Pyramids

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

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

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.

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.

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

[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

Here in 2024 this shit still slap

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.

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

The Bohemian Rhapsody of R&B. Hands down.

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

4:01 this part always gets me.

I love the story this song tells. Pure genius. Imagine being such a good artist you can tell a story in a song that sprawls thousands of years. Pyramids is my favorite song ever. 10 minutes of pure untapped perfection.

Is it just me or does anyone else literally get chills from the transition alone?! 😭 I can literally just see myself sinking into another floor with just a white noise tv lighting up the whole room 🧡🧡

The key change when he says "but your love ain't free no more" I felt that shit with every fiber of my being .

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.

You know a song good when you don’t even realize it’s 10 minutes long

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

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

2023. Still love this song. It's so deep on many levels. Traded love for adoration and $$, so he took what he could get - even if it was the blessing of taking care of her when she falls. Sad, poetic and deep. 10/10