Pilot Jones – English Lyrics

• By: Frank Ocean
• Album: channel ORANGE

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of modern English through Frank Ocean's 'Pilot Jones'. This song is perfect for learners wanting to understand poetic metaphors and contemporary R&B phrasing, offering a masterclass in how mood and atmosphere can enhance storytelling in music.

[English]

We once had things in common

Now the only thing we share is the refrigerator

Ice cold, baby, I told you, I'm ice cold (Ice cold!)

You out here flyin' high (High!)

Go head, fly that thing!

High! High!

But fly alone

You always smokin' in the house

What if my mother comes over?

You can't get up and get a job

'Cause this little hustle's getting you by

You're the dealer and the stoner

With the sweetest kiss I've ever known (I know what I was on)

I had a Pilot Jones (What you know about it?)

She took me high (Oh, did she now?)

Then she took me home (We talkin' 'bout)

Pilot Jones, Pilot Jones

Tonight she came stumblin' across my lawn, again

I just don't know why I keep on tryin' to keep a grown woman sober

See there, you go reachin' up your blouse

And no, I don't want a child

But I ain't been touched in a while by the dealer and the stoner

With the sweetest kiss I've ever known

Ever known (I know what I was on)

I had a Pilot Jones (What you know about it?)

She took me high (Oh, did she now?)

Then she took me home (We talkin' 'bout)

Pilot Jones, Pilot Jones

In the sky up above, the birds

I saw the sky like I never seen before

You thought I was above you

Above this in so many ways

But if I got a condo on a cloud

Then I guess you can stay at my place

I'ma get one

I need ya

I admit it, you're my Pilot Jones

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
common /ˈkɒmən/ A2	adjective - shared by two or more people
refrigerator /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtə/ B1	noun - an appliance used to keep food cold
fly /flaɪ/ A2	verb - to move through the air
hustle /ˈhʌsəl/ C1	noun - a way of making money, often through unconventional means
dealer /ˈdiːlə/ B2	noun - someone who sells drugs or goods
stoner /ˈstəʊnə/ C1	noun - a person who habitually smokes marijuana
sweetest /ˈswiːtɪst/ A2	adjective - most pleasant or sugary
stumble /ˈstʌmbəl/ B2	verb - to walk unsteadily or accidentally come across
sober /ˈsəʊbə/ B2	adjective - not intoxicated by alcohol or drugs
blouse /blaʊs/ B1	noun - a woman's shirt
condo /ˈkɒndəʊ/ B1	noun - an apartment in a building owned by many people
cloud /klaʊd/ A1	noun - a visible mass of condensed water vapor in the sky
admit /ədˈmɪt/ B1	verb - to confess or acknowledge something