In My Room Lyrics
No sleeper seats, that's a mattress
No sleeper seats, that's a mattress
You ain't stingy, split your tablets with me
You won't flinch when camera's flashing, flashing
Not fake laid back, no, it's natural
And I think you made for the life I lead
I'm not fake patient, I don't fake sick, huh
That kinda coffin don't need lean
Rest in peace
Got this lust for life in me, yeah
Horny for the game, uh
First they kiss, then they bite soft, uh
Then that bitch wanna play it off, huh
Fuck it, I'm pretty still in a pit of snakes
While serpents shake some brand-new scales
I need a new face, I'm tired of these weirdos
Acting familiar, took all the rock
And turned it to pop, he think that he Elvis
And he ungrateful, they don't say thank you
They don't say grace, not even for meals, not even for millions
Fuck it, I'm pretty still, look at my deal
Richard Mille, look at my ears, flooded with diamonds
Look at my skills, running through blocks like 49ers
Forty-nine diamonds, stuffed in my bracelet
That cost a whop, that cost a whopper
And it ain't new, I had a knot at John Ehret in my locker
Pretty still, it ain't no pretty pill
It's either real or real
Real easy on the eyes, green like a soccer field
Skin hot when they tried me like them poppers feel
Hands shaking, norepinephrine levels skyrocket, fuel
Rocket
Quit being violent with me (Yeah, why, why)
Quit being violent with me
Quit being violent with me
You make me violent
[Chorus]
My room, my room, my room with me
Every night you were in my room
My room, my room with me
I guess I can't state my feelings too soon
I don't know you
And I can't put no threats in the air
About
“In My Room” is the second single released by Frank Ocean in 2019, following “DHL” released in October. The track came as an unannounced surprise to his fans early Saturday morning.
A day later, Ocean then dropped the song as a 7-inch, double-sided single; Side A contains the original while Side B is a remix done by Benny Revival.
On the track Ocean is braggadocious, dropping lines on jewelry and his excessive spending. The track’s title is taken from the outro, where Ocean describes a libertine encounter with a lover.
Fittingly, the single cover art shows Ocean sitting in his room.
Ocean raps over upbeat production credited to Michael Uzowuru, a long-time collaborator of Ocean, responsible for songs such as “Chanel” and “Nights.”
Sàngo also confirmed he provided some of the track’s drum programming.
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The artwork for single “In My Room” was designed by Michel Egger, with photography by Ian Kenneth Bird and PrEP+-style graphic lettering by Nejc Prah.
The cover features the same photograph of Frank Ocean used as the artwork for episode 009 of blonded RADIO, which premiered the song on November 3, 2019. Ocean’s posture in the image resembles one of the seventeen silhouettes lining the bottom of the artwork. The cover resembles the artwork of the October 2019 single “DHL,” which featured a similar layout, and the covers of the April 2020 singles “Cayendo” & “Dear April,” which featured one of the many silhouettes.
Unlike the artworks of the other 7-inch singles, “Cayendo” & “Dear April,” the artwork for the streaming release of “In My Room” did not use the vinyl’s center label as its cover; however, the center label was featured as the single’s cover artwork with the MP3 digital download accompanying the 7-inch vinyl sold on blonded.co on November 3, 2019 (shipping in April 2020); side A, labeled “Studio,” contained the same track released to music streaming services.
During the week ending November 16, 2019, “In My Room” debuted and peaked at #85 on the Hot 100.
