Ocean performed 'Pyramids' during his Channel Orange tour through North America. The track has been featured during television promos for Channel Orange. The song has since debuted on the UK R&B Chart at number 31. The music video was directed by Nabil Elderkin and featured an orange car with an atmospheric background.

The song was featured in a teaser for Ocean's then-upcoming album and was released with a cover that featured The Simpsons style characters. The song received highly positive reviews and was called epic in nature by several publications, who praised the ambition and scope of the track's length, along with the lyrical merit. The track lyrically contains several extended metaphors referencing Cleopatra, pyramids, and strip clubs. Run run run, come back for my glory Bring her back to me Run run run, the crown of our pharaoh The throne of our queen is empty. Set the cheetahs on the loose Theres a thief out on the move Underneath our legions view They have taken CleopatraRun run run, come back for my glory Bring her back to me Run run run, the crown of our pharaoh. Set the cheetahs on the loose Theres a thief out on the move Underneath our legions view They have taken Cleopatra. The song explores a narrative of a pimp falling in love with one of his clients. Print it Download Font Style Embed Page format: Direct link: BB code: Embed: Pyramids (Kastle Remix) Lyrics. On June 7, 2012, Ocean posted a small teaser video featuring a snippet of the song onto his Tumblr account, and released the full, nearly 10-minute song later that day onto his official SoundCloud account. The track features an uncredited guitar solo from singer John Mayer. The song was written by Ocean and produced by Malay and Om'Mas Keith. 'Pyramids' is a song by American singer Frank Ocean, released as the second single from his debut studio album Channel Orange (2012).

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