Audio: Frank Ocean "Voodoo"

After a decade in limbo, D'Angelo steps on the 12th anniversary of his classic LP Voodoo. The same weekend, rising R&B star Frank Ocean releases a new 90-second songlet also titled "Voodoo." Hmm. Seems like Ocean might be engaged in a little uh, symbolic magic of some kind. He is from New Orleans--the North American center of hoodoo and magical urbanism. Luckily for his mojo (and us) it's a pretty dope song, with lyrics that are worth reprinting. Listen below and read after the jump.

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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the truth is obsolete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

don’t you let her see divide

voodoo

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.

spotted at HHNM