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But really, who cares about that? Looking at the first verse, Frank quickly establishes the heartbreak motif. He also establishes himself as the heartbreak Lorax; he speaks for us all.
Here, Frank establishes we should trust him, and we do. The pivotal funeral imagery comes on the pre-chorus. It is at this point we have a choice.
We can read this as a purely morose track wherein Frank bemoans the killer qualities of heartbreak to the point of driving himself mad. Live performance is so important that crafting such a strategy requires input from not just a manager, but also a booking agent. Here, Frank acknowledges the breadth and depth of heartbreak, represented by the vastness of the water. He notes the sensation is more significant than he is, and yet he is unafraid. Frank Ocean does not let the weight of a broken heart sink him.
Instead, he frees himself. He swims good. In removing the suit, thus concluding the funeral, Frank suggests we should free ourselves of our pain and keep moving forward. The backing organ of the verse is replaced by vaulting, bright keys.
With that, the image of the suit morphs on the second verse, leading into the second pre-chorus. The funeral suit was, indeed, for his funeral.
This position makes the shedding of the suit even more powerful on the next hook.
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