Thinkin' Bout You Lyrics

Lyric discussion by pytiffany210 

Cover art for Thinkin' Bout You lyrics by Frank Ocean

A tornado flew around my room before you came Excuse the mess it made, it usually doesn't rain in Southern California, much like Arizona My eyes don't shed tears, but boy, they bawl

-This verse just makes me thnk he had a temper tamtrum crying and fucking up his room because he is upset because he misses this girl and he doesnt ususally act like this (i.e crying) but "boy they bawl" when he thinks about her.

Thinkin' bout ya, ooh no no no I've been thinkin' bout ya, you know know know I've been thinkin' bout ya, do you think about me still? Do ya? Do ya?

-This part is self explainatory. He is thinking about her and wants to know if she thinks about him too

Or do you not think so far ahead? 'Cause I've been thinkin' bout forever, ooh Or do you not think so far ahead? 'Cause I've been thinkin' bout forever, ooh

  • Not only is he thinking of her he wants a future with her. To be with her forever and he wants to know does she think that way too or is she just living in the present.

No, I don't like you, i just thought you were cool enough to kick it Got a beach house I could sell you in Idaho Since you think I don't love you, I just thought you were cute, that's why I kiss you Got a fighter jet I don't get to fly it though I'm lying down

  • Here he is being sarcastic when he says I dont like you I just thought you were cool enough to kick it. Obviously he likes her if he's thinking about her and calling her. The part about the beach house is just him being sarcastic as well. Random. -He probably didnt show his feeling why they were together thats why he says " since you think i dont love you..." he had her not knowing how he felt. I thought you were cute thats why i kissed you is him trying to downplay the situation but in a joking way. -Lastly the line about the jet is just him talking shit. Exaggerating. "Though im lying down" is a double entandra(sp) he means literally his body lying down thinking about her but he also means he is "lying" about the jet because he is "down" thinking about her.

THATS MY TWO CENTS.

Song Meaning

The “I got a beach house I can sell you in Idaho” line isn’t random.

I got a house I can sell you is a well known sarcastic saying; it’s equivalent to saying yeah right.

The fact that it’s a beach house and in Idaho only enhances the sarcastic sentiment since there aren’t any beaches in Idaho, or at least the kind people are used to seeing.

Thus

“No, I don't like you, I just thought you were cool enough to kick it Got a beach house I could sell you in Idaho”

translates to

Girl:...

there are lots of beach houses in idaho it's called BEAR LAKE also this song is about a MAN

I love what you said about the "lying down" double meaning. never would have caught that (: and beach house in idaho could be "we can escape somewhere & he can make himself comfortable in his mind/body/soul lol Idaho=(I'm the hoe) basically, like julia roberts in pretty woman when she says "I appreciate this whole seduction thing you've got going on here, but let me give you a tip: I'M A SURE THING. wink in a joking way, of course :D

My Interpretation