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A tornado flew around my room before you came
Excuse the mess it made, it usually doesn't rain in
Southern California, much like Arizona
My eyes don't shed tears, but boy, they bawl

When I'm thinkin' bout ya, ooh no no no
I've been thinkin' bout ya, you know know know
I've been thinkin' bout ya, do you think about me still?
Do ya? Do ya?

Or do you not think so far ahead?
'Cause I've been thinkin' bout forever, ooh
Or do you not think so far ahead?
'Cause I've been thinkin' bout forever, ooh

No, I don't like you, i just thought you were cool enough to kick it
Got a beach house I could sell you in Idaho
Since you think I don't love you, I just thought you were cute, that's why I kiss you
Got a fighter jet I don't get to fly it though I'm lying down

Thinkin' bout ya, ooh no no no
I've been thinkin' bout ya, you know know know
I've been thinkin' bout ya, do you think about me still?
Do ya? Do ya?

Or do you not think so far ahead?
'Cause I've been thinkin' bout forever, ooh
Or do you not think so far ahead?
'Cause I've been thinkin' bout forever, ooh

Yes, of course I remember, how could I forget how you feel?
You know you were my first time, a new feel
It will never get old, not in my soul, not in my spirit, keep it alive
We'll go down this road 'til it turns from color to black and white

Or do you not think so far ahead?
'Cause I've been thinkin' bout forever, ooh
Or do you not think so far ahead?
'Cause I've been thinkin' bout forever, ooh
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Tunecore Inc., Bmg Rights Management, Concord Music Publishing Llc, Downtown Music Publishing
Writer
Robert Shea Taylor, Christopher Breaux
Duration
3:21
Producer
Frank Ocean, Om'mas Keith
Release date
Apr 17, 2012
Sentiment
Positive
Submitted by
jennajoyce On Aug 01, 2011
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Cover art for Thinkin' Bout You lyrics by Frank Ocean

In light of his recent blog 'confession,' I really really think this song is about the relationship he was talking about in it. His first love. Frank said that the guy he was in love with wouldn't admit he had the same feelings when Frank told him how he felt.

I think the verses of this song are fragments of their conversations with each other.

Like, this verse is the guy's response after Frank's confession: "No, I don't like you, I just thought you were cool enough to kick it" "Since you think I don't love you, I just thought you were cute That's why I kiss you"

And this verse is Frank's response to the guy after he admits he feels the same way years later. Or I don't know, could still be from the guy's point of view...once they see each other again. .... I haven't decided: "Yes, of course I remember, how could I forget how you feel? And though you were my first time, A new feel. It won't ever get old, not in my soul Not in my spirit, keep it alive We'll go down this road 'Til it turns from color to black and white"

Frank is an inspiration. Incredibly talented.... And I now have an even greater respect for him and his courage to say what he said and speak straight from the heart.

What I'm talking about: http://frankocean.tumblr.com/post/26473798723

I agree! When he came out, the song finally made sense to me. It definitely felt like it was about a man vs. a woman that he's talking about.

This is strictly hypothetical. So I apologize in advance but I'm wondering if there's something more about the line regarding "color to black & white"? Personally speaking for myself (And I am gay). Do you feel it also has to do with racial boundaries possibly preventing the relationship from going further.

I apologize for the hypothetical analogy. I'm just so enamored with this song. I feel like there's a sense of alienation, even a quiet desperation or plea, yet somehow a sad resignation (maybe acceptance?) of the relationship not being able to go further due to some inane...

mwanteroon, you know I've actually also thought about what you said about the line "Til it turns from color to black and white" and whether it was a race thing.

It could also be just a way of him saying that he wished things were simpler, that it was more black and white and not the complicated relationship they have.

And I don't really know why but I kind of feel like the guy in question is either white or hispanic. Maybe it's that line that planted that thought in my brain, idk. I also have it in...

Cover art for Thinkin' Bout You lyrics by Frank Ocean

A tornado flew around my room before you came Excuse the mess it made, it usually doesn't rain in Southern California, much like Arizona My eyes don't shed tears, but boy, they bawl

-This verse just makes me thnk he had a temper tamtrum crying and fucking up his room because he is upset because he misses this girl and he doesnt ususally act like this (i.e crying) but "boy they bawl" when he thinks about her.

Thinkin' bout ya, ooh no no no I've been thinkin' bout ya, you know know know I've been thinkin' bout ya, do you think about me still? Do ya? Do ya?

-This part is self explainatory. He is thinking about her and wants to know if she thinks about him too

Or do you not think so far ahead? 'Cause I've been thinkin' bout forever, ooh Or do you not think so far ahead? 'Cause I've been thinkin' bout forever, ooh

  • Not only is he thinking of her he wants a future with her. To be with her forever and he wants to know does she think that way too or is she just living in the present.

No, I don't like you, i just thought you were cool enough to kick it Got a beach house I could sell you in Idaho Since you think I don't love you, I just thought you were cute, that's why I kiss you Got a fighter jet I don't get to fly it though I'm lying down

  • Here he is being sarcastic when he says I dont like you I just thought you were cool enough to kick it. Obviously he likes her if he's thinking about her and calling her. The part about the beach house is just him being sarcastic as well. Random. -He probably didnt show his feeling why they were together thats why he says " since you think i dont love you..." he had her not knowing how he felt. I thought you were cute thats why i kissed you is him trying to downplay the situation but in a joking way. -Lastly the line about the jet is just him talking shit. Exaggerating. "Though im lying down" is a double entandra(sp) he means literally his body lying down thinking about her but he also means he is "lying" about the jet because he is "down" thinking about her.

THATS MY TWO CENTS.

Song Meaning

The “I got a beach house I can sell you in Idaho” line isn’t random.

I got a house I can sell you is a well known sarcastic saying; it’s equivalent to saying yeah right.

The fact that it’s a beach house and in Idaho only enhances the sarcastic sentiment since there aren’t any beaches in Idaho, or at least the kind people are used to seeing.

Thus

“No, I don't like you, I just thought you were cool enough to kick it Got a beach house I could sell you in Idaho”

translates to

Girl:...

Not Valid

there are lots of beach houses in idaho it's called BEAR LAKE also this song is about a MAN

I love what you said about the "lying down" double meaning. never would have caught that (: and beach house in idaho could be "we can escape somewhere & he can make himself comfortable in his mind/body/soul lol Idaho=(I'm the hoe) basically, like julia roberts in pretty woman when she says "I appreciate this whole seduction thing you've got going on here, but let me give you a tip: I'M A SURE THING. wink in a joking way, of course :D

My Interpretation
Cover art for Thinkin' Bout You lyrics by Frank Ocean

I have two interpretations for this song.

1) It's about a guy who really falls for a girl like he's never fallen before. It's really the first time he's felt something this strong. And though he was sure she felt the same, that scared part of him makes him doubt himself. Then he finds himself trying to play it cool as if he wasn't so in love ("I don't like you I just thought you were cool enough to kick it since you don't think.. etc.) when in reality, he wants to spend forever with her, but is just scared that the feeling isn't mutual.

Then the next one

2) He just went through a break-up and doesn't believe he can get through it. They broke it off because she believes that he doesn't love her or doesn't show it well, when he really did but just didn't know how to show his affection.

@realFuggenG I agree with your first interpretation although that's mostly because of my current situation

Cover art for Thinkin' Bout You lyrics by Frank Ocean

denial, lying to oneself about how someone feels about you, blowing things out of proportion, imagining things that aren't really there . . . the singer is left imprinted and deeply touched unlike the one he's thinking about, the one who doesn't think so far ahead

Cover art for Thinkin' Bout You lyrics by Frank Ocean

This song is so sad, beautifully tragic. It's about unrequited love. This person loves this other person, but that person doesn't seem to notice that that person loves this person. This song is full of contradictories and lies. The first line about the tornado ruining his room, he says that his life is a mess because of something else, but really about the fact this person doesn't realise that he loves him. As you can tell this person thinks about this person a lot. In the second stanza it's to ridicule the person who doesn't realise how stupid he is that he can't see that he loves him. He didn't kiss him because of love but for fun (Lie #1) Got a beach house I can sell you in Idaho (Lie #2 there are no beaches in Idaho but there are lake houses) Since you think I don't love you I just thought you were cute that's why I kissed you (Lie #3 Direct line to show that this guy loves him but doesn't know it). In the third stanza he confronts this guy about his emotions, saying he's his first love and how he wishes this story would end up beautiful from colour to black and white.

My Interpretation
Cover art for Thinkin' Bout You lyrics by Frank Ocean

the feel i get from this song is...

his life wasn't good until this girl came into his life and hes thinkin bout her and a future "cuz i've been thinkin bout forever"..now he's questioning her love for him "or do you not think so far ahead?"..

its a good r&b song so soothing and i can relate..this guy is prob wondering if i feel something for him..i just don't know until i see him again. i haven't seen him in like 2months b.c i've been away and his been home sweet home..so until i go back i'll see how things go from there." . "Yes, of course I remember, how could I forget how you feel? You know you were my first time, a new feel It will never get old, not in my soul, not in my spirit, keep it alive"..

Cover art for Thinkin' Bout You lyrics by Frank Ocean

I do think that far ahead, I think about forever too. I lay

Cover art for Thinkin' Bout You lyrics by Frank Ocean

Far as I can tell this song is about a guy pining for a person who's long, long, long gone.

Song Meaning
Cover art for Thinkin' Bout You lyrics by Frank Ocean

I'm pretty sure this song is about Frank's first gay experience "I remember, how could I forget? How you feel? And though you were my first time A new feel"

Cover art for Thinkin' Bout You lyrics by Frank Ocean

pytiffany210 I think she has a good point, that's what I see in this song too. Like maybe theyre in a relationship, and he loves her, but doesnt express it much, and she loves him but is wondering if he loves her. She's confused, but in this song he's expressing his feelings. They are together and he's thinking about their future together, but does she think they will last that long? Does she think about the future too? Her wonders. But the one above mines, tells a great meaning.

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