Christopher Edwin Breaux, professionally known as Frank Ocean, is an Americ… Read Full Bio ↴Christopher Edwin Breaux, professionally known as Frank Ocean, is an American singer/songwriter and member of the gleefully hedonistic hip-hop collective OFWGKTA. He was born on October 28, 1987 and lived in Long Beach, California. He has helped pen tracks for Justin Bieber, John Legend, Brandy, and Beyoncé over the last few years. In 2011, Ocean released his debut mixtape, Nostalgia, Ultra, for free via his Tumblr..

Venting about his decision to drop the record his own way, he took to Twitter on March 1, 2011:

"i. did. this. not ISLAND DEF JAM. that's why you see no label logo on the artwork that I DID. guess its my fault for trusting my dumbass lawyer and signing my career over to a failing company. fuck Def Jam & any company that goes the length of signing a kid with dreams & talent w/ no intention of following through. fuck em. now back to my day. i want some oatmeal and toast. brunch swag."

As a member of the Odd Future (OFWGKTA) collective, his sound is distinctively soulful/r&b influenced, yet done in a way that could pass for something totally different. As Tyler, the Creator states, “It’s Smooth Ass Music About Bitches, Relationships And Being A Rich Young Nigga…But In A Swagged Out Way.”

Ocean was evacuated from the University of New Orleans to Los Angeles, California just as Hurricane Katrina hit in August 2005, and stayed in Los Angeles to pursue a music career. Ocean joined Los Angeles based collective OFWGKTA, who he met through mutual friends, at the end of 2009. In the end of 2009, he met Tricky Stewart, who helped Ocean sign a contract with Def Jam Recordings as an artist, however, he was initially unable to build a relationship with the company. In 2010, he changed his name from Christopher "Lonny" Breaux to Christopher Francis Ocean via a legal website. In an April 2011 interview, Ocean intimated that his relationship with Def Jam has strengthened since the release of his mixtape. On April 28, 2011, Ocean was arrested on unspecified charges by the LAPD, and was released on the morning after on April 29, 2011. Ocean joined his OFWGKTA bandmates for the first time on tour from May 12 to May 19, 2011. On May 31, 2011, Def Jam released the single Novacane on iTunes soon followed by Swim Good Taken from his mixtape Nostalgia, ULTRA. His first 'proper' album, Channel Orange was released on July 17, 2012.

In 2016, he released the visual album Endless alongside his second studio album Blonde, following several years of delays. Blonde debuted at number one in the United States and United Kingdom.

In 2017, Ocean released several singles, including Chanel and Lens, through his Blonded Radio show, and made several appearances on other songs by artists like Calvin Harris, A$AP Mob, and Tyler, the Creator.

Day Away
Frank Ocean Lyrics

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It's 12: 07 and I'm thinking 'bout him
(thinking 'bout him)
8 minutes ago it was all okay, yeah
I wish the year was just missing one day
I'm wishing I could forget it
'Cos it's still so hard to live with it

I'm humming to the song playing in my

Head when I first met you
And I'm looking through the pictures in
The shoebox under my bed
And I swear, every conversation that I have
Someone brings up your name
Just this one day I don't know
Maybe if I board a plane
I could be at the sunrise
Better yet grab a hammer and
Start breaking the clocks
(those damn clocks)
No, I don't wanna think about him
I don't wanna dream about him
I don't wanna talk about him
I don't wanna call him
This day doesn't even exist
I keep praying that it won't exist no more

Click-clicking my heels wishing away the day
Wish it could have been Tuesday
Just not today
Could have been Wednesday, just not today
Day
I'm clicking my heels wishing away the day
Wishing the day go away, day go away
Today go away

It's 6: 47 still thinking 'bout him
(thinking 'bout him)
Walking on 42nd tryna' clear my brain
(no, oh) he packed his luggage and he left
But some of it still remains
So for 24 hours I'll been sitting here
Staring at his baggage in my space

I'm humming to the song playing in my
Head when I first met you
And I'm looking through the pictures in
The shoebox under my bed
And I swear, every conversation that I have
Someone brings up your name
Just this one day I don't know
Maybe if I board a plane
I could be at the sunrise
Better yet grab a hammer and
Start breaking the clocks
(those damn clocks)
No, I don't wanna think about him
I don't wanna dream about him
I don't wanna talk about him
I don't wanna call him
This day doesn't even exist
I keep praying that it won't exist no more

Click-clicking my heels wishing away the day
Wish it could have been Tuesday
Just not today
Could have been Wednesday, just not today
Day
I'm clicking my heels wishing away the day
Wishing the day go away, day go away
Today go away

See I don't even wanna think about him
Or dream about him
Even just one day is one too long
There ain't no sense in bringing it
Up or bringing memory round
'Cause ain't no getting back the love is gone
I won't be crying no more no water will fall
The storm has passed and gone
And I wish amnesia would stay
I don't wanna remember
Not even for just one day

Click-clicking my heels wishing away the day
Wish it could have been Tuesday
Just not today
Could have been Wednesday, just not today
Day
I'm clicking my heels wishing away the day
Wishing the day go away, day go away
Today go away

Overall Meaning

The song "Day Away" is a melancholic reflection on a painful break-up. Frank Ocean starts the song by stating that he is thinking about someone he had been trying to forget. He expresses regret for a year he wished was a day less, so as to erase the painful memories of the past. Ocean searches through pictures and hums a song that played when he first met the person, highlighting how the end of their relationship has left him feeling lost. He is unable to avoid the thought of this person, as their name comes up on every conversation he has with other people. The chorus "click-clicking my heels, wishing away the day, wishing the day go away, day go away, today go away" presents a symbolism of a desire to escape and fast-forward through the pain.

The second verse finds the singer still consumed by his thoughts of his ex-partner. Even in the streets, he finds himself lost in his thoughts as he tries to clear his head. He is stuck with their baggage in his space, wishing that he could forget about the pain and the memories associated with the person. The chorus repeats again, strengthening the 'wishful' theme and the desire for this day to disappear. The bridge, "I won't be crying no more, no water will fall, The storm has passed and gone" shows Frank Ocean's maturity and his ability to accept that the relationship is over. He ends the song by pleading for amnesia so that he doesn't have to remember even for just one day.

Line by Line Meaning

It's 12: 07 and I'm thinking 'bout him
Frank is thinking about his ex-boyfriend at 12:07 AM

I wish the year was just missing one day
Frank wishes that this day didn't exist in the year

I'm looking through the pictures in The shoebox under my bed
Frank is reminiscing about his relationship by looking at old pictures

I keep praying that it won't exist no more
Frank wants this day to be erased from existence

See I don't even wanna think about him
Frank doesn't want to think about his ex-boyfriend

Or dream about him
Frank doesn't want to dream about his ex-boyfriend

Even just one day is one too long
Frank doesn't want to think about his ex-boyfriend for even one day

There ain't no sense in bringing it Up or bringing memory round
Frank doesn't see the point in bringing up memories of his ex-boyfriend

'Cause ain't no getting back the love is gone
Frank knows that he and his ex-boyfriend won't get back together

I won't be crying no more no water will fall
Frank has stopped crying over his ex-boyfriend

And I wish amnesia would stay
Frank wishes he could forget about his ex-boyfriend

Day I'm clicking my heels wishing away the day Wishing the day go away, day go away Today go away
Frank is wishing that this day would just go away and disappear

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