Wake Up
Frank Ocean Lyrics


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Just a, just a, just a dream From my Lou's I'm seeing colors
Turquoise, ocean green, hurricane silver, yeah
I'm falling, down a well
Wish you were the water there
Just like a sun without a flame
Fell asleep without a dream
I saw the light fade
I let it drift away
I'm in that air and it's hard to breathe
Gravity won't hold my feet
(How'd I let my love breathe?)

I saw my life flash by the very minute
Saw my lightning, click, click, click
In a little glass bottle
Said I saw my life flash by that very instant
Saw my lighting, click, click, click
In a little glass bottle
Got to save, save me
I know you see me fall
I know you've come to die
Save, save me
My love is in the glass
My life is in that bottle
Wake up (just tell me that's it's all in my head)
Wake up (remind me that you're still in my bed)
Wake up (the thought of sleeping in my arms again)
Wake up I'm in emerald city, looking for Wizard Oz
Maybe he could tell me the way
To your heart again
I click my J's three times wishing she would've stayed
And then I thought I put her on a plane
Found a diamond for your ring
The crows on Saturn, then I'm back in L.A




I woke up, she ain't there
Levitating off the mattress
Baby where you at?
I said, oh, baby where you at?

I saw my life flash by the very minute
Saw my lightning, click, click, click
In a little glass bottle
Said I saw my life flash by that very instant
Saw my lighting, click, click, click
In a little glass bottle
Got to save, save me
I know you see me fall
I know you've come to die
Save, save me
My love is in the glass
My life is in that bottle
Wake up (just tell me that's it's all in my head)
Wake up (remind me that you're still in my bed)
Wake up (the thought of sleeping in my arms again)
Wake up It's just a dream

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Wake Up by Frank Ocean describe the feeling of falling through a well and seeing different colors, and wishing for someone to save the singer - who is lost, alone and searching for love. The use of colors such as turquoise, ocean green, and hurricane silver highlights the vivid images that appear in the singer’s dream. The lyrics also touch on the themes of loneliness, emptiness, and searching for oneself. The singer is unable to find happiness or love and feels like they are floating, disconnected from everything around them. The singer wishes to be woken up from this dream and reminded of the reality of their life.


The lyrics can be interpreted as a metaphor for the fleeting nature of love and how easily one can feel lost when love is not present. The glass bottle in which the singer sees their life and love represents fragility and how easily love can be broken or lost.


The repetitive nature of the lyrics "Wake up" emphasizes the singer’s desire to be woken up from this dream and to be reminded of reality. The lyrics also hint at the idea of the Wizard of Oz, symbolizing the search for answers and salvation from one's struggles.


Line by Line Meaning

Just a, just a, just a dream From my Lou's I'm seeing colors
I am dreaming and seeing vivid colors


Turquoise, ocean green, hurricane silver, yeah
The colors I see are specific shades of green and silver


I'm falling, down a well Wish you were the water there
In my dream, I'm falling and I wish you were there to catch me


Just like a sun without a flame Fell asleep without a dream
I feel empty and didn’t dream while asleep


I saw the light fade I let it drift away
I am losing hope and letting it slip away


I'm in that air and it's hard to breathe Gravity won't hold my feet (How'd I let my love breathe?)
I'm feeling weightless and suffocated simultaneously and wondering how I let my love slip away


I saw my life flash by the very minute Saw my lightning, click, click, click In a little glass bottle Said I saw my life flash by that very instant Saw my lighting, click, click, click In a little glass bottle Got to save, save me I know you see me fall I know you've come to die Save, save me My love is in the glass My life is in that bottle
I'm reflecting on my life and feel like I'm trapped in a bottle. I need saving and my love and life are in need of rescue


Wake up (just tell me that's it's all in my head) Wake up (remind me that you're still in my bed) Wake up (the thought of sleeping in my arms again) Wake up I'm in emerald city, looking for Wizard Oz Maybe he could tell me the way To your heart again I click my J's three times wishing she would've stayed And then I thought I put her on a plane Found a diamond for your ring The crows on Saturn, then I'm back in L.A I woke up, she ain't there Levitating off the mattress Baby where you at? I said, oh, baby where you at?
I wake up from my dream and wish it was all in my head. I'm searching for a way to reconnect with my lost love and recall our moments together. Even though I thought I put her on a plane, I'm back where I started levitating and wondering where she is




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