Homophones in Frank’s MusicDefinition: Words with a similar sound, but with different sp

 Homophones in Frank’s MusicDefinition: Words with a similar sound, but with different spelling and meaning.Frank has used homophones several times in his music and it creates a deeper layer of meaning and multi-values the entire idea. At times he chooses to use it in the song titles and other times, he’ll wrap the words off his tongue in such a way where it’s hard to distinguish what he said creating the effect.In the Nike’s music video, the ad-libs, in the beginning, narrate the infamous phrase “I got two versions, I got two versions” however, at the third time,  Tyrone Lebon cuts to two females sitting in Frank’s E30 with an ad-lib that sounds like Frank’s saying “I got two virgins”On “Self Control”, Frank sings “Noses on the rail, little virgin wears the white” however this can also be interpreted as Frank singing “Noses on the rail, little virgin, where’s the white?. The former has Frank playing with the idea of how someone as pure as a virgin wears white (cocaine) on their face. He uses this concept to demonstrate that if an innocent and pristine virgin can lose their self control and do something as careless as cocaine, he may lose his self control when he sees his former lover. In the latter (“little virgin, where’s the white?”) Frank mocks this person asking where the cocaine is. He then sings “You cut your hair, but you used to live a blonded/blinded” life which symbolizes that this person has changed morally and physically. They’re no longer the wholesome person they were because they’ve finally lost their self control.On Solo, Frank sings “Inhale, Inhale, there’s heaven” and “Inhale, in hell there’s heaven” Track 10 on Endless, Wither, is a homophone as it plays with the words “wither” and “with her”. To wither means to fade away and Frank would like to live long enough to wither away naturally his partner (with her).On Track 5 on Endless, U-N-I-T-Y, Frank says “U-N-I-T, U-N-I” both which signify a group. A nod to the title of the track. In Forrest Gump, Frank sings “I’m nervous Forrest” which sounds like he’s saying “I’m nervous for us”. Two songs prior, on Bad Religion, Frank uses the first male pronoun on the album and officially addresses his sexual orientation. He admits to a taxi driver about his love for another man. The production of the song is extremely glum, the strings and keys are jarring and the vulnerability in Frank’s voice is painful. Forrest Gump is the exact opposite. It’s an upbeat track with lush production and It presents Frank’s spirit in a totally different way about his sexuality. On Forrest Gump, Frank has accepted who he is and he’s not afraid to show support and love for this man. Although he’s nervous about what the future may hold, he thanks his lover for allowing him to know what true love feels like. The track ends with Frank whistling, an act that illustrates that he’s now comfortable with his sexuality (hence why he stopped running). In the Grammys performance, this sequence is played out exactly as mentioned (Frank running for the entire song then stopping to finally whistle).During the songDuring the end (whistling sequence beings)On Odd Future’s “Oldie”, Frank said “I’m high and bye / bi, wait I mean i’m straight”. An obvious nod to his sexuality, however it wasn’t until Frank came out that fans pieced the two together.During the Lonny Breaux era, he made a song called Orion which is a letter to his younger brother Ryan to treasure his younger days. The chorus has Lonny repeatedly singing “Oh Ryan” a reference to the title of the song. -- source link

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