Ivy is a melancholic reflection on lost love and the complexities of feelings involved in growing up and past relationships. Frank Ocean uses metaphors and personal references to explore themes such as regret, memory, and the inevitability of change over time.
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I thought that I was dreaming when you said you love me
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The start of nothing
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I had no chance to prepare
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I couldn't see you coming
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The start of nothing, ooh
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I could hate you now
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It's quite alright to hate me now
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When we both know that deep down
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The feeling still deep down is good
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If I could see through walls, I could see you're faking
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If you could see my thoughts you would see our faces
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Safe in my rental like an armored truck back then
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We didn't give a fuck back then
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I ain't a kid no more
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We'll never be those kids again
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We drived to Syd's, had the X6 back then
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Back then
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No matter what I did
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My waves wouldn't dip back then
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Everything sucked back then
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We were friends
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I thought that I was dreaming when you said you love me
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The start of nothing
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I had no chance to prepare
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I couldn't see you coming
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The start of nothing, ooh
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I could hate you now
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It's quite alright to hate me now
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When we both know that deep down
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The feeling still deep down is good
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In the halls of your hotel
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Arm around my shoulder so I could tell
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How much I meant to you, meant it sincere back then
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We had time to kill back then
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You ain't a kid no more
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We'll never be those kids again
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It's not the same, ivory's illegal
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Don't you remember?
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I broke your heart last week
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You'll probably feel better by the weekend
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Still remember, had you going crazy
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Screaming my name
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The feeling deep down is good
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I thought that I was dreaming when you said you love me