefree nature to literally say what they want. They are some of the most honest people I've ever had the privilege of getting to know.
listening to this will never be the same, rest in peace ryan
"I'm just a guy, I'm not a god, sometimes I feel like I'm a god but I'm not a god. If I was, I don't which heaven would have me, mama"
some dumbass comment tbh
Cufflux tf
@@cufflux some dumbass reply tbh
i like lines facts 😂
"I'm gon let my nuts hang"
It was so beautiful I almost cried... But boys don't cry
kaleb ジャッカス cry💜
Nice
he was literally sining about his nuts hanging lol
@@sujalbhandari8763 fuck up
@@sujalbhandari8763 Lmaooo
now the ending will forever hit different
rest in God ryan breaux🕊
Love how it ends with a recording from back in the day with the Odd Future crew, just showing how far he's come.
what record is that
IC days ❤️😔
Is actually an interview he did for the blonde magazine
RadicalTadpoles1000 an interview recorded by Miley Alfred which means it was during the old OF/IC days
Julian Flores Mikey, his lil bro Ryan, Sage, Tyler, Nak, Chloe 😢😢😢
This song ain't even sad but it makes me cry.
It’s that happiness that makes you tear up
It's bittersweet.
The ending always gets me
Tears of joy, my friend 🥲
I scrolled down all the way for the lyrics..damn yall let me down lmao
emma alien lol currently
Go on rap genius dummy
If I was being honest
I'd say long as I could fuck three times a day and not skip a meal I'm good
I used to work on my feet for 7 dollars a hour
Call my momma like momma
I ain't making minimum wage momma
I'm on momma
I'm on
Now I'm making 400, 600, 800k momma
To stand on my feet momma
Play these songs, it's therapy momma, they paying me momma
I should be paying them
I should be paying y'all honest to God
I'm just a guy I'm not a god
Sometimes I feel like I'm a god but I'm not a god
If I was I don't know which heaven would have me momma
Let me run this bitch
I'ma run it into the ground momma, the whole galaxy
God damn, fuck these lames, they don't want none
Fuck these lames, they don't want none
Fuck these niggas
Fuck these niggas, they don't want none
Fuck these niggas
Fuck you niggas
Fuck me if I hated on you
I'ma stick around
I'm gon' let my nuts hang
Nigga you got some just like me don't you?
Or maybe not just like me
You know I'm Africano Americano
And even if you're half Japanese
Roots run deep
Family tree, throw a big shadow, tech company
Please gimme immortality
I'm going rapidly
Fading drastically
Or pulled the zip down
Wet your lips first
Lick the tip now
Smoke some'n
They tryna find 2Pac
Don't let 'em find 2Pac
He evade the press
He escape the stress
La da da da da
La da da da da
La da da da da
I'll keep quiet and let you run your phone bill up
I know you love to talk
I ain't on your schedule
I ain't on no schedule
I ain't had me a job since 2009
I ain't on no sales floor
You say I'm changing on you
I feel like Selena
They wanna murder a nigga
Murder me like Selena
You must ain't get the memo
I don't cut bitches no more
But your bitch my exception
Come get her outta my four door
I only got one four door
Remember when I had that Lexus no
Our friendship don't go back that far
Tyler slept on my sofa yeah
Niggas go back that far
I ain't smoked all year
This the last song so
I'm finna wipe that off
Tolerance is so low, still smoke a whole 'gar
Menage on my birthday
Tap out on the first stroke
'Cause this ain't no work day
She don't give head anyway
'Cause what niggas say
That's what she tell her man
What a difference distance makes
Niggas want fight in the streets now
Shit starting to make my hands hurt
Jay hit me on the email
Said I oughta act my net worth
Dog this is chess now
Not fetch I ain't runnin for a nigga
Ain't ran since track meet
That's the only time I ran from a nigga
You could change this track now
Could've changed this bitch a long time ago
Know and know
Know and know
Shout out to Hollygrove
I'm from that 7th though
Twins know and Lance
Clark know and Matt know
Shit went 180 on me
Please run that back though
Tasha you a trooper
Me too baby
RIP RYAN BREAUX
The last sentence of the album is “How far is a light year?” A light year is a mesure of distance. Light travels in a year, equivalent to 9.46×10*12 km. If you search how much is that dot 4 (minutes to seconds) the answer is 240. The song is 9:24 long. The distance of a light year. Frank is in another level of creativity. Shoutout to the podcast "Dissect".
I love frank but yall reaching tok much
@@Mvtito or you just lack interpretational skills. This whole album is about frank overcoming nihilism and finding meaning in the meaninglessness. This song specifically represents our insignificance, yet all that we can achieve. This song is 9 minutes and 24 seconds long, on the cosmic calendar that’s 244,000 years, about the same length as Homo sapiens have existed. To the universe we’ve barley existed for 10 minutes. Frank doesn’t deny our insignificance, he instead learns to accept it for a happy and meaningful life.
@@vagabond_9036 how much weed u smoke
@@BennduR a lot 💯
@@vagabond_9036 how many problems you got
So i slept almost 2 years on this beautiful song, guess i'll die....
Same
always strive and prosper me too bruh
My first time listening, I feel really dumb now.
I barley started listening to this a week ago im mad at myself for sleeping on this
Dopeman 111796 same
When this album came out I was strung out on meth, had just left my baby daddy with my 1 year old daughter , moved to some small town in Nevada. And I sat behind some rose bushes and listened to this, smoked a cigarette and went through my emotions like waves. I’ve cleaned up since then and it helps to come back and remember how fast life goes.
Jade Perez hope life’s going fine ❤️
Been there! Bless you...this is my favorite album for all the nostalgia
Wow. Glad for the progress you've made. Hope you're even better now. I wish you the best life ahead
Udeh Harrison thank you! Yes things are going great now. My little one just turned 6 & we are having a good time every day.
@@jadeperez1170 this is honestly a beautiful change 💙 hope your life continues to be great
And there it is. The end of the album. My journey ends here, and I'm usually just a shitposter, but I was mesmerized by his instrumental progressions and lyrical genius, with beautiful vocals. Frank Ocean is everything an artist should have. I remember listening Channel Orange in 5th grade, and I'll in my freshman year of highschool soon. I didn't "grow up" with Ocean, but his music holds a place on my soul. Both albums, as well as his other releases, have this feel to them that i just can't describe. I believe that his music is a way of communicating his personal identity of who he is and what he strives to become. Unlike most music nowadays, he tells an intriguing story ups and downs, twists and turns. This is honestly such a masterpiece that i feel blessed to behold. I cannot begin to go into full detail of how much depth this music holds. Frank literally took the time (4 years) to live a life before recording the album which is evident throughout the album. This album isn't really an album, but more of a trip to find and identify himself, and exploring who he is. He is discovering his identity, learning of himself. As this story, with a nice tune, comes to an end for now, I am perfectly okay with waiting another 4 years to hear more. It's been a nice run.
Or something, I'm not Anthony Fantano. He shouldnt of rated MBDTF a 6. Fucking loser.
headass
This a whole meme and a half
Futurathony Freetano
Muvafawker don’t jinx it! I ain’t try wait that long. I need my fix
xd Espresso i don’t care
I feel bad for the ppl who skip this track
I love how in the end it sounds like a machine running out of steam, meaning, to me, he's given his all while making this album
Denis that wasn’t intentional
@@aoliravioli it's open to interpretation.
@@aoliravioli interpretation
@@aoliravioli how do u know
the ending to the song will forever hit different. rest in peace ryan breaux :(
This album felt so organic. I can’t explain it but you can tell that everything is exactly how Frank wanted it to be.....so detailed.
I'm Japanese so don't understand the lyrics directly and perfectly, but the sound, melody, and atmosphere this song has are so amazing and always make me feel emotional and nostalgic. love Frank Ocean.
i'm japanese too!
i'm grad to see the person who has same thinking and emotions.
love frank ocean
RIP ryan, never noticed that was him
Never knew more like
I can't listen to this without crying
Same
dont think anyone can tbh
it's 3 am, im sitting in the dark thinking of this girl named Samantha i love her, so much. she loves frank ocean :) but unfortunately, she doesn't feel the same.. we got into an argument and now we're like strangers. i bet no one's reading this but i just wanna say i love you samantha, i really do :)
I felt this
I feel you bro...
🤝
🤜🤛
Leave in the past what's already in the past, a good fella said that to me
The ending of this album (and the ending of this song, more exact) makes me feel unparalleled nostalgia. A tinge of sadness, happiness, and longing to go back and re-live/redo key moments in my childhood that seemed so innocent. The scratchy interview clips interwoven with the melancholy Rhodes riff might as well be tape-recorded family home videos offering an ever-diminishing and fragile portal to a life that you wish you could live again; family members on this tape who have since passed away; your childhood crush walking aloofly on the beach or offering a glimpse of a smile to the camera every now and then. It's not that hard to imagine this video camera pointing at the beautiful sun and clouds in the sky, possibly over a beach or a family camping trip. Everyone you know seems younger, and those who are no longer living sealed forever in the fragile tape spinning in the playback-mode of the cam recorder. Taken individually, all these factors are meaningless; a date, a weather forecast, a red hoodie, or the laughter of someone who has since stepped out of your life forever. But taken all together, these elements represent the perfect holistic moment of stability, against the backdrop of an unpredictable chaos we call reality.
Perhaps you could recall of the elements best you can; maybe even arrange for your childhood crush to meet you in the same place these events of your childhood took place; but to recreate this exact moment would be akin to trying to perfectly replicate every raindrop pattern a storm of a year ago has produced. Like a viewpoint at night, a mall after it has foreclosed, or campground in the winter; trying to replicate your event would be futile and ultimately result in a meaningless experience. That is the bitch of time, is that no matter how hard you try, you are speeding away from your golden years one second, minute, hour, and day at a time.
Some may argue that prolonged nostalgia is pointless, as there are, they might argue, infinite possibilities of goodness we may experience in the future. But even these will come-and as fast as they've arrived-they will be gone, sinking into the abyss your memory until you die. At the very last hour and minute of your life, you will no only have nostalgia; there will be no excitement for the future. Before the black void of the unknown is swept over your life and you leave you body-one which has accompanied you through every joy, hardship, sacrifice and brilliance you have ever experienced-is left behind to be recycled back into the universe. Your life and all your memories will fade into nothing just as this song does.
this comment deserves more likes. felt every sentence.
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Watch this for the same mega feels
beautiful
this is beautiful
world is a dark place man, rip ryan💔
2:38 - 4:27
THIS...
*I ain't had me a job since 2009*
*I ain't on no sales floor*
This whole verse is heart-achingly beautiful.
goosebumps man
This my fav part
Aint ran since track meet, thats the only time I ran from a nigga
my fucking mouth dropped
I ain’t on your schedule,
I ain’t on no schedule
I ain’t had me a job since 2009
I ain’t on no sales food
Moral of the story, do what you love and nothing less, quit all the bs that’s wasting your time, you’re destined for better
tf is sales food
Thank you
i aint on no sales floor*
You're destined to correct your grammar.
Sales floor
interview hit different now, rip ryan
my condolences to frank and his family, im sorry ryan had to leave so early.
I remember in 6th and 7th grade listening to this as like a filler and not really understanding music much. Now that im about to be a senior and music is all ive been studying and listening to. its made me just feel a type of feeling i can’t explain. Music hits a certain part in my heart and mind that i can’t explain…This whole album is a beautiful art piece.
It is really an art piece. It surpasses ''just music''. I also can't say too much about this album. I just feel it so intensely.
Yes it is. Beautiful. I am the same way. I am 24 now though. Now I’m finally starting to relate to some of the music that I used to really be in love with before as a child and as teen. Please just always be mindful with rap music and a lot of other new age stuff because programming is real and it will push u to become and feel just what u listen to evoke even if you aren’t experiencing it. That could be good or bad or both . That’s the power of art💚Compassion is a beautiful thing. Relating is well. There is power in being an empath just remember to be careful taking on things that could influence on a subconscious level.
But as for mr. breux he never do wrong 💚 just gifted us this beautiful rawness
I'm in 6th grade rn listening to this i hope I will grow up to understand it fully
i’ve never been more thankful for a person as i am for frank
whar about me 🥺
That laugh that keeps replaying, along with the "Stop..! Stop!" always gets to me. That type of laughter, that type of joking around with your friends, its something that we grow out of. Beautiful.
Who’s here after hearing the terrible news?
RIP Ryan Breaux ‼️☁️🙌
RIP Ryan Breaux, thoughts and prayers go to Frank and his family at this terrible time, take care everyone life’s too short❤️
Today, Friday, July 21, 2024, It was a very special day for me, today was the last day of classes at my high school, I decided not to go, I decided to spend it with my family because they were the only people with whom I lived these 3 years, which were really very difficult for me, the death of my grandfather, the lack of friends, a creative block, a very bad feeling of loneliness, the monotonous routine, bullying, fights in my family, poor performance at school (etc...), I am very grateful to my family and God since they also gave me many reasons to continue being happy, my new passion is cinema, I recorded my first short films and my first documentary and doing various artistic works for my school, I met wonderful people, I had my first fan, I improved my relationship with my family, I started an interest in music(etc...), these three years have felt like an adventure in many ways, and I started listening to all of "Blonde" and knowing that this song is a journey through Frank's life and career feel like a cathartic experience, As if it reflected this strange and beautiful stage of my life, the only thing left for me is to appreciate the present as it is, knowing how I should enjoy my life.
Thank you for reading.
Wishing you a beautiful life bud❤
this song is best last song in every album ever i heard to be honest..
Then you havent heard a lot of albums
@@pilovwithketchup He probably has, you're just an asshole.
next to motion picture soundtrack
So It Goes - Mac Miller
"Swimming" (2018)
Saint Pablo
Rip Ryan, listened to your voice hundreds of times
tyler slept on my sofa yeah 💔💔
niggas go back that far
@@saulvaldez2009 niggas go back that far
@@jaywalton7325 far go back that niggas
@@Remington-wl7jp that niggas back go far
@@ishaisksksk5533 them niggas go back that far
if i was bein' honest, i been crying the whole album
This song is beautiful as a final, because what I understand is that Frank wants it in the future is to be free, but from stress, from social pressure, from family problems, being financially free, clearing his mind. This hits me in the heart, because that is exactly what I am looking for. Someday I will.
Blond is one of those albums that has inspired me to improve as a person.
I AINT MAKING MINIMUM WAGE MOMMA IM ON MOMMA IM ON
6 years of this masterpiece. Thank you Frank.
7 years later and it’s still good
you ever listen to an album and just feel wrung out at the end
rabbivole yep
RIP Ryan, Godspeed. Love to Frank and Katonya. This hurts
these are just for me but y’all can use them too if you want :)
LYRICS:
If I was being honest
I'd say long as I could fuck three times a day and not skip a meal I'm good
I used to work on my feet for 7 dollars a hour
Call my momma like momma
I ain't making minimum wage momma
I'm on momma
I'm on
Now I'm making 400, 600, 800k momma
To stand on my feet momma
Play these songs, it's therapy momma, they paying me momma
I should be paying them
I should be paying y'all honest to God
I'm just a guy I'm not a god
Sometimes I feel like I'm a god but I'm not a god
If I was I don't know which heaven would have me momma
Let me run this bitch
I'ma run it into the ground momma, the whole galaxy
God damn, fuck these lames, they don't want none
Fuck these lames, they don't want none
Fuck these niggas
Fuck these niggas, they don't want none
Fuck these niggas
Fuck you niggas
Fuck me if I hated on you
I'ma stick around
I'm gon' let my nuts hang
Nigga you got some just like me don't you?
Or maybe not just like me
You know I'm Africano Americano
And even if you're half Japanese
Roots run deep
Family tree, throw a big shadow, tech company
Please gimme immortality
I'm going rapidly
Fading drastically
Or pulled the zip down
Wet your lips first
Lick the tip now
Smoke some'n
They tryna find 2Pac
Don't let 'em find 2Pac
He evade the press
He escape the stress
La da da da da
La da da da da
La da da da da
I'll keep quiet and let you run your phone bill up
I know you love to talk
I ain't on your schedule
I ain't on no schedule
I ain't had me a job since 2009
I ain't on no sales floor
You say I'm changing on you
I feel like Selena
They wanna murder a nigga
Murder me like Selena
You must ain't get the memo
I don't cut bitches no more
But your bitch my exception
Come get her outta my four door
I only got one four door
Remember when I had that Lexus no
Our friendship don't go back that far
Tyler slept on my sofa yeah
Niggas go back that far
I ain't smoked all year
This the last song so
I'm finna wipe that off
Tolerance is so low, still smoke a whole 'gar
Menage on my birthday
Tap out on the first stroke
'Cause this ain't no work day
She don't give head anyway
'Cause what niggas say
That's what she tell her man
What a difference distance makes
Niggas want fight in the streets now
Shit starting to make my hands hurt
Jay hit me on the email
Said I oughta act my net worth
Dog this is chess now
Not fetch I ain't runnin for a nigga
Ain't ran since track meet
That's the only time I ran from a nigga
You could change this track now
Could've changed this bitch a long time ago
Know and know
Know and know
Shout out to Hollygrove
I'm from that 7th though
Twins know and Lance
Clark know and Matt know
Shit went 180 on me
Please run that back though
Make sure you speak up
Okay
What's your name?
Ryan
Yo, aye be quiet
What's your name? What do you do?
What's your first memory?
The first word I learned to say or that I ever said
What's the most amazing thing you've ever witnessed?
You're gonna do amazing out here, control the world, control the world
Hahaha
Hahaha, alright, what three superpowers do you wish you had?
They say they have to be
Flying, super strength
Alright, what's your name?
I wish I could sleep without being dead but sleep forever at the same time
Yo what's your, stop, stop, stop
Being, very very tall
That's fucked up
Start over right now
Best thing about being me is that I keep a pretty clear mind most of the time
Being great
I, think about it a lot, probably too much
Talents, got any secret talents?
I don't think so, I'm pretty open in everything I do
Talents? I can play the theremin, Tyler, nah actually fuck him
I don't know, probably Dill 'cause he doesn't have to do anything at all, sits inside his house
What's your name?
Sage Elsesser
What do you do?
I play soccer and I go to school
I wanna be better at skating
Alright that's it
Ever, ever thought about trying
How far is a light year?
How far is a light year?
I think this is the only lyrics comment here
Had to dug up the whole thang
The only part you got rong was the first part of the interview when he ask, "whats your name", he dosent say frank, he says ryan (franks little brother, r.i.p.)
Thank youuuuu🦋
Blonde is Amazing. Thank you Frank for this wonderful album. The production is so divine, the vocals are amazing. Last Time, i got these feelings from an album was with Travis Scott's Rodeo but today, I stepped out of my zone of comfort experiencing a new genre and new sounds. It was really nice and listening to this album at night helped getting a real vibe from it 🌌☄🌠💯🙏🏾
77Dragon Slayer95 same
This is my last day on high school, in here on the kitchen floor cryng and listeng to this masterpiece, thank you Frank
Good job on making it this far.
This song to end an album is one the greatest, it's so unique yet it holds all emotions a song should have. The outro is so beautiful with the questions and the funny answers. It gives me a nostalgic taste of being a teenager and just finding odd future and being so hype that Frank was a part of them. 11/10 song
im crying why is this so good
tanya arya me too bud :,(
tanya arya just good music
This song makes me have mixed emotions he talks about his mother and his job then letting his nuts hang.this song made me cry and laugh.
Don't let em find 2pac....
lol shut up 2pac is dead buddy
nah 2pac in Cuba we all know this
tropicalputa do you have any proof? Or are you saying that cos you miss him?
no videos of his death or images of his dead body were released
Frank was referring to his self as Tupac with these lines. I guess you all forget his cryptic he can be
I love the second half of this song.
I like all of this song
Buddy man- Running around
so much respect for frank ocean, he knows how to perfectly put his emotions into his music without making it depressing.
Tf you talking about this album depressing as hell
@@nikhilmodayur9438 looking back on this comment u absolutely right sir this album makes me wanna die
Not depressing?? Seigfried????
I would say it’s very depressing
Balling my eyes out like I knew Ryan and Zeek. They had so so so much life to live! I’m so heartbroken for their mothers, families, & friends. May they both rest in eternal peace.
Frank Ocean the type of guy to drop a whole 9.5 minute banger
This might be one of my favorite frank songs. It just fills me with emotions i can’t explain
Been listening to this record since it came out. It's been around 1000 times now, but lately this song has been getting me more and more, to the point of crying. Thank you frank, really thank you.
Idk...this outra just speaks to me on a different level. I cry everytime I listen to it and I really can't pinpoint why.
It's a fond farewell to, well idk, anything really. Means something different for everyone. To me, it's my childhood, or a traumatic experience. Just gotta keep moving forward.
The pitched up vocals at the start are a great reprise to Nikes. When the 808 drums come it i feel as if I've been given a strength I haven't had in a while. Everything from the distortion to the length of the song is meticulously crafted. A 10/10 song.
the ending is so hard to hear after hearing ryan passing. rest in paradise ryan you were amazing and inspiring
this song/album got me through most of 2017, and some crazy times in life, you a god to some of us bruh
My life was so good when this album came out, I was a stand in for scott eastwood on fast and furious, driving my motorcycle to atlanta to work on a movie and my beautiful girlfriend went to ogelthorpe in atlanta .i would work on a movie set all day then ride my motorcycle to her dorm listening to this album and hang out with her. a year later she broke up with me and moved to texas and i stopped working on movies and went into construction .
@Conner Diamond my heart goes out to you, it's crazy how quickly life can change.
Thank you for posting this album, especially for his fans.
This is him...
UA-cam posted this
RIP Ryan.I would never have thought this ending to the album could so any harder...
Yet here we are.
This hit me so hard I had to close my eyes.
Screwston LxxL me too bud
Frank was talking about his nuts hanging way before 6ix9ine
I LET MY NUTS HANG, RIGHT?
Lol that’s a thing people have said forever though
Rex Ross it was just a joke fam...
Not way before
i snorted lmao
RIP RYAN BREAUX this has always been my favorite song on the album 💔 it’s gonna hit different now
im boutta be 18 wow he was so young
I wish I could isolate the background music that plays during the interviews. It's so simplistic, yet melancholy and tranquil.
running around buddy ross
@@manassaxena4309 I'd swoop down on one knee and propose for you to be my honorary internet spouse for this, but I'm sure someone as awesome as you is already taken. I'll be falling asleep to this, thanks so much.
Oh my goodness, how does Frank's music evoke so many emotions, I actually wanna cry right now
4 years ago, Frank dropped this Masterpiece :') ever grateful to you Frank
When you understand and connect emotionally with this album it feels like a rollercoaster ride. And a perfect way to end the album
Ong
This is not an album, this is a journey. It's impossible to hit a wall with it, listening to this for the first time in 2021 and everything about it is so different. The outro of the album downright to the outro of each individual song. I can't believe how beautiful this is.
woke up, checked my phone and first thing i see... heart dropped when i saw the news. Caught us all off guard, been in disbelief all day. Prayers to the families of Ryan and Zeek. This one hurts different, they were so fking young and the way it happened💔i hope frank and their moms can find peace.
RIP🕊🕊
This album is REALLY GOOD.
I want to give him a big ol’ hug, great album 10/10
rest in power ryan
This song is so good, I am just now realizing it's 9 minutes and 25 seconds long. I have been listening to it on repeat...for months...time doesn't exist
This song is so beautiful. This is why I want to work with Frank on anything he's involved in.
I’m joining the navy soon , THIS IS FOR YOU MOMMA
Angel Lifelong Do it for you
Update I got in !
Pog
Yooooo I felt this comment spiritually wtf 😳
Angel Lifelong :)!!!!
This song is still my favorite album closer ever.
It gives off this weird feeling of "resolution", it feels bittersweet and every time I listen to the album I always feel empty when I finish this song.
This album came to my life in the precise moment. I haven't knew much about frank before but i'm happy to know now. He is just an amazing artist and had inspire me in many ways, and to look like differently. He came to life when other people (healthy mentally) did and he just topped everything up perfectly.
RIP ryan breaux, my fav song on blonde
rest in peace ryan
Rest in peace Ryan, fly high little angel, we are all proud of you
That intro reminds me the first time i got accept in a job That i really wanted so bad since i graduated , i remember i called my mom on the phone exactly just how frank is singing it, this shit brought tears in my eyes the first i heard it!
"Let me run this bitch, I'ma run it into the ground, Momma, the whole galaxy"
Why does this lyric mean so much to me
I still get chills every time I hear the recordings play at the end.
It feels so nostalgic, and makes me sad because I never got the opportunity to do that, or had the friends to record with.
I will make sure my kids will get the opportunity to have experiences and friends like this.
Most people don't really feel this song, but its by far my favorite of them all.
The Finale
"It's therapy mama" 🖤
I'll keep quiet and let you run your phone bill up
I know you love to talk
I ain't on your schedule
I ain't on no schedule
I ain't had me a job since 2009
I ain't on no sales floor
You say I'm changing on you
I feel like Selena
They wanna murder a n*gga
Murder me like Selena
You must ain't get the memo
I don't cut bitches no more
But your bitch my exception
Come get her outta my four door
I only got one four door
Remember when I had that Lexus no
Our friendship don't go back that far
Tyler slept on my sofa yeah
N*ggas go back that far
I ain't smoked all year
This the last song so
I'm finna wipe that off
Tolerance is so low, still smoke a whole 'gar
Menage on my birthday
Tap out on the first stroke
'Cause this ain't no work day
She don't give head anyway
'Cause what n*ggas say
That's what she tell her man
What a difference distance makes
N*ggas want fight in the streets now
Shit starting to make my hands hurt
Jay hit me on the email
Said I oughta act my net worth
Dog this is chess now
Not fetch I ain't runnin for a n*gga
Ain't ran since track meet
That's the only time I ran from a n*gga
You could change this track now
Could've changed this bitch a long time ago
Know and know
Know and know
Shout out to Hollygrove
I'm from that 7th though
Twins know and Lance
Clark know and Matt know
Shit went 180 on me
Please run that back though
i don’t think this part is supposed to be lit, but it always gets me so hype 💀
one of his greatest verses.
That, “that’s what she tell her nigga, what a difference distance makes”, but like a asteroid
This part is so fucking good
the ending hits hard when you realize that his little brother passed away today. RIP Ryan ❤️