Voodoo Lyrics
Darker times
They're telling boulder-heavy lies
Looks like all we've got is each other
The truth is obsolete
Remember when all I had was my mother
She didn't compromise
She could recognize
Voodoo
Our daughters and our sons
Are just candles in the sun
Voodoo
Don't let him see divide, hmm
Don't you let her see divide
Voodoo
[Chorus]
She's got the whole wide world in her juicy fruit
He's got the whole wide world in his pants
He wrapped the whole wide world in a wedding band
Then put the whole wide world on her hands
She's got the whole wide world in her hands
He's got the whole wide world in his hands, in his hands
About
“Voodoo” is a short and somber track pondering the trials of the world, marriage, relationships, and family, released by Frank Ocean via Tumblr on January 29, 2012, devoid of much fanfare.
In an economical manner, Ocean tells the story of a couple making love (“in her juicy fruit” & “in his pants”), getting married, and having a child (“wedding band” & “on her hands”). The song begins with a broad musing on the existential theme of “All we got is each other; the truth is obsolete,” ultimately leading to an intimate application of this: the protagonist holding his entire family “in his hands.” The chorus interpolates the classic African American spiritual “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands,” first published in 1927.
“Voodoo” opens and continues in the background of the closing track of Ocean’s debut studio album channel ORANGE, titled “End.”
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