Pretty Sweet – English Lyrics

• By: Frank Ocean

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the experimental side of modern English through 'Pretty Sweet'. This song is a masterclass in how mood and atmosphere can be conveyed through fragmented phrasing and sonic textures, making it a unique piece for those interested in the intersection of poetry and electronic music.

[English]

Now

To the edge I'll race

To the end I'll make it

All the risk, I'll take it

Headbang with my four friends

We pour a taste out for the dead

This is the blood, the body, the life right now

The height right now

Might be what I need

Might be what I need

Said you wanna hurt me now

You can't end me now

That might be what you need

What it means to be alive on this side

Said you wanna kill me now

On this side

Don't let me down

On this side

Down, down

Fuck the other side

I'm on this side, I'm on this side, I'm on this side

How it feels to have arrived

I'm inside, I'm inside

Those are my niggas for life

...

Mother of us be kind

To the fathers on whom we rely

Fathers of us be kind

To the mothers on whom we rely

...

Ah-ah-ahhh, ah-ah-ahh, ah-ah-ahhhh

Ah-ah-ahhh, ah-ah-ahh, ah-ah-ahhhh

...

We know you're sugar

We know you're sweet like a sucka

Pretty sweet

...

Pretty sweet

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
race /reɪs/ A2	verb - to compete in a speed contest
risk /rɪsk/ B1	noun - a situation involving exposure to danger
headbang /ˈhɛdˌbæŋ/ C2	verb - to shake one's head violently to music
dead /dɛd/ A1	noun - people who have died
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living, not dead
arrive /əˈraɪv/ A2	verb - to reach a destination
rely /rɪˈlaɪ/ B2	verb - to depend on with full trust
sugar /ˈʃʊɡər/ A1	noun - a sweet crystalline substance
sweet /swiːt/ A1	adjective - having the pleasant taste of sugar
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A1	adjective - attractive in a delicate way
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause pain or injury
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - the red liquid in the body
height /haɪt/ A2	noun - the measurement from base to top
kind /kaɪnd/ A1	adjective - having a friendly or generous nature