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Song Analysis to "Swim Good" by Frank Ocean
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Song Analysis of "Swim Good" by Frank Ocean
Background Info
- Born in 1987 in Long Beach, California
- Moved to New Orleans Louisiana at the age of 5
- Started off as a ghostwriter for famous artists
- Joined the hip-hop collective Odd Fututre in 2009
- 1 studio album, 2 mixtapes and 1 collaborations
- Musical genre: R&B
Topic Sentence #2
Background of the Song
Through symbolism,Frank Ocean uses broken hearts and the ocean to symbolize how he must escape his pain.
- The song is on the mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra (2011)
- Music video nomination for 3 MTV Video Music Awards
Why This Song
Topic Sentence #1
Frank Ocean uses simile to show the state he's in by comparing himself to a ghost ready for his own funeral.
"That's a pretty big trunk [...] big enough to take these broken hearts and put them in it"
"I would've put tints on my windows
but what's the difference?
If I feel like a ghost [...]"
"I've got this black suit on
roaming around like I'm ready for a funeral"
- I used to listen to Frank Ocean in the summer of 2013.
- His music was mysterious, yet non-mainstream and pretty intense at the time, so I liked it.
"I'm about to drive in the ocean
Imma try to swim from something bigger than me"
A Clip of the Song
Thesis Statement
In the song "Swim Good", Frank Ocean illustrates how pain and guilt can make a person go to extreme measures to escape it, even with death as a possibility. This can be seen through simile and symbolism.
Possible Themes
It's easier to run away than face your problems
"I'm about to drive in the ocean.Imma try to swim from something bigger than me."
"Swim good,swim good [...] swim good,swim good"
References
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/frankocean/swimgood.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Ocean
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swim_Good