Date 2021-02-17
Category Foreign Music Download, Lyrics, New Music
Odd Future’s introduction to the game shifted hip-hop and pop culture entirely moving forward. The debut projects from Tyler, The Creator, and Earl Sweatshirt brought some much-needed excitement to the rap game but it was Frank Ocean’s Nostalgia, Ultra that left an everlasting impact in music forever. Today marks the 10 year anniversary of the mixtape’s release so, what better time than to revisit the debut single from the project, “Novacane.” It’s a twist on the average love song, one that finds Frank offering some sly commentary on the state of the world and the feeling of numbness.
“Novacane” is truly what began the journey for Frank Ocean. Press play on the classic record below and sound off in the comments with your favorite song from Nostalgia, Ultra.
Frank Ocean – Novacane (prod. Tricky Stewart)
[Verse 1]
I think I started something
I got what I wanted
Did-didn’t I can’t feel nothing, superhuman
Even when I’m fucking, Viagra popping
Every single record, autotuning
Zero emotion, muted emotion
Pitch corrected, computed emotion, uh-huh
I blame it on the model broad with the Hollywood smile, ow
Stripper booty and a rack like wow
Brain like Berkeley
Met her at Coachella
I went to see Jigga, she went to see Z Trip, perfect
I took a seat on the ice cold lawn
She handed me a ice blue bong, whatever
She said she wanna be a dentist really badly
She’s in school paying
For tuition, doing porn in the Valley
At least you workin’
But, girl, I can’t feel my face
What are we smoking anyway?
She said, “Don’t let the high go to waste”
But can you taste a little taste?
[Chorus]
Novacane, baby, baby
Novacane, baby, I want you
Fuck me good, fuck me long, fuck me numb
Love me now, when I’m gone, love me none
Love me none, love me none
Numb, numb, numb, numb
[Verse 2]
Sink full of dishes, pacin’ in the kitchen
Cocaine for breakfast, yikes
Bed full of women, flip on a tripod
Little red light on shootin’
I’m feelin’ like Stanley Kubrick
This is some visionary shit
Been tryna film pleasure with my eyes wide shut
But it keeps on movin’
I blame it on the model broad with the Hollywood smile
Stripper booty with a rack like wow
I’ll never forget ya
You put me on a feelin’ I never had
Never had, never had (Never)
And ever since I’ve been tryna get it back
And pick it up and put it back
Now I’m something like the chemist on campus
But there’s no drug around
Quite like what I found in you, you
I still can’t feel my face
What am I smokin’ anyway? (Ahh)
She said, “Don’t let the high go to waste” (Ooh)
But can you taste a little taste?
[Chorus]
Novacane, baby, baby (Ohh)
Novacane, baby, I want you
Fuck me good, fuck me long, fuck me numb
Love me now, when I’m gone, love me none
Love me none, love me none
Numb, numb, numb, numb
[Bridge]
Novacane, novacane, novacane
Novacane, novacane (Ohh)
Numb the pain, numb the pain, numb the pain
Numb the pain, numb the pain (Ohh, ohh)
Novacane, novacane, novacane
Novacane, novacane
For the pain, for the pain (Ohh, ohh, ohh)
Novacane, novacane (Ooh)
[Outro]
Pretty girls involved with me
Making pretty love to me, pretty
Pity, pity
All the pretty girls involved with me
Making pretty love to me, pretty
Pity, pity
I can’t feel a thing, I can’t feel, I can’t feel a thing
I can’t feel a thing, I can’t feel, feel, feel, feel her
I can’t feel, feel her
Novacane, novacane, novacane
I can’t feel, feel her
Novacane for the pain, for the pain
I can’t, can’t feel her
Feel her, feel her, ohh
Novacane, novacane-cane