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whos that talking in the library
who's that talking in my library
is that you
no i won't put you out
cuz what would this place be without my muse
nothing special
every book in here i wrote
some i'm not too proud of
some i wish i could burn
so many pages i wrote
wish i could revise them
but there's no erasing
and the best advice i got
was keep writing
and keep living
and keep loving
and when the ink dries
and the pages turn to dust
so will we
turn to dust so will we
dust dust
who that laughing in my library
who keeps laughing in my library
is that you
no i wont put you out
cause what would this place be without your smile
nothing special
i fell in love with you girl
you let yourself inside
with no respect for privacy
you said there's too much on my mind
then you ripped out a page
and set that shit on flame
i quit writing
i kept living
i kept loving
and when the ink dries
and them pages turn to dust so will we
turn to dust so will we
dust dust
who's that talking in my library
is that you
no i won't put you out
cuz what would this place be without my muse
nothing special
every book in here i wrote
some i'm not too proud of
some i wish i could burn
so many pages i wrote
wish i could revise them
but there's no erasing
and the best advice i got
and keep living
and keep loving
and when the ink dries
and the pages turn to dust
so will we
turn to dust so will we
dust dust
who keeps laughing in my library
is that you
no i wont put you out
cause what would this place be without your smile
nothing special
i fell in love with you girl
you let yourself inside
with no respect for privacy
you said there's too much on my mind
then you ripped out a page
and set that shit on flame
i kept living
i kept loving
and when the ink dries
and them pages turn to dust so will we
turn to dust so will we
dust dust
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ok frank ocean. meanings kinda obv hes just using a library as a metaphor for his past
Beautiful Frank Ocean. The library is a metaphor for a past relationship that he can't quite let go of. Although the person he was in love with is flouted the conventions of the library (ie the accepted conventions of a relationship) which is supposed to be a quiet place of study by laughing, talking etc he can't comply with what would be the accepted response and throw them out. In other words although she didn't behave in the way she should have done in their relationship he still can't let go of her memory. She hurt him and although the best advice he received was to 'keep writing, and keep living, and keep loving' after she left he 'quit writing, kept living, kept loving'. The relationship changed him forever and even though he has carried on with his life a fundamental part of who he was has been lost forever.