Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean
This is the tenth track on Frank’s debut mixtape, nostalgia,ULTRA.
It also bears remarkable similarities to Kanye West’s album 808’s and Heartbreak, even referencing it at one point. This is a dark song, connect it with Kanye’s, also very darkly-themed album.
[Verse 1]
That's a pretty big trunk on my Lincoln Town Car, ain't it?
Big enough to take these broken hearts and put 'em in it
Now I'm drivin' 'round on the boulevard, trunk bleedin'
And every time the cops pull me over, they don't ever see them
They never see them (Wow)
[Pre-Chorus]
And I've got this black suit on
Roamin' around like I'm ready for a funeral
Five more miles 'til the road runs out
[Chorus]
I'm about to drive in the ocean
I'ma try to swim from somethin' bigger than me
Kick off my shoes
And swim good, and swim good
Take off this suit
And swim good, and swim good, good
[Verse 2]
Got some pretty good beats on this 808s CD, yeah
Memory seats I'm sittin' on stay heated (Yeah)
I woulda put tints on my windows, but what's the difference?
If I feel like a Ghost, no Swayze
Ever since I lost my baby
[Pre-Chorus]
I've had this black suit on
Roamin' around like I'm ready for a funeral (Wow)
One more mile 'til the road runs out, out
[Chorus]
I'm about to drive in the ocean
I'ma try to swim from somethin' bigger than me
Kick off my shoes
And swim good, and swim good
Take off this suit
And swim good, and swim good, good
[Bridge]
I'm goin' off (Oh, my pretty love)
Don't try stopping me
I'm goin' off (Throw me a line)
Don't try saving (You broke my heart)
No flares (You broke my heart)
No vest (You drove my love)
And no fear
Waves are washin' me out
[Chorus]
I'm about to drive in the ocean (Drive in the ocean, yeah, yeah)
I'ma try to swim from somethin' bigger than me (Bigger than me)
Kick off my shoes (Good)
And swim good, and swim good (Good)
Take off this suit (Take off this suit, ooh, woah)
And swim good, and swim good, good (Yeah, yeah)
[Outro]
Don't die
Don't die
Don't die
Swim Good was written by Frank Ocean & Bruce Waynne & Dirty Swift & Charlie Gambetta.
Swim Good was produced by Midi Mafia.
Frank Ocean released Swim Good on Tue Oct 18 2011.
The symbols on the cover are Japanese characters, reading “swim good”.
It does sound like earl but it’s actually Tyler, The Creator. He’s credited for background vocals.
“Novacane” became his first single to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 82.