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“CAROUSEL,” presents Travis Scott and Frank Ocean dictating their experience during a day under the influence of a variety of drugs and alcohol.
Big Tuck not only lends his endorsement in the song’s intro but also the sample from his song “Not A Stain On Me,” originally from “The New Style” by Beas...
[Intro: Big Tuck]
What's crackin'? You already know who it is
It's your boy, Big Tuck, Freight Train Tuck
ASTROWORLD is now in session, you understand?
I'm the dean of this here, I got this
[Verse 1: Travis Scott]
Yeah, yeah
Parked at the Days Inn, ain't takin' no days in, yeah (Yeah)
Don't need a vacation, I need a replacement, uh (Alright)
Bustin' the lights out soon as we came in, yeah (It's lit)
What're they talkin' about, what's it pertainin'? (Yeah, yeah)
Need me a therapist to ask if I'm aging (Yah)
This M-E-D, it feel caved in (Yah)
All of my demons invadin'
I live paranoid, hesitatin'
They bitin', they bitin' the cadence (Skrrt, skrrt)
Go out their way, it's okay (Skrrt, skrrt)
Just lock the doors at the basement (Skrrt, skrrt)
I got a gate with my face in it
[Chorus: Frank Ocean]
Brand new, brand new, this new place I got to
New world, new sky that's so blue it's black too (Yeah, yeah)
New growth, new growth, all these fades I outgrew (Yeah)
Blue bands, blue bands, get my cash from drive-thru (Ooh)
Boy, you too flash, too flash, keep the flash minimal (Ooh, ooh)
Bitch, I'm too cold, too cold, see my breath visible (Ooh)
[Verse 2: Travis Scott]
Yeah
Icy cold, it is so, it is so icy cold, yeah
Mixing the water with cheese is making the money get mold, yeah
Trying to be like gang, you better go get it in Vogue, yeah
Put '84s on lanes, I ride by, you think it is spokes ('Pokes), uh
We did it, we said it, we spoke ('Poke), yeah
We put it out, thought it was smoke, this 504, uh
This is at home, right down the street, from Alamo
[Verse 3: Frank Ocean & Travis Scott]
Moving in silence don't mean it's movin' slow
Even though the speed got old
Sprinkling methamphetamines on the leaves like the snow
Bet they soak
I'm a new species, tail swings on the road
Come to reach and lose both
Got springs like a toad
Some for free in the tote
Saké drown like round white diamonds, carats (Yeah)
Copy sound, might got two wings, parrot (Alright)
Landing downwind, caught two wings (It's lit)
Talons scrape, hit the stage, two wings (Yeah, yeah)
Better pray, better pray, two wings (Straight up)
[Chorus: Frank Ocean]
Brand new, brand new, this new place I got to
New world, new sky that's so blue it's black too (Yeah, yeah)
New growth, new growth, all these fades I outgrew (Yeah)
Blue bands, blue bands, get my cash from drive-thru (Ooh)
Boy, you too flash, too flash, keep the flash minimal (Ooh, ooh)
Bitch, I'm too cold, too cold, see my breath visible (Ooh)
CAROUSEL was written by Mike D & MIKE DEAN & MCA & Rick Rubin & Ad-Rock & BloodPop® & Frank Ocean & Hit-Boy & Travis Scott.
CAROUSEL was produced by MIKE DEAN & Rogét Chahayed & Hit-Boy.
Travis Scott released CAROUSEL on Fri Aug 03 2018.
Though the artists haven’t talked much about “Carousel” in particular, Scott’s creative genius and the song’s features stress the “ASTROWORLD” theme of being homegrown.
Never before has Scott traced through his musical lineage beyond his own solipsism, but ‘CAROUSEL’ really just seems to pay homage...
The two first collaborated on Frank’s “Lens V2”. This track was part of Frank’s: “I got twoooooo versions,” as Travis wasn’t originally featured in the first version.
The sample from the Beastie Boys was “The New Style.”
Frank Ocean clarified what he meant in a post on his Tumblr:
“I think the song sounds cool […] I also approved it before it came out so the cease and desist wasn’t about 🔊 it was about 🏳️🌈. Me and Travis resolved it amongst ourselves weeks ago. 💖”
“CAROUSEL,” debuted at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of August 18th, 2018.
As of May 19th, 2019, the track has not received a higher ranking on the chart.