Pyramids

this isn’t a song, it’s an audio journey

2 am cant sleep. Frank Ocean pops up in my head. Pyramids. Instant high school nostalgia

Here in 2024 this shit still slap

I listen to almost all genres of music, and still can confidently say that I consider this one the most beautiful song I have ever heard.

She went from living in the Pyramid to working at the Pyramid. God I love this song.

My girl always jammed this song before she passed..I love you Jessica I'll keep your name and memory alive😪

In my opinion, this is Frank’s magnum opus. The transition/breakdown alone is one of the purest things I’ve ever heard in music.

4:25 -5:19 is absoultely magical, it makes me think of just passing and going towards the light

This song never gets old. 7:04 just puts me in a trance.

The Bohemian Rhapsody of R&B. Hands down.

3:50 this is the best Part for me, it just sounds perfect

This ballad is unreal. Frank is ranked but UNDERRATED. I don’t think he even knows how much he uniquely deeply intelligently intuitively emotionally musically spiritually is in tune with music. This ballad blew my mind for real.

[Hook] Set the cheetahs on the loose There's a thief out on the move Underneath our legion's view They have taken Cleopatra [Bridge] Run run run, come back for my glory Bring her back to me Run run run, the crown of our pharaoh The throne of our queen is empty [Verse 1] We'll run to the future, shining like diamonds In a rocky world, rocky-rocky world Our skin like bronze and our hair like cashmere As we march to the rhythm on the palace floor Chandeliers inside the pyramids, tremble from the force Cymbals crash inside the pyramids, voices fill up the halls [Hook] Set the cheetahs on the loose There's a thief out on the move Underneath our legion's view They have taken Cleopatra, Cleopatra [Verse 2] The jewel of Africa, jewel What good is a jewel that ain't still precious? How could you run off on me? How could you run off on us? You feel like God inside that gold I found you laying down with Samson and his full head of hair I found my black queen Cleopatra, bad dreams, Cleopatra [Outro] Remove her, send the cheetahs to the tomb Our war is over, our queen has met her doom No more, she lives no more, serpent in her room No more, he has killed Cleopatra, Cleopatra [Part II] [Segue] Big sun coming strong through the motel blinds Wake up to your girl For now, let's call her Cleopatra, Cleopatra I watch you fix your hair Then put your panties on in the mirror, Cleopatra Then your lipstick, Cleopatra Then your six-inch heels, catch her She's headed to the pyramid [Hook] She's working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight [Verse 1] Pimping in my convos Bubbles in my champagne, let it be some jazz playing Top floor motel suite twisting my cigars Floor model TV with the VCR Got rubies in my damn chain Whip ain't got no gas tank but it still got woodgrain Got your girl working for me Hit the strip and my bills paid That keep my bills paid Hit the strip and my bills paid Keep a nigga bills paid [Hook] She's working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid [Verse 2] You showed up after work I'm bathing your body Touch you in places only I know You're wet and you're warm just like our bathwater Can we make love before you go The way you say my name makes me feel like I'm that nigga but I'm still unemployed You say it's big but you take it, ride cowgirl But your love ain't free no more, baby But your love ain't free no more [Hook] She's working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid, that's right Working at the pyramid tonight, yeah Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight

The song makes reference to the historical Cleopatra, who brought dishonor to her country by becoming Marc Antony’s mistress. Marc Antony was a conqueror who wanted Egypt as Roman territory, which is how they crossed paths. In the song, he narrates a similar happening with him and his woman. Now that she became a traitor and left him for the enemy, her decision has backfired on her—because she is not an entity of glory and honor anymore, but of dishonor. She is reduced to a common stripper who is now taking care of her man who has no job. It’s almost as if “the king” is paying her back for what she did because the narrator speaks of his woman stripping to “keep a n*gga bills paid.”

2024 anyone?!?!?

Here in 1844, this still slaps.

Frank was always so crazy talented. Feels crazy that this is nearly 7 years old already!

greatest frank ocean track. the structure, the story, the lyrics, the beat. splendid.

Frank Ocean's music not only represents how far music has come but also how little it takes to truly captivate people through sound, when you hear his music, especially in this era there's just this simplicity to it this effortless elegance. No gimmicks just raw vocals, and dope ass loops. Nostalgia Ultra, Channel Orange, and Blond represent the evolution of Frank Ocean, and the evolution of alternative music.

Bro that synth transition 😩