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Artist: Frank Ocean
Track: Ivy

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I thought that I was dreamin' when you said you love me
The start of nothin'
I had no chance to prepare
I couldn't see you comin'
The start of nothin'
Ooh, I could hate you now
It's quite alright to hate me now
When we both know that deep down
The feelin' still deep down is good

If I could see through walls, I could see you're fakin'
If you could see my thoughts you would see our faces
Safe in my rental like an armored truck back then
We didn't give a fuck back then
I ain't a kid no more
We'll never be those kids again
We'd drive to Syd's, had the X6 back then
Back then
No matter what I did
My waves wouldn't dip back then
Everythin' sucked back then
We were friends

I thought that I was dreamin' when you said you love me
The start of nothin'
I had no chance to prepare
I couldn't see you comin'
The start of nothin'
Ooh, I could hate you now
It's quite alright to hate me now
But we both know that deep down
The feelin' still deep down is good

In the halls of your hotel
Arm around my shoulder so I could tell
How much I meant to, meant it sincere back then
We had time to kill back then
You ain't a kid no more
We'll never be those kids again
It's not the same, ivory's illegal
Don't you remember?
I broke your heart last week
You'll probably feel better by the weekend
Still remember, had you goin' crazy
Screamin' my name
The feelin' deep down is good

I thought that I was dreamin' when you said you love me
The start of nothin'
Had no chance to prepare
Couldn't see you comin'
And we started from nothin', ooh
I could hate you now
It's alright to hate me now
We both know that deep down
The feelin' still deep down is good

All the things I didn't mean to say
I didn't mean to do
There were things you didn't need to say
Did you need to? Need to?
I could dream all night
Dream all night
I could dream all night
Dream all night
I've been dreamin', dreamin'
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Frank Ocean – Ivy
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[Chorus] / I thought that I was dreaming / When you said you loved me / The start of nothing / I had no chance to prepare / I couldn't see you coming / The start of nothing new / I
Frank Ocean – Ivy Samples
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Frank Ocean – Ivy Samples
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I thought that I was dreaming when you said you love me / I had no chance to prepare, couldn't see you comin' / The start of nothing / Ohhhhh I could hate you now / It's quite
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[Letra de "IVY FRANK OCEAN"] / [Estribillo] / I thought that I was dreamin' when you said you love me / The start of nothin' / I had no chance to prepare, I couldn't see you comin
Thundamentals (Ft. Ev Jones) – Ivy - triple j Like A Version
[Chorus: Ev Jones, Jeswon & Tuka] / I thought that I was dreaming / When you said you loved me / The start of somethin' / I had no chance to prepare / I couldn't see you coming
Will Toledo – Ivy (Frank Ocean Cover/Remix) Samples
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Indigo De Souza – Ivy (Frank Ocean cover)
[Chorus] / I thought that I was dreamin' when you said you loved me / The start of nothin' / I had no chance to prepare, I couldn't see you comin' / Started from nothin' / Ooh, I
Genius Traducciones al Español – Frank Ocean - Ivy (Traducción al Español)
[Letra de "Frank Ocean - Ivy (Traducción al Español)"] / [Coro] / Pensé que estaba soñando cuando dijiste que me amabas / El comienzo de la nada / No tuve oportunidad de prepararme
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Genius Brasil Traduções – Frank Ocean - Ivy (Tradução em Português)
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Genius Russian Translations (Русские переводы) – Frank Ocean – Ivy (Русский перевод)
[Припев] / Я подумал, что сплю, когда ты сказала, что любишь меня / Начало ничего / У меня не было шанса подготовиться, не знал, что ты появишься в моей жизни / Начало ничего / Ооо
Genius Swedish Translations – Frank Ocean - Ivy (Svensk Översättnin)
[Refräng] / Jag trodde att jag drömde när du sa du älskar mig / Början på inget / Jag hade inge chans att förbereda mig, jag kunde inte se det komma / Början på inget / Ooh, jag
Genius Traduzioni Italiane – Frank Ocean - Ivy (Traduzione Italiana)
[Traduzione di "Ivy"] / [Ritornello] / Ho pensato che stavo sognando quando hai detto che mi ami / L'inizio di niente / Non ho avuto la possibilità di prepararmi, non potevo
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[Chorus] / I thought that I was dreamin' when you said you loved me / The start of nothing, I had no chance to prepare / I couldn't see you comin' / The start of nothing, ooh, I
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Lyrics for Ivy by Frank Ocean. I thought that I was dreamin′ when you said you love me The start of nothin' I had no chan...
Frank Ocean - Ivy translation in French
French translation of lyrics for Ivy by Frank Ocean. I thought that I was dreamin′ when you said you love me The start of nothin' I had no chan...
Frank Ocean - Ivy translation in Italian
Italian translation of lyrics for Ivy by Frank Ocean. I thought that I was dreamin′ when you said you love me The start of nothin' I had no chan...
Frank Ocean - Ivy translation in Spanish
Spanish translation of lyrics for Ivy by Frank Ocean. I thought that I was dreamin′ when you said you love me The start of nothin' I had no chan...
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German translation of lyrics for Ivy by Frank Ocean. I thought that I was dreamin′ when you said you love me The start of nothin' I had no chan...
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Q:When did Frank Ocean release “Ivy”?
Frank Ocean released “Ivy” on August 20, 2016.
Q:Who wrote “Ivy (Frank Ocean cover)” by Indigo De Souza?
“Ivy (Frank Ocean cover)” by Indigo De Souza was written by Malay & Frank Ocean.
Q:Who produced “Ivy (Frank Ocean Cover/Remix)” by Will Toledo?
“Ivy (Frank Ocean Cover/Remix)” by Will Toledo was produced by Will Toledo.
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