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Pretty Sweet
Frank Ocean Lyrics

Now
To the edge I'll race
To the end I'll make it
All the risk, I'll take it
Head bang with my faux friends
We pour a taste out for the dead
This is the blood, the body, the life right now
The height right now
Might be what I need
Might be what I need

Said you wanna hurt me now
You can't hurt me now
That might be what you need

What it means to be alive on this side
(You wanna kill me now) on this side
(Don't let me down) on this side
(Down, down)
Fuck the other side
I'm on this side
I'm on this side
I'm on this side
How it feels to have arrived
I'm inside, I'm inside
Those are my niggas for life
Mothers of us be kind
To the fathers on whom we rely
Fathers of us be kind
To the mothers on whom we rely

Ah, ah
Ah, ah
Ah, ah
Ah, ah
Ah

We know you're sugar
We know you're sweet like a sucker
Pretty sweet
Pretty sweet

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Ommas Keith-Graham, Charles Christopher Breaux

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“Pretty Sweet” marks one of the bolder moments on Frank Ocean’s sophomore album Blonde, with an initially unsettling change of pace where Frank is singing wildly over a chaotic mixture of strings and synthesizers.

The sonic experimentation sets the tone for the lyrics, which seem to purposely lack structure, further accentuating the chaotic and asymmetric flow of the song.

The CD version of this track that came with the ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ magazine comes with a different version of this track in which some lyrics are different.

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

Hosgeldi Babayev

2y↑85

[Intro]
Now, to the edge I'll race
To the end I'll make it
All the risk, I'll take it
Head bang with my faux friends
We pour a taste out for the dead
This is the blood, the body, the life right now
The height right now
Might be what I need
Might be what I need
Said you wanna hurt me now
You can't hurt me now
That might be what you need

[Verse]
What it means to be alive on this side
(Said you wanna kill me now)
On this side
(Don't let me down)
On this side
(Down, down)
Fuck the other side
I'm on this side, I'm on this side, I'm on this side
How it feels to have arrived
I'm inside, I'm inside
Those are my niggas for life
Mothers of us be kind
To the fathers on whom we rely
Fathers of us be kind
To the mothers on whom we rely
Ah-hah, ah-hah, ah-hah, ah-hah
Ah-hah, ah-hah, ah-hah, ah-hah

[Outro]
We know you're sugar
We know you're sweet like a sucka
Pretty sweet, pretty sweet

Lunaseur

3y↑9

"Now
To the edge I'll race
To the end I'll make it
All the risk, I'll take it
Headbang with my four friends
We pour a taste out for the dead
This is the blood, the body, the life right now
The height right now
Might be what I need
Might be what I need
Said you wanna hurt me now
You can't end me now
That might be what you need"

Probably one of the greatest introductions to any song. The energy and wording, Chaotic but melodic and drivin forward by the white noise and swooshing. It also sounds pretty sweet

anl

27w

[Intro]
Now, to the edge, I'll race
To the end, I'll make it
All the risk, I'll take it
Head bang with my faux friends
We pour a taste out for the dead
This is the blood, the body, the life right now
The height right now
Might be what I need
Might be what I need
Said you wanna hurt me now
You can't hurt me now
That might be what you need

[Verse]
What it means to be alive on this side
(Said you wanna kill me now)
On this side
(Don't let me down)
On this side
(Down, down)
Fuck the other side
I'm on this side
I'm on this side
I'm on this side
How it feels to have arrived
I'm inside
I'm inside
Those are my niggas for life
Mothers of us, be kind
To the fathers on whom we rely
Fathers of us, be kind
To the mothers on whom we rely
Ah-hah, ah-hah
Ah-hah, ah-hah
Ah-hah, ah-hah
Ah-hah, ah-hah
Ah-hah

[Outro]
We know you're sugar
We know you're sweet like a sucker
Pretty sweet
Pretty sweet

All comments from YouTube:

Weebo VV

5y↑2.5K

Driving through the rainy streets by all the Los Santos penthouses or at the harbor at night to this song feels real nice.

Kevin Mthethwa

19w

Dude Till today i only tune in to Blonded only

aienai2

27w

Los Santos??? You mean just sitting in your dark room

SmokeRider L11

37w

And a joint?

Static

45w↑2

Gta introduced me to Frank and I'm glad loved listening to blonded

Best of Boxing

Makes me remember my childhood I almost shed a tear everytime I hear this song I miss it

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Pulowski

5y↑2K

this song is pretty sweet

thømasslk

36w↑1

realmente

nyrme

1y↑2

Your not wrong

Mr King boy

1y↑3

Super sweet!

Lord Bowser

1y↑1

Well… well yea

vbenji

2y↑1

True

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Laurence Bird

2y↑524

One of the most underrated tracks on Blonde along with Skyline To.

William Agwatu

31w↑1

FACTTTTT (& close to you)

MF

1y↑1

100%

Spencer Sexstella

1y↑4

I just realized how good these 2 songs were like 2 days ago and I can't stop listening

TmR CitY

2y↑1

Fax

sonder

2y↑1

agreed

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Noa Broadway Brockett

5y↑1.3K

i love the background swoosh sound, also the kid chorus is the best truly

Rob C

3y↑3

The middle part is so fucking beautiful

Lavon Call

3y↑2

Brycie boy smh took me for ever to find this song every time I hear it on gta I forget to look at the name.i even googled “ gta song kids singing” nothing came up

Chip Daniels

3y↑2

Noa Broadway Brockett I came for the kids part haha!

NI PYRO

4y↑22

👌🏼thought the kids chorus really made it

Dre4de

5y↑36

noa brockett Definetly the kids chorus. An amazing spin off, a slightly off key of a choir singing, great touch to it.

Hosgeldi Babayev

2y↑85

Orphic

42w↑3

Thanks

Millennia Productions

5y↑281

Love this song it’s so nostalgic especially the end Part it reminds me of being back at primary school singing songs in assembly.

underground lace

47w↑1

Britain moment

Cuhncieted

1y↑1

Assemble deez nuts

Nicole

2y↑2

lool us thinking we sang like this in primary

Dre4de

5y↑12

Millennia Productions Fucking same bro. I actually miss singing at my primary school every assembly, not trying to be wet but it had a magical feel to it

Endless Galaxy

4y↑394

This song makes me feel like I’m traveling back in time,

STAR BOY

Flying away into paradise

STAR BOY

Or trying to run away

Leyva

Like I’m running back into time

Louis Pecceu

3y↑5

Dude same and the swoosh noises are when u pass by sometime super memorable earlier in your life

tarsh marbles

3y↑1

Yeesss. Nz school singing Assembly's hit different.

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Josh Q.

6y↑482

One of his best tracks.

Zack Zallie

1y↑4

@Moè CaSh I won't relax whenever I play this track

Julio

2y↑5

@Moè CaSh Why? He‘s right

Tim Urban

2y↑5

Agreed

Grace Ducroiset

2y↑6

agreed

Moè CaSh

3y↑8

Woah relax

Keenothemaxim

4y↑1.2K

I listened to this track high as I could be, I swear the “ ah ah ah ah” part had me flying through colored fields.

La Flame

2y↑1

@Nath Chea this whole album 💿 tripping is so fucking good made me cry same with channel orange 🍊feels like a whole movie both of them to me now

Ezay

I STG EVERY TIME I HEAR THAT I FEEL LIKE IM ON A WILD ROLLER COASTER

One two three four

Sameee

Nath Chea

3y↑1

I’m tripping right now and holy shit

Gio

3y↑3

i feel the same, sober

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Yottifferent

2y↑1.7K

That intro sounds like I’m being stabbed to death while Frank Ocean is playing in the background

Haru_.

51w

frrr i wanna be murdered to this song somehow. i dont rly think of it as smthn thats cool or scary but more peaceful lol.

God

🧐

dashh 14

Why is this so funny

Yottifferent

@Kendrick's Burner what?

Angelo Stanojevic

2y↑1

You painted with your words

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Dre4de

5y↑76

Damn, that choir like voice at the end perfectly represents the sweetness of childhood. The tune was slighty of key, made to be on purpose obvs, absolute sweet touch to it, amazing song. Memories of singing at my old school

VMB Media

5y↑369

Wish the song was so much longer! So great

OVOXO

2y↑1

@كل حاجه ew fortnite

coldhorizon3200

3y↑2

كل حاجه fucking weirdo

LimeyLemon45

3y↑2

كل حاجه bruh tf

Valton Tony

4y↑1

@كل حاجه what?

كل حاجه

4y↑4

Fortnite ! ❤

SpicyPepperón

6y↑700

So underrated

Lil Squirt

well he shouldve been more clear

Cherrybum Man

5y↑12

Prince Awesome out of all the other tracks i thinks he means

Lil Squirt

5y↑6

SpicyPepperón wtf are u talking about😂😂

Meadow Green

5y↑266

while y'all are arguing about whether this is brilliant or pretentious I'm losing my fucking MIND to that breakbeat at 1:39

Barack Obama

32w

@Meadow Green wtf dude

StewHB

1y↑2

Schizophrenia

bitcrome

1y↑2

Fight Club (1999)

shoreZ

1y↑1

@Meadow Green wtf dude

Milkඞ

2y↑17

Aphex twin type beat

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Aram Ledezma

5y↑710

It's like a group of angels singing this.

Zack Zallie

2y↑2

BE NOT AFRAID

Myulk

2y↑14

@Jese Gyani Relax, let the man vibe

i am sentient

2y↑13

@Jese Gyani it is tho

LxK3ez

Yoav Ledezma big stokey nonce

jg

3y↑2

true

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Trinity Eastman

4y↑200

Listening to this with headphones and without is like a whole different song tbh

Martin Rodriguez

1y↑19

I always associate the beginning of this song with falling through the clouds at a high speed down to earth

Wass K

1y↑1

So interesting how each person has a different point of view on the exact same song or anything really

Ethan Young

3y↑110

1:40 gives me an adrenaline rush for some reason

H S

2y↑10

Makes me want to do a 100+ on the highway

innerbloom

3y↑710

this and siegfried are really underrated

Chris Don't Miss

37w↑3

Seigfried is way more respected than pretty sweet. If ask any frank fan what's LOWKEY the best track on blonde most people would say Seigfried.

Dre Wall

1y↑3

Siegfried is the best

CHOPS

2y↑3

They're just towards the end of the album so get less listens especially on 17 track LP's like this

Markipier

2y↑19

Manolo Gonzalez Lol, yeah Siegfried is very highly respected. Probably the most out of any track on the whole record.

Manolo Gonzalez

2y↑14

Idk about Siegfried but Pretty Sweet is

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TheCullousus

1y↑17

My fav song on this album. Alot of good energy here.

Osazi Al Khaliq

3y↑34

I cry every time I hear this song. So beautiful.

aleph

3y↑111

Even though it’s 2020 I still listen to this album a lot like it just came out, who else?

Noor Mohamed

2y↑5

@aleph wait, those exist?????😳

aleph

2y↑3

@Noor Mohamed happy people

Noor Mohamed

2y↑5

bro who doesn't

Red the hawk

40w↑4

The beat drop feels like im constantly running from something don’t know what it is exactly just running and then that transition at the end is just relief. I stop running and feel like everything is full of colors and happiness again. I feel like that transition slaps me with a nice warm embrace from whatever I was running from. Song hit diff.

Hasan

3y↑52

frank has some of the best beat drops u can even imagine

Victor Jones

3y↑17

This is a genius song. You can hear the Beatles influence and yet it is so deconstructed and beautiful.

I don’t understand people who say this song is hard to grab onto. The Frank Ocean cult at least, by now should be open eared enough to appreciate this great song.

big shagger

2y↑105

This song is like driving very angrily away from a toxic relationship

CHAGRIN

2y↑4

That's exactly how I imagined it wtf

Anthony Escamilla

5y↑1.3K

I would always skip this track (I know burn me) whenever I would here the intro. Figured it was some filler flavor to the album but once I listened to it all damn I was blown away by the different vibe in the other half .

vegeta sayen 13

SAME

MrCris487

2y↑1

Me too the beginning was deafening lol

Ruben Unzueta

2y↑2

& then once you start to fully appreciate this song you realize how great & necessary the sound of the intro is in contrast to the sound of the rest of the song

Creative Young Mind

3y↑2

@Blonded Helmet you pissed me off..

Poochi Gang Lads

*hear

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Table Turtle

10w

Some people wondered why Brian Eno was credited in Blond. I think it's because he sampled Here Comes the Warm Jets for this song's intro. It's hard to hear clearly, but it's recognizable.

Lunaseur

3y↑9

Greed Greed

2y↑6

This is easily one of the best songs on the album. That is no small feat.

Thomas Bryant

3y↑6

:28 -1:22 my favorite 🤘🏾 I love that part. It’s so psychedelic

Obey Amma

5y↑112

Idc what ppl say I love this song

Family Guy Fanatic

3y↑30

It’s on acid. You are alone surrounded, it’s just so beautiful but you can’t stop thinking about her. It’s pain, but for a brief moment you get a glimmer of a breakthrough and euphoria and it just loops

Smashing670

23w

The way that I fall in love with Franks music, forget about it, then just fall alove with it again makes me so happy. I never want to forget this guy. Heard this song playing when I woke up at 2am and had forgot to close my laptop before i fell asleep, this was on my spotify shuffle. Pretty Sweet ❤

xeilian

3y↑4

I'm still indifferent about Blonde, but this song gets me every time. It's an interesting change of pace on this album and I personally wish more songs on it were like this.

the

3y↑372

The people that disliked were the ones to judge the first part

Snorey

47w↑1

@Yottifferent it is when you have the right mindset to it, I think of the beginning as a buildup of bad emotions, and then the rest is kinda like decompressing

oranwax

2y↑3

@Yottifferent yes

Yottifferent

2y↑53

Except the first part is actually good

mario lee

5y↑83

I really like this, and I like how experimental he got.

larissa aurora

2y↑3

this song makes me feel like I’m flying with turbulence (the intro) and then i’m falling until the moment I gain control again and I fly to where I want through the clouds

dev

23w↑1

i know i know but, doesn’t this song sound like love that’s never believed in but slowly feels it coming closer and more knowledgeable. ( imagine someone not believing in love but meets someone who makes them feel love… this is exactly what it sounds like) and it ends up being pretty sweet…

Douglas Donatien

5y↑3

Damn this song gives me goosebumps especially the lil kids voices in the background ugh! So beautiful!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

NeonX

27w↑3

This is the definition of letting go
My God Frank!!
You're truly a genius...

valentin savva

3y↑9

THIS IS SO GOOD
MOST UNDERRATED TRACK ON THE ALBUM

JuanLilG

2y↑25

“We know you’re sugar!”

That part always will be my favorite

Cyborg Ninja

37w↑2

This is the best song on the album.

Luis Pérez

3y↑8

As a shoegazer, the intro always gives me goosebumps.

Emma Garofalo

6y↑61

best song on the album by a long shot

Xwert Nagisaki

LONGSHOT PORTION RASTLE

zeneruera

6y↑16

I agree, it's almost shoegaze turned into ambient r&b

77Dragon Slayer95

4y↑2

The intro to this song feels like going through all the noises of the common life in society to finally enter a peacfull dimension 😍😍☁️☁️🌌🌌

Hannah Llamas

3y↑2

i like how at the start it's very chaotic and can make you feel on edge, like before a race. but then during the second part i feel at peace and happy

Auggie G

5y↑114

This track gives me feels of 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Day in the Life by The Beatles

joako

3y↑2

Definitely influenced by A day in the life

Geordie Jones

You so right!@

Joey

5y↑1

that’s one of frank’s favorite movies!

Matheus Nogueira

5y↑4

Auggie G Close To You reminds me 2001 : a space odissey

----a...-

43w↑1

This song makes you feel like you're floating in the air

Lara Dina

31w↑1

This is hauntingly beautiful

Flávio oliveira

16w

Esse nano canta muito valeu gta 5 por apresenta esse icone ✨👏🏽❤️

yonkers

2y↑1

one of my favorites off blonde especially the second part, so angelic

Grace Ducroiset

no song describes how my mind feels as perfectly as this one

pablo

1y↑3

The most underrated song💯

anl

27w

A. Jo

2y↑53

The beginning of this song is a panic attack

Milkඞ

35w

I think it’s sampled https://youtu.be/YR58vE6GYic

Kalissa

2y↑7

This song was and still is under appreciated 🤦🏻‍♀️

Kalissa

2y↑2

@Andy Escobar nah it’s just because when the album came out I watched the reactions and a lot of people didn’t like it or skipped it so yeah 🤷🏻‍♀️

DeadliestRivenNA

2y↑1

Almost 2021 and I’m just now listening to this song (album) for the first time and I’m mad i missed out for 4 yrs. but atleast i didn’t have to wait for 4 years for another album

Shady Sherif

3y↑4

I want another songs like this

gojidude 101

I recently moved form my home and away from my friends and that kid chorus really gave memories.

Yottifferent

2y↑2

The kids that sang that choir are legends

Adrián GO

Q cansion tan hermosisima me la dedico a mi mismo 😎🙏

Obey Amma

5y↑223

The children singing is reminiscent of those children choir Christmas songs

armando

3y↑3

gives me a “Christmas time is here” vibe and it makes me so nostalgic and reminiscent

Saint

Alternate Viper want a song without the kids tbh 😂😂🤣

Deviance

4y↑1

Kindof kills the song for me but still good!

Dre4de

4y↑6

trust me man, remimds me of choir singing in my primary school

Aram Ledezma

5y↑11

Or like Dirty Harry.

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Manolo Gonzalez

2y↑2

This is the actual underrated song from the album

FEARTHEFUNK

1y↑3

play this at my funeral

Ikemono

this song is just magic when u close ur eyes

Robert Reid

This is marvelous 👍👍

dev

23w

this song feels so unreal. makes me levitate but mostly make me think of how i fell in love with him in this song it seem so chaotic but simply perfect, just like him and me. hopefully we are together again…

Raymond Loves Squash

How can ppl sit there and dislike this masterpiece

Sydney Lopez

3y↑2

Idk why but this song sounds like driving on the highway with the windows rolled down and with your friends on your way to the beach

Stinko

Nailed it

Waldo Santana

1y↑1

Super Underrated song on Blonde, probably has the least plays along with Facebook story. both are amazing. i can play this 100 times a day, and it fits any mood.

Travis

Amazing live

ARAH

3y↑1

The vibe is pretty sweet

J.g

2y↑7

This song feels like dying after a good life.

jaywithacube

3y↑2

If someone told me they disagreed on the fact that this album is the best of the decade. I’m up for a fistfight

0

3y↑5

I could really cry to any frank song

Wylan

26w

Best song off this album imo

ssbm_player1913

3y↑8

Goes from my bloody valentine distortion/chaos to sounding like “Optimistic” by radio head with a blend of Aphex twin...Frank ain’t no pleb that’s certain 😎

God Guzzlord

Anyone else really like this song? Like on a lot of Blonde tracklist rankings, people usually have this song near the bottom, but for me it's actually one of my favorites

lezibell

5y↑4

He really does his best and ends in greatest

Nani Fatimana

3y↑9

2:03 my fave part

Mauricio Tellez

It's melancholic , it feels like if you were listening your past

Mmm Bbb

3y↑4

what genre or type of sound is this? i need more songs like this!!!

Lampette

3y↑3

Shoegaze probably

Isaac Del real

3y↑3

hey there you’ll never find anything like frank trust me

C 3

2y↑2

I remember when Tyler the Creator came to my city for the Igor Tour and he played this song and Self Control. We were all crying in the mosh, singing the lyrics. Good times.

Lo Fi

i really miss the igor tour and just concerts in general.

Valid II

5y↑1

I fell in love with this song while playing gta I was chilling in my good old black and purple rcv and I heard this song play it was so good

vicente orellana

This is ... beautiful

adam perez

4y↑22

I was playing GTA online and I just finished robbing a store and had my radio on blonded and 1:39,some of the best moments I’ve had one a video game

MapleMilk

4y↑27

100% sure this plays after death
God, that would be an amazing trip to the after life...

oAPXo

6y↑14

Goddamnit I LOVE this track. That fucking guitar!

Tyler Durden

3y↑3

Bro why the fuck did i slept on this for so long ? This song is pure gold.

MADD MAN X🎵🎶

30w

That intro is like driving your car off a railway and it starts tumbling and flipping over while this plays on the radio 😂

sarabjit mander

Why does no one talks about this track it's so good I can't believe it

yutro213

5y↑117

1:38~2:02: favourite part.

Kalissa

2y↑1

2 years late but my favorite part is 1:24

dydy

The Fun Fact Guy that’s how canadians & british people spell it smart ass

Darvin Ham

Favorite*

ikea boy

3y↑5

Wtf the kids choir is the best part

Fwoggy

3y↑12

0:00~2:39 🤠

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TenXo

2y↑1

Everytime the beat drops I picture a car/motorcycle speeding down the road.

Pianoboi

2y↑1

0:30 The melody the chorus sings sounds exactly like the main theme from the Tron Legacy soundtrack by Daft Punk.

dusty lilac

4y↑4

I feel like the overlapping melodies mirror the noise and distractions of the modern world and then suddenly things get quiet for a while and then there it is again omg

Kip Williamson

Man when that fast hi hat snare best kicks in it’s awesome!

GrassyPerson

3y↑1

the second half is good and all but I'd totally listen to an extended version of the first part

Stone Free

I love songs that make you feel like you aren't real

nicholas maples

this really how it feels to be alive huh

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