If you feel insignificant, you better think again
Better wake up because you're part of something way bigger
You're part of something way bigger
Not just a speck in the universe
Not just some words in a bible verse
You are the living word
Ahh, you're part of something way bigger
Bigger than you, bigger than we
Bigger than the picture they framed us to see
But now we see it
And it ain't no secret, no
Understand the truth 'bout that question in your soul
Look up, don't look down, then watch the answers unfold
Life is your birthright, they hid that in the fine print
Uh, take the pen and rewrite it
Step out your estimate
Step in your essence and know that you're excellent
Rise (rise), the spirit is teachin'
Oh, I'm not just preachin', I'm takin' my own advice
Let mama let you know (let you know)
Mama's just tryin', I can't get no days off
I don't get no days off
Truly, I'm feelin' it, I had to say that thing twice
Tryin' to be a good wife
Still really hard, I can't lie
But I promised you I will fight, so I fight
If you feelin' frustrated and (oh)
You're sinkin', I'm jumpin' in (oh)
Forgiveness is key because we're fightin' something way bigger
You'll never lose, we are winners
I'll be the roots, you be the tree
Pass on the fruit that was given to me
Legacy, ah, we're part of something way bigger
Bigger, you're part of something way bigger
Bigger than you, bigger than we
Bigger than the picture they framed us to see
Legacy, oh, you're part of something way bigger
Let love be the water
I pour into you and you pour into me
There ain't no drought here
Bloom into our actual powers
I'll be your sanctuary, you just don't know it yet
You just don't know it yet
No matter how hard it gets
You got my blood in ya
And you're gonna rise
You're part of something way bigger
You're part of something way bigger
Bigger than you, bigger than me
Bigger than the picture they framed us to be, yeah
Ooh, ooh, you're part of something way bigger
Understand the truth 'bout that question in your soul (bigger)
Look up, don't look down, then watch the answers unfold (bigger)
Life is your birthright, they hid that in the fine print
Take the pen and rewrite it
Step out your estimate
Step in your essence and know that you're excellent
Rise, the spirit is teachin'
Oh, I'm not just preachin', I'm takin' my own advice
If you feel insignificant, you better think again
Better wake up 'cause you're part of something way bigger
You're part of something way bigger
I'll be the roots, you be the tree
Pass on the fruit that was given to me
Legacy, ah, we're part of something way bigger
Beyonce - Black is King Album Lyrics
Beyonce - Black is King Lyrics
Writer: Stacy Barthe, Akil C. King, Rachel Keen, Beyonce Knowles
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Find Your Way Back (Circle of Life)
Daddy used to take me walking down the street
Daddy used to take my hand, say "Follow me"
Daddy used to leave me back home all the time
I got big enough to run around, daddy left me outside
He said, "Find your way back
Big, big world, but you got it, baby
Find your way back, don't let this life drive you crazy
Find your way back, come back home 'fore the street lights on
Find your way back, find your way back"
Daddy used to tell me, "Look up at the stars
It's been a long time, but remember who you are
Circle of life, but one day, I might not make it
Circle of life, but one day, I might not make it"
But you just got to find your way back
Big, big world, but you got it, baby
Find your way back, don't let this life drive you crazy
Find your way back, come back home 'fore the street lights on
Find your way back, find your way back
Daddy used to teach me all my moves
Run around, 'round, had to tie my shoes
Itty bitty child with a smile like you
Wild, wild child look a lot like you
Daddy used to teach me all my tricks
Run around wild, had to get my fix
Daddy used to teach me all my plays
On a marathon, had to run my race
Find your way back
Big, big world, but you got it, baby
Find your way back, don't let this life drive you crazy
Find your way back, come back home 'fore the street lights on
Find your way back, find your way back, yeah
Rikirobo roborebe
Mamasibo robirebi rebi
Skindanu dinda dundun
Sibirobo roborebe
Oroboskibo robi rebirebi
Skidin dadun dadun daya
Daddy used to teach me all my moves
Run around wild, had to tie my shoes
Itty bitty child with a smile like you
Wild, wild child look a lot like you
Daddy used to teach me all my tricks
Run around wild, had to get my fix
Daddy used to teach me all my plays
On a marathon, told me run my race
Find your way back
Daddy used to take my hand, say "Follow me"
Daddy used to leave me back home all the time
I got big enough to run around, daddy left me outside
He said, "Find your way back
Big, big world, but you got it, baby
Find your way back, don't let this life drive you crazy
Find your way back, come back home 'fore the street lights on
Find your way back, find your way back"
Daddy used to tell me, "Look up at the stars
It's been a long time, but remember who you are
Circle of life, but one day, I might not make it
Circle of life, but one day, I might not make it"
But you just got to find your way back
Big, big world, but you got it, baby
Find your way back, don't let this life drive you crazy
Find your way back, come back home 'fore the street lights on
Find your way back, find your way back
Daddy used to teach me all my moves
Run around, 'round, had to tie my shoes
Itty bitty child with a smile like you
Wild, wild child look a lot like you
Daddy used to teach me all my tricks
Run around wild, had to get my fix
Daddy used to teach me all my plays
On a marathon, had to run my race
Find your way back
Big, big world, but you got it, baby
Find your way back, don't let this life drive you crazy
Find your way back, come back home 'fore the street lights on
Find your way back, find your way back, yeah
Rikirobo roborebe
Mamasibo robirebi rebi
Skindanu dinda dundun
Sibirobo roborebe
Oroboskibo robi rebirebi
Skidin dadun dadun daya
Daddy used to teach me all my moves
Run around wild, had to tie my shoes
Itty bitty child with a smile like you
Wild, wild child look a lot like you
Daddy used to teach me all my tricks
Run around wild, had to get my fix
Daddy used to teach me all my plays
On a marathon, told me run my race
Find your way back
Writer: Beyonce Gisselle Knowles, Brittany Talia Hazzard, Bubele Booi, Osabuohien Osaretin, Robert Magwenzi
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
The Nile
One time I took a swim in the Nile
I swam the whole way, I didn't turn around, man, I swear
It made me relax when I came down
I felt liberated like free birds, I'm stimulated now
Plunging away 'less my body's on top
All of these currents might cost me my life right now
Where danger finds me, it follows with tides
Many miles ahead of me, still I'm in stride, she said
Hey little buddy, where you goin'?
I'm not sure of how to know I'm still motion
You seem regular, I seem regular
These streams may take me out to the ocean
Told myself if I dive in it without precaution of a life jacket
Then I'll dive in it 'til I'm exhausted and I'm type lacking
Waistline on four deep, senses on forty
Feel like there's four of me
One time I took a swim in the Nile (one time I took in a swim in the Nile)
I swam the whole way, I didn't turn around, man, I swear (I swear)
It made me relax when I came down (when I came down)
I felt liberated like free birds, I'm stimulated now (stimulated)
Plunging away 'less my body's on top (stimulated, stimulated now)
All of these currents might cost me my life right now (right now, right now)
Where danger finds me, it follows with tides (follows with tides)
Many miles ahead of me, still I'm in stride
That's some good
Got the Nile runnin' through my body
Look at my natural, I'm so exotic
Darker the berry, sweeter the fruit
Deeper the wounded, deeper the roots
Nubian doused in brown, I'm lounging in it
I tend the youth, I said I'm drowning in it
I'm in denial, deep in denial
I'm in the Nile, deep in denial
That's some good
I swam the whole way, I didn't turn around, man, I swear
It made me relax when I came down
I felt liberated like free birds, I'm stimulated now
Plunging away 'less my body's on top
All of these currents might cost me my life right now
Where danger finds me, it follows with tides
Many miles ahead of me, still I'm in stride, she said
Hey little buddy, where you goin'?
I'm not sure of how to know I'm still motion
You seem regular, I seem regular
These streams may take me out to the ocean
Told myself if I dive in it without precaution of a life jacket
Then I'll dive in it 'til I'm exhausted and I'm type lacking
Waistline on four deep, senses on forty
Feel like there's four of me
One time I took a swim in the Nile (one time I took in a swim in the Nile)
I swam the whole way, I didn't turn around, man, I swear (I swear)
It made me relax when I came down (when I came down)
I felt liberated like free birds, I'm stimulated now (stimulated)
Plunging away 'less my body's on top (stimulated, stimulated now)
All of these currents might cost me my life right now (right now, right now)
Where danger finds me, it follows with tides (follows with tides)
Many miles ahead of me, still I'm in stride
That's some good
Got the Nile runnin' through my body
Look at my natural, I'm so exotic
Darker the berry, sweeter the fruit
Deeper the wounded, deeper the roots
Nubian doused in brown, I'm lounging in it
I tend the youth, I said I'm drowning in it
I'm in denial, deep in denial
I'm in the Nile, deep in denial
That's some good
Writer: Beyonce Knowles Carter, Brittany Coney, Denisia Andrews, Hykeem Carter, Keanu Torres, Kendrick Lamar, Mark Anthony Spears
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Mood 4 Eva
Miiri man ɲi!
Aa! Dennin! K'an bɛn sɔgɔma!
Miiri man ɲi!
Aa! Dennin! K'an bɛn sɔgɔma! (Aa! Dennin! K'an bɛn sɔgɔma!)
Aa! Dennin! K'an bɛn sɔgɔma!
I know my enemy prey on me, so pray for me
Tick, tick, wait on it
I'm keepin' down my body count
I'm finessin' like a trap bounce, a trap bounce, yeah
'Cause every day above ground is a blessing
I done leveled up now, view panoramic
None of my fears can't go where I'm headed
Had to cut 'em loose, now I'm loose, break the levee, yeah
I'm 'bout to flood on 'em, flood on a sinner
The rain and thunder gon' fall, go Mutumbo, no, no center
You can't dim my light
'Cause when we walk up in the club
I need them sirens goin' off
Then we can look up in the sky
The tears we cry let us know that we alive, yeah, yeah
It give me goosebumps every time
I threw up my diamond
Together we're big timin'
Don't make me have to remind ya
I got my cup up to the heavens
Another night I won't remember
Promise this my mood forever
Promise this my mood forever, ever
Treasures dancin' on the bezel
It's kinda feelin' unforgettable
Promise this my mood forever
Promise this my mood forever
Forever and ever
You heard that?
Forever and ever
That's the sound of the price goin' up
Forever, and ever-ever, and ever-ever (yeah, yeah)
At the Saxon Madiba suite, like Mandela (yeah, yeah)
Bumpin' Fela on the Puma jet, like we from Lagos
Mansa Musa reincarnated, we on our levels (he 'bout business)
That's a billi', a thousand milli'
First one to see a B out these housing buildings
I be feelin' like Prince in '84 (ow)
Mike in '79, Biggie in '97, '94 Nas
Ali bomaye, no kumbaya
Just give me the Sommelier (I got it), I'm on La Tâche
Helmet, on a jetski, you know the vibes
Hit my head, forget I'm me (I love it), oh my God
Without the God in the XY (yeah, yeah)
I'm afraid the whole game would be colonized (yeah, yeah)
The marathon will be televised for N.I.P.
'Cause true kings don't die, we multiply, peace
I'm so unbothered, I'm so unbothered
Y'all be so pressed while I'm raisin' daughters
Sons of empires, y'all make me chuckle
Stay in your struggle, crystal blue water
Piña colada-in', you stay Ramada Inn
My baby father, bloodline Rwanda
Why would you try me? Why would you bother?
I am Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter
I am the Nala, sister of Naruba
Oshun, Queen Sheba, I am the mother
Ankh on my gold chain, ice on my whole chain
I be like soul food, I am a whole mood
When we walk up in the club
I need them sirens goin' off
Then we can look up to the sky
The tears we cry let us know that we alive, yeah, yeah
I give 'em goosebumps every time
I throw up my diamond
Together we're big timin'
The children are our reminder
I got my cup up to the heavens
Another night I won't remember
Promise this my mood forever
Promise this my mood forever, ever
Treasures dancin' on the bezel
This kinda feelin' unforgettable
Promise this my mood forever
Promise this my mood forever
Forever and ever
Ever, forever
Forever and ever
Ever and ever and ever
Time to break it down now
All praise to
My enemies still pressed
Get along
'Cause I bet on myself
I'm dancin'
Ancestors in my step
Now I move better, ooh
And I live on and on
I feel a change goin' on
Royalty in my blood, run the kingdom
The more money, more problem season
But don't nothin' get you out your way
Rise up higher
Jump, jump and don't look down
You're so far from the ground
You're way
I got my cup up to the heavens
Another night I won't remember
Promise this my mood forever
Promise this my mood forever, ever
Treasures dancin' on the bezel
This kinda feelin' unforgettable
Promise this my mood forever
Promise this my mood forever
Forever and ever
Aa! Dennin! K'an bɛn sɔgɔma!
Miiri man ɲi!
Aa! Dennin! K'an bɛn sɔgɔma! (Aa! Dennin! K'an bɛn sɔgɔma!)
Aa! Dennin! K'an bɛn sɔgɔma!
I know my enemy prey on me, so pray for me
Tick, tick, wait on it
I'm keepin' down my body count
I'm finessin' like a trap bounce, a trap bounce, yeah
'Cause every day above ground is a blessing
I done leveled up now, view panoramic
None of my fears can't go where I'm headed
Had to cut 'em loose, now I'm loose, break the levee, yeah
I'm 'bout to flood on 'em, flood on a sinner
The rain and thunder gon' fall, go Mutumbo, no, no center
You can't dim my light
'Cause when we walk up in the club
I need them sirens goin' off
Then we can look up in the sky
The tears we cry let us know that we alive, yeah, yeah
It give me goosebumps every time
I threw up my diamond
Together we're big timin'
Don't make me have to remind ya
I got my cup up to the heavens
Another night I won't remember
Promise this my mood forever
Promise this my mood forever, ever
Treasures dancin' on the bezel
It's kinda feelin' unforgettable
Promise this my mood forever
Promise this my mood forever
Forever and ever
You heard that?
Forever and ever
That's the sound of the price goin' up
Forever, and ever-ever, and ever-ever (yeah, yeah)
At the Saxon Madiba suite, like Mandela (yeah, yeah)
Bumpin' Fela on the Puma jet, like we from Lagos
Mansa Musa reincarnated, we on our levels (he 'bout business)
That's a billi', a thousand milli'
First one to see a B out these housing buildings
I be feelin' like Prince in '84 (ow)
Mike in '79, Biggie in '97, '94 Nas
Ali bomaye, no kumbaya
Just give me the Sommelier (I got it), I'm on La Tâche
Helmet, on a jetski, you know the vibes
Hit my head, forget I'm me (I love it), oh my God
Without the God in the XY (yeah, yeah)
I'm afraid the whole game would be colonized (yeah, yeah)
The marathon will be televised for N.I.P.
'Cause true kings don't die, we multiply, peace
I'm so unbothered, I'm so unbothered
Y'all be so pressed while I'm raisin' daughters
Sons of empires, y'all make me chuckle
Stay in your struggle, crystal blue water
Piña colada-in', you stay Ramada Inn
My baby father, bloodline Rwanda
Why would you try me? Why would you bother?
I am Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter
I am the Nala, sister of Naruba
Oshun, Queen Sheba, I am the mother
Ankh on my gold chain, ice on my whole chain
I be like soul food, I am a whole mood
When we walk up in the club
I need them sirens goin' off
Then we can look up to the sky
The tears we cry let us know that we alive, yeah, yeah
I give 'em goosebumps every time
I throw up my diamond
Together we're big timin'
The children are our reminder
I got my cup up to the heavens
Another night I won't remember
Promise this my mood forever
Promise this my mood forever, ever
Treasures dancin' on the bezel
This kinda feelin' unforgettable
Promise this my mood forever
Promise this my mood forever
Forever and ever
Ever, forever
Forever and ever
Ever and ever and ever
Time to break it down now
All praise to
My enemies still pressed
Get along
'Cause I bet on myself
I'm dancin'
Ancestors in my step
Now I move better, ooh
And I live on and on
I feel a change goin' on
Royalty in my blood, run the kingdom
The more money, more problem season
But don't nothin' get you out your way
Rise up higher
Jump, jump and don't look down
You're so far from the ground
You're way
I got my cup up to the heavens
Another night I won't remember
Promise this my mood forever
Promise this my mood forever, ever
Treasures dancin' on the bezel
This kinda feelin' unforgettable
Promise this my mood forever
Promise this my mood forever
Forever and ever
Writer: Anathi Bhongo Mnyango, Anthony Clemons, Brittany Coney, Denisia Andrews, Donald Mckinley Glover, Floyd Nathaniel Hills, Jeff Kleinman, Khaled Khaled, Michael Uzowuru, Oumou Sangare, Shawn C. Carter, Teo Halm, Beyonce Giselle Knowles, James Brown
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Water
Yeah
Shoot!
Baby, o, I'm not much of a talker
Baby, o, can I drink from your water?
Baby, o, meet me down by the river
We can dance to the rhythm
'Til the sun is high and the water runs dry
Yes, we can make it far
Don't need inflatables
That's what the waves are for
What are you waiting for?
Yes, we can make it far
Don't need inflatables
That's what the waves are for
What are you waiting for?
Well, darling, if you leave, I'll go wherever you go
I'll wear your heart on my sleeve so everybody here knows
But if you tell me to stay, you'll never be on your own
So baby, don't wait too long
Baby, o, I'm not much of a talker
Baby, o, can I drink from your water?
Baby, o, meet me down by the river
We can dance to the rhythm
'Til the sun is high and the water runs dry
Yes, we can make it far
Don't need inflatables
That's what the waves are for
What are you waiting for?
Yes, we can make it far
Don't need inflatables
That's what the waves are for
What are you waiting for?
I'll bring you back the moon just so we got all night
I'll bring the sun down too, so I can show you the light
Trust me, if you ever leave, I'll be right by your side, oh
For you, I will ride, ah
Baby, o, I'm not much of a talker
Baby, o, can I drink from the water?
Baby, o, meet me down by the river
We can dance to the rhythm
'Til the sun is high and the water runs dry
Yes, we can make it far
Don't need inflatables (yeah)
That's what the waves are for (yeah)
What are you waiting for? (Yeah)
Yes, we can make it far (yeah)
Don't need inflatables
That's what the waves are for (yeah)
What are you waiting for?
Baby, o, I'm not much of a talker
Baby, o, can I drink from the water?
Baby, o, meet me down by the river
We can dance to the rhythm
'Til the sun is high and the water runs dry
Shoot!
Baby, o, I'm not much of a talker
Baby, o, can I drink from your water?
Baby, o, meet me down by the river
We can dance to the rhythm
'Til the sun is high and the water runs dry
Yes, we can make it far
Don't need inflatables
That's what the waves are for
What are you waiting for?
Yes, we can make it far
Don't need inflatables
That's what the waves are for
What are you waiting for?
Well, darling, if you leave, I'll go wherever you go
I'll wear your heart on my sleeve so everybody here knows
But if you tell me to stay, you'll never be on your own
So baby, don't wait too long
Baby, o, I'm not much of a talker
Baby, o, can I drink from your water?
Baby, o, meet me down by the river
We can dance to the rhythm
'Til the sun is high and the water runs dry
Yes, we can make it far
Don't need inflatables
That's what the waves are for
What are you waiting for?
Yes, we can make it far
Don't need inflatables
That's what the waves are for
What are you waiting for?
I'll bring you back the moon just so we got all night
I'll bring the sun down too, so I can show you the light
Trust me, if you ever leave, I'll be right by your side, oh
For you, I will ride, ah
Baby, o, I'm not much of a talker
Baby, o, can I drink from the water?
Baby, o, meet me down by the river
We can dance to the rhythm
'Til the sun is high and the water runs dry
Yes, we can make it far
Don't need inflatables (yeah)
That's what the waves are for (yeah)
What are you waiting for? (Yeah)
Yes, we can make it far (yeah)
Don't need inflatables
That's what the waves are for (yeah)
What are you waiting for?
Baby, o, I'm not much of a talker
Baby, o, can I drink from the water?
Baby, o, meet me down by the river
We can dance to the rhythm
'Til the sun is high and the water runs dry
Writer: Beyonce Knowles, Nana O Afriyie, Nija Charles, Pharrell Williams, Richard Isong
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Brown Skin Girl
Brown skin girl
Your skin just like pearls
The best thing in the world
Never trade you for anybody else
Singin' brown skin girl
Your skin just like pearls
The best thing in the world
I never trade you for anybody else, singin'
She said she really grew up poor like me
Don't believe in nothin' but the Almighty
Just a likkle jeans and a pure white tee
She never did forever be nobody wifey, yeah
So while I may not pretty boy, your heart is amiss
Play it like a villain 'cause she caught in a wave
Tonight I am walkin' away
9 to 5 mind, on the grind, yeah, yeah
Tonight I might fall in love, dependin' on how you hold me
I'm glad that I'm calmin' down, can't let no one come control me
Keep dancin' and call it love, she fightin' but fallin' slowly
If ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told me
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Your back against the world
I never trade you for anybody else, say
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
The best thing inna di world
I never trade you for anybody else, say
Pose like a trophy when Naomis walk in
She need an Oscar for that pretty dark skin
Pretty like Lupita when the cameras close in
Drip broke the levee when my Kellys roll in
I think tonight she might braid her braids
Melanin too dark to throw her shade
She minds her business and wines her waist
Gold like 24k, okay
Tonight I might fall in love, dependin' on how you hold me
I'm glad that I'm calmin' down, can't let no one come control me
Keep dancin' and call it love, she fightin' but fallin' slowly
If ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told me
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Your back against the world
I never trade you for anybody else, say
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
The best thing inna di (about the) world
I never trade you for anybody else, say
Oh, have you looked in the mirror lately? (lately)
Wish you could trade eyes with me ('cause)
There's complexities in complexion
But your skin, it glow like diamonds
Dig me like the earth, you be giving birth
Took everything in life, baby, know your worth
I love everything about you, from your nappy curls
To every single curve, your body natural
Same skin that was broken be the same skin takin' over
Most things out of focus, view
But when you're in the room, they notice you (notice you)
'Cause you're beautiful
Yeah, you're beautiful
The men dem gon' fall in love
With you and all of your glory
Your skin is not only dark, it shines and it tells your story
Keep dancin', they can't control you
They watchin', they all adore you
If ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told you
Brown skin girl (brown skin girl)
Ya skin just like pearls (brown skin girl)
Your back against the world (oh)
I never trade you for anybody else, say (no, no)
Brown skin girl (brown skin girl)
Ya skin just like pearls (brown skin)
The best thing in all the world
I never trade you for anybody else, say
Brown skin girl
Your skin just like pearls
The best thing in the world
I never trade you for anybody else, singin'
Your skin just like pearls
The best thing in the world
Never trade you for anybody else
Singin' brown skin girl
Your skin just like pearls
The best thing in the world
I never trade you for anybody else, singin'
She said she really grew up poor like me
Don't believe in nothin' but the Almighty
Just a likkle jeans and a pure white tee
She never did forever be nobody wifey, yeah
So while I may not pretty boy, your heart is amiss
Play it like a villain 'cause she caught in a wave
Tonight I am walkin' away
9 to 5 mind, on the grind, yeah, yeah
Tonight I might fall in love, dependin' on how you hold me
I'm glad that I'm calmin' down, can't let no one come control me
Keep dancin' and call it love, she fightin' but fallin' slowly
If ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told me
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Your back against the world
I never trade you for anybody else, say
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
The best thing inna di world
I never trade you for anybody else, say
Pose like a trophy when Naomis walk in
She need an Oscar for that pretty dark skin
Pretty like Lupita when the cameras close in
Drip broke the levee when my Kellys roll in
I think tonight she might braid her braids
Melanin too dark to throw her shade
She minds her business and wines her waist
Gold like 24k, okay
Tonight I might fall in love, dependin' on how you hold me
I'm glad that I'm calmin' down, can't let no one come control me
Keep dancin' and call it love, she fightin' but fallin' slowly
If ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told me
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Your back against the world
I never trade you for anybody else, say
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
The best thing inna di (about the) world
I never trade you for anybody else, say
Oh, have you looked in the mirror lately? (lately)
Wish you could trade eyes with me ('cause)
There's complexities in complexion
But your skin, it glow like diamonds
Dig me like the earth, you be giving birth
Took everything in life, baby, know your worth
I love everything about you, from your nappy curls
To every single curve, your body natural
Same skin that was broken be the same skin takin' over
Most things out of focus, view
But when you're in the room, they notice you (notice you)
'Cause you're beautiful
Yeah, you're beautiful
The men dem gon' fall in love
With you and all of your glory
Your skin is not only dark, it shines and it tells your story
Keep dancin', they can't control you
They watchin', they all adore you
If ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told you
Brown skin girl (brown skin girl)
Ya skin just like pearls (brown skin girl)
Your back against the world (oh)
I never trade you for anybody else, say (no, no)
Brown skin girl (brown skin girl)
Ya skin just like pearls (brown skin)
The best thing in all the world
I never trade you for anybody else, say
Brown skin girl
Your skin just like pearls
The best thing in the world
I never trade you for anybody else, singin'
Writer: Adio Joshua Marchant, Anathi Bhongo Mnyango, Beyonce Gisselle Knowles, Carlos St. John, Michael Uzowuru, Richard Isong Olowaranti Mbuk Isong, Shawn C. Carter, Stacy Barthe
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
OTHERSIDE
If the storm comes, if we burn up
If the wells run dry
You're my reason to believe in
Another life
If it all ends and it's over
If the sky falls fire
Best believe me, you will see me
On the other side
If we wake up, lose our patience
Or even lose our lives, oh
I feel lucky to say that you've been
A friend of mine
Best believe me, you will see me
On the other side
So kale so okale
So kale we
Woah Wao
Wa Wonu Okan mi Lo Oluwa
Mababu Katika Mawingu (Sokale)
Mababu Katika Mawingu (Oluwa)
Mababu Katika Mawingu (Sokale)
Mababu Katika Mawingu (Oluwa)
Mababu Katika Mawingu (Sokale)
Mababu Katika Mawingu (Oluwa)
Mababu Katika Mawingu (Sokale)
Mababu Katika Mawingu (Oluwa)
Mababu Katika Mawingu (Sokale)
Mababu Katika Mawingu
If the wells run dry
You're my reason to believe in
Another life
If it all ends and it's over
If the sky falls fire
Best believe me, you will see me
On the other side
If we wake up, lose our patience
Or even lose our lives, oh
I feel lucky to say that you've been
A friend of mine
Best believe me, you will see me
On the other side
So kale so okale
So kale we
Woah Wao
Wa Wonu Okan mi Lo Oluwa
Mababu Katika Mawingu (Sokale)
Mababu Katika Mawingu (Oluwa)
Mababu Katika Mawingu (Sokale)
Mababu Katika Mawingu (Oluwa)
Mababu Katika Mawingu (Sokale)
Mababu Katika Mawingu (Oluwa)
Mababu Katika Mawingu (Sokale)
Mababu Katika Mawingu (Oluwa)
Mababu Katika Mawingu (Sokale)
Mababu Katika Mawingu
Writer: Abisagboola Oluseun, Beyonce Gisselle Knowles, David Rosser, Nicholas John Charles Eaholtz, Sydney Loren Bennett
Copyright: Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Already
Long live the king, you a king, you know it
King already, already, you know it
Top everything, everything, you know it
King already, already, you know it
Mind, body, soul, got a king body
Body gon' shine, bling bling, body
Calling all the shots, ring ring, body
Crown on your head, got a king body
Long live the king, you a king, you know it
King already, my baby, you know it
Top everything, everything, you know it
King already, already, you know it
Shine already, it's time already
The line already, it's time already
Shine already, it's time already
The line already, it's time already
Try to stop it, me say no, no, no
Royalty say, don't you know, know, know
Try to stop it, me say go, go, go, go
Bubble up and watch it grow, grow, grow, grow
Every king be ruler, be ruler, yeah
Everybody all dey conquer, yeah
Every king be stronger, yeah
King to rule them longer, yeah
Remember who you are, ooh
Real king always win, oh
Give up your bread, oh
I'll show your people my love
It's time already, I say it's time already
The line already, I say, line already
Only you got the remedy, I say you got the remedy
Shine your body, shine your body
Long live the king, you a king, you know it
King already, already, you know it
Top everything, everything, you know it
King already, already, you know it
Mind, body, soul, got a king body
Body gon' shine, bling bling, body
Calling all the shots, ring ring, body
Crown on your head, got a king body
Long live the king, you a king, you know it
King already, my baby, you know it
Top everything, everything, you know it
King already, already, you know it
Shine already, it's time already (already)
The line already, it's time already (already)
Shine already, it's time already (already)
The line already, it's time already (already)
Shine already, it's time already (already)
The line already, it's time already (already)
Shine already, it's time already (already)
The line already, it's time already
Try to stop it, me say no, no, no
Royalty say, don't you know, know, know
Try to stop it, me say go, go, go, go
Bubble up and watch it grow, grow, grow, grow
Diamonds on my fist, fighting demons, oh
Come and rest your head, take your crown off, oh
Woke up in a foreign, need to take it slow, oh
He said I'm moving too fast, need to take it slow, oh
Take it slow, oh
Take it slow, oh
Tryna take my baby home, oh
Take it slow, oh
Remember who you are, ooh
Real king always win, oh
Give up your bread, oh
I'll show your people my love
It's time already, I say it's time already
The line already, I say, line already
Only you got the remedy, I say you got the remedy
Shine your body, shine your body (ah)
Be your own king
Make nobody come rule your world (yo, yo, yo, yo)
Be your own king
Make nobody come rule your world (ah)
Be your own king
Make nobody come rule your world (yo, yo, yo, yo)
Be your own king
Make nobody come rule your world
Long live the king, you a king, you know it
Top everything, everything, you know it
Show them the way, you know it
You know it, you know it
King already, already, you know it
Top everything, everything, you know it
King already, already, you know it
Mind, body, soul, got a king body
Body gon' shine, bling bling, body
Calling all the shots, ring ring, body
Crown on your head, got a king body
Long live the king, you a king, you know it
King already, my baby, you know it
Top everything, everything, you know it
King already, already, you know it
Shine already, it's time already
The line already, it's time already
Shine already, it's time already
The line already, it's time already
Try to stop it, me say no, no, no
Royalty say, don't you know, know, know
Try to stop it, me say go, go, go, go
Bubble up and watch it grow, grow, grow, grow
Every king be ruler, be ruler, yeah
Everybody all dey conquer, yeah
Every king be stronger, yeah
King to rule them longer, yeah
Remember who you are, ooh
Real king always win, oh
Give up your bread, oh
I'll show your people my love
It's time already, I say it's time already
The line already, I say, line already
Only you got the remedy, I say you got the remedy
Shine your body, shine your body
Long live the king, you a king, you know it
King already, already, you know it
Top everything, everything, you know it
King already, already, you know it
Mind, body, soul, got a king body
Body gon' shine, bling bling, body
Calling all the shots, ring ring, body
Crown on your head, got a king body
Long live the king, you a king, you know it
King already, my baby, you know it
Top everything, everything, you know it
King already, already, you know it
Shine already, it's time already (already)
The line already, it's time already (already)
Shine already, it's time already (already)
The line already, it's time already (already)
Shine already, it's time already (already)
The line already, it's time already (already)
Shine already, it's time already (already)
The line already, it's time already
Try to stop it, me say no, no, no
Royalty say, don't you know, know, know
Try to stop it, me say go, go, go, go
Bubble up and watch it grow, grow, grow, grow
Diamonds on my fist, fighting demons, oh
Come and rest your head, take your crown off, oh
Woke up in a foreign, need to take it slow, oh
He said I'm moving too fast, need to take it slow, oh
Take it slow, oh
Take it slow, oh
Tryna take my baby home, oh
Take it slow, oh
Remember who you are, ooh
Real king always win, oh
Give up your bread, oh
I'll show your people my love
It's time already, I say it's time already
The line already, I say, line already
Only you got the remedy, I say you got the remedy
Shine your body, shine your body (ah)
Be your own king
Make nobody come rule your world (yo, yo, yo, yo)
Be your own king
Make nobody come rule your world (ah)
Be your own king
Make nobody come rule your world (yo, yo, yo, yo)
Be your own king
Make nobody come rule your world
Long live the king, you a king, you know it
Top everything, everything, you know it
Show them the way, you know it
You know it, you know it
Writer: Beyonce Gisselle Knowles, Brittany Talia Hazzard, Charles Nii Armah Mensah, Clement Picard, Maxime Picard, Ronald Banful, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Toumani Diabate
Copyright: Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Hipgnosis Songs Group
Copyright: Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Hipgnosis Songs Group
My Power
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They feel a way, oh wow (Boma, boma yé)
They feel a way, oh wow (Boma, boma yé)
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They feel a way, oh wow (Boma, boma yé)
They feel a way, oh wow (Boma, boma yé)
I was always in the lead
Where you wanna be, I'm who they wanna be
B-E-A-U-T-Y, he never seen so much rage from a queen
Rage from a queen, queen so strong, thought she was a machine
Girl of your dreams, Sinclair regime
Turned to the max, can't forget Maxine
Refer to me as a goddess, I'm tired of being modest
A hundred degrees, the hottest, if we being honest
Ebony and ebonics, black people win
They say we bein' demonic, angel in disguise
I hate I have to disguise it, why you gotta despise it?
Rich in the mind, that's why I'm making deposits
Can't we all empower? It's time to realize it
(They'll never, ever take my power)
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They feel a way, oh wow
They feel a way, oh wow
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They feel a way (hold up), oh wow (wow, wow, wow)
They feel a way (woo), oh wow (wow, wow, wow)
This that rhythm, this that lightning
This that burn, this ain't no perm
This that nappy, this that urb'
This that kinfolk, this that skinfolk
This that war, this that bloodline
On the front line, ready for war, where you gon' run? (Tell me get loose)
Get loose, get low, get low
Why you get loose, get loose, get low, get low
Oh, gotta protect my braids
Keep it locked in a safe
Don't make me get back to my ways
My power, they'll never take, ah
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They feel a way, oh wow (wow, wow, wow, wow)
They feel a way (woo), oh wow (wow, wow)
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They feel a way, oh wow (wow, wow)
They feel a way, oh wow (wow, wow)
Woza
Vumani Bo (siyavuma!)
Selingenile ikumkani
Ningangabazi amandla am
Ngizogobisa abanenkani
Thulani Bo (seng'hleli)
Selivukile idimoni lami
Nibabuzile abaziyo ngami
There will be niks when I'm done
Jongani Bo (siyabona)
Ndim' ne-Skeem Sami
Sizilethile izikhali
Amagwali awahlangani
Hlani Bo (ibamb'umthetho)
Niyayibona inkinga lento
Sizoyilungisa, themba mina
Qoqa amaqhawe soyiqeda manje
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They feel a way (ay), oh wow (wow, wow)
They feel a way (ay), oh wow (wow, wow)
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They'll never take my power, my power, my power (ay)
They feel a way (ay), oh wow (wow, wow)
They feel a way (ay), oh wow (wow, wow)
Woza, they no fit shake am oh
Lie lie
You no fit touch am oh (woza, woza)
I think that means "Let's go," so woza
Boom, boom, check you later
I roll with the danger
Andoyiki, nenja
Mina ndiyi-Ninja
Boom, boom, check you later
I roll with the danger
Andoyiki, nenja
Mina ndiyi-Ninja
Woza
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They feel a way, oh wow (Boma, boma yé)
They feel a way, oh wow (Boma, boma yé)
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They feel a way, oh wow (Boma, boma yé)
They feel a way, oh wow (Boma, boma yé)
I was always in the lead
Where you wanna be, I'm who they wanna be
B-E-A-U-T-Y, he never seen so much rage from a queen
Rage from a queen, queen so strong, thought she was a machine
Girl of your dreams, Sinclair regime
Turned to the max, can't forget Maxine
Refer to me as a goddess, I'm tired of being modest
A hundred degrees, the hottest, if we being honest
Ebony and ebonics, black people win
They say we bein' demonic, angel in disguise
I hate I have to disguise it, why you gotta despise it?
Rich in the mind, that's why I'm making deposits
Can't we all empower? It's time to realize it
(They'll never, ever take my power)
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They feel a way, oh wow
They feel a way, oh wow
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They feel a way (hold up), oh wow (wow, wow, wow)
They feel a way (woo), oh wow (wow, wow, wow)
This that rhythm, this that lightning
This that burn, this ain't no perm
This that nappy, this that urb'
This that kinfolk, this that skinfolk
This that war, this that bloodline
On the front line, ready for war, where you gon' run? (Tell me get loose)
Get loose, get low, get low
Why you get loose, get loose, get low, get low
Oh, gotta protect my braids
Keep it locked in a safe
Don't make me get back to my ways
My power, they'll never take, ah
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They feel a way, oh wow (wow, wow, wow, wow)
They feel a way (woo), oh wow (wow, wow)
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They feel a way, oh wow (wow, wow)
They feel a way, oh wow (wow, wow)
Woza
Vumani Bo (siyavuma!)
Selingenile ikumkani
Ningangabazi amandla am
Ngizogobisa abanenkani
Thulani Bo (seng'hleli)
Selivukile idimoni lami
Nibabuzile abaziyo ngami
There will be niks when I'm done
Jongani Bo (siyabona)
Ndim' ne-Skeem Sami
Sizilethile izikhali
Amagwali awahlangani
Hlani Bo (ibamb'umthetho)
Niyayibona inkinga lento
Sizoyilungisa, themba mina
Qoqa amaqhawe soyiqeda manje
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They feel a way (ay), oh wow (wow, wow)
They feel a way (ay), oh wow (wow, wow)
They'll never take my power, my power, my power
They'll never take my power, my power, my power (ay)
They feel a way (ay), oh wow (wow, wow)
They feel a way (ay), oh wow (wow, wow)
Woza, they no fit shake am oh
Lie lie
You no fit touch am oh (woza, woza)
I think that means "Let's go," so woza
Boom, boom, check you later
I roll with the danger
Andoyiki, nenja
Mina ndiyi-Ninja
Boom, boom, check you later
I roll with the danger
Andoyiki, nenja
Mina ndiyi-Ninja
Woza
Writer: Beyonce Giselle Knowles, Busiswa Gqulu, Denisia Andrews, Lwazi Gwala, Nija Charles, Sanelisiwe Twisha, Tierra Whack, Yemi Eberechi Alade, Brittany Coney
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Spirit
Uishi kwa muda mrefu mfalme
(Uishi kwa, uishi kwa)
Uishi kwa muda mrefu mfalme
(Uishi kwa, uishi kwa)
Yeah, yeah, and the wind is talkin'
Yeah, yeah, for the very first time
With a melody that pulls you towards it
Paintin' pictures of paradise
Sayin' rise up to the light in the sky, yeah
Watch the light lift your heart up
Burn your flame through the night
Whoa, spirit
Watch the heavens open (open), yeah
Spirit, can you hear it callin'? (Callin')
Yeah
Yeah, yeah, and the water's crashin'
Trying to keep your head up high
While you're tremblin', that's when the magic happens
And the stars (stars) gather by (gather by)
By your side
Sayin' rise up to the light in the sky, yeah
Let the light lift your heart up
Burn your flame through the night
Yeah, spirit
Watch the heavens open (open), yeah
Spirit, can you hear it callin'? (Callin')
Yeah (yeah)
Your destiny is comin' close
Stand up and fight
So go into that far off land
And be one with the great I am, I am
Boy becomes a man
Whoa, spirit
Watch the heavens open (open), yeah
Spirit, can you hear it callin'? (Callin'?) Yeah
Spirit, yeah, watch the heavens open, open, yeah
Spirit, spirit, can you hear it callin'? (Callin')
Yeah (yeah)
Your destiny is comin' close
Stand up and fight
So go into a far off land
And be one with the great I am
(Uishi kwa, uishi kwa)
Uishi kwa muda mrefu mfalme
(Uishi kwa, uishi kwa)
Yeah, yeah, and the wind is talkin'
Yeah, yeah, for the very first time
With a melody that pulls you towards it
Paintin' pictures of paradise
Sayin' rise up to the light in the sky, yeah
Watch the light lift your heart up
Burn your flame through the night
Whoa, spirit
Watch the heavens open (open), yeah
Spirit, can you hear it callin'? (Callin')
Yeah
Yeah, yeah, and the water's crashin'
Trying to keep your head up high
While you're tremblin', that's when the magic happens
And the stars (stars) gather by (gather by)
By your side
Sayin' rise up to the light in the sky, yeah
Let the light lift your heart up
Burn your flame through the night
Yeah, spirit
Watch the heavens open (open), yeah
Spirit, can you hear it callin'? (Callin')
Yeah (yeah)
Your destiny is comin' close
Stand up and fight
So go into that far off land
And be one with the great I am, I am
Boy becomes a man
Whoa, spirit
Watch the heavens open (open), yeah
Spirit, can you hear it callin'? (Callin'?) Yeah
Spirit, yeah, watch the heavens open, open, yeah
Spirit, spirit, can you hear it callin'? (Callin')
Yeah (yeah)
Your destiny is comin' close
Stand up and fight
So go into a far off land
And be one with the great I am
Writer: Beyonce Knowles, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Timothy McKenzie
Copyright: Lyrics © Walt Disney Music Company
Copyright: Lyrics © Walt Disney Music Company
Black Parade (Extended)
I'm goin' back to the South
I'm goin' back, back, back, back
Where my roots ain't watered down
Growin', growin' like a Baobab tree
Of life on fertile ground, ancestors put me on game
Ankh charm on gold chains, with my Oshun energy, oh
Drip all on me, woo, Ankara Dashiki print
Hol' up, don't I smell like satya, Nag Champa incense?
Yeah, pure ice (ice), ice (ice), buss down
Uh, flooded (flooded), flooded (flooded), on my wrist, ow
Ooh, goin' up, goin' up, motherland, motherland drip on me
Ooh, melanin, melanin, my drip is skin deep, like
Ooh, motherland, motherland, motherland, motherland drip on me
Eeya, I can't forget my history is her story, yeah
Being black, maybe that's the reason why they always mad
Yeah, they always mad, yeah
Been passed 'em, I know that's the reason why they all big mad
And they always have been
Honey, come around my way, around my hive
Whenever momma says so, momma say
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
Talkin' slick to my folk (my folk), nip that lip like lipo (lipo)
You hear them swarmin', right? Bees is known to bite
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
On fours, all black
All chrome, black-owned
Black tints, matte black
Walked by, my window down, let 'em see who in it
Crack a big smile (ding)
Go figure, me and Jigga, fifty 'leven children
They like, "Chick, how?"
I charge my crystals in a full moon
You could send them missiles, I'ma send my goons
Baby sister reppin' Yemaya (Yemaya)
Trust me, they gon' need an army
Rubber bullets bouncin' off me
Made a picket sign off your picket fence
Take it as a warning
Waist beads from Yoruba (woo)
Four hunnid billi', Mansa Musa (woo)
Stroll line to the barbeque
Put us any damn where, we gon' make it look cute
Pandemic fly on the runway, in my hazmat
Children runnin' through the house and my art, all black
Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat
(Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat)
Hold my hands, we gon' pray together
Lay down, face down in the gravel
We wearin' all attire white to the funeral
Black love, we gon' stay together
Curtis Mayfield on the speaker (woo)
Lil' Malcolm, Martin, mixed with momma Tina (woo)
Need another march, lemme call Tamika (woo)
Need peace and reparation for my people (woo)
F*ck these laid edges, I'ma let it shrivel up (shrivel up)
F*ck this fade and waves, I'ma let it dread all up (dread all up)
Put your fists up in the air, show black love (show black love)
Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me
Honey, come around my way, around my hive
Whenever momma says so, momma say
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
Talkin' slick to my folk (my folk), nip that lip like lipo (lipo)
You hear 'em swarmin', right? Bees is known to bite
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
We got rhythm (we got rhythm), we got pride (we got pride)
We birth kings (we birth kings), we birth tribes (we birth tribes)
Holy river (holy river), holy tongue (holy tongue)
Speak the glory (speak the glory), feel the love (feel the love)
Motherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, hey
Motherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, hey
I can't forget my history, it's her story
Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me
Honey, come around my way, around my hive
Whenever momma says so, momma say
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
Talkin' slick to my folk (my folk), lift that lip like lipo (lipo)
You hear 'em swarmin', right? Bees is known to bite
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, black parade
I'm goin' back, back, back, back
Where my roots ain't watered down
Growin', growin' like a Baobab tree
Of life on fertile ground, ancestors put me on game
Ankh charm on gold chains, with my Oshun energy, oh
Drip all on me, woo, Ankara Dashiki print
Hol' up, don't I smell like satya, Nag Champa incense?
Yeah, pure ice (ice), ice (ice), buss down
Uh, flooded (flooded), flooded (flooded), on my wrist, ow
Ooh, goin' up, goin' up, motherland, motherland drip on me
Ooh, melanin, melanin, my drip is skin deep, like
Ooh, motherland, motherland, motherland, motherland drip on me
Eeya, I can't forget my history is her story, yeah
Being black, maybe that's the reason why they always mad
Yeah, they always mad, yeah
Been passed 'em, I know that's the reason why they all big mad
And they always have been
Honey, come around my way, around my hive
Whenever momma says so, momma say
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
Talkin' slick to my folk (my folk), nip that lip like lipo (lipo)
You hear them swarmin', right? Bees is known to bite
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
On fours, all black
All chrome, black-owned
Black tints, matte black
Walked by, my window down, let 'em see who in it
Crack a big smile (ding)
Go figure, me and Jigga, fifty 'leven children
They like, "Chick, how?"
I charge my crystals in a full moon
You could send them missiles, I'ma send my goons
Baby sister reppin' Yemaya (Yemaya)
Trust me, they gon' need an army
Rubber bullets bouncin' off me
Made a picket sign off your picket fence
Take it as a warning
Waist beads from Yoruba (woo)
Four hunnid billi', Mansa Musa (woo)
Stroll line to the barbeque
Put us any damn where, we gon' make it look cute
Pandemic fly on the runway, in my hazmat
Children runnin' through the house and my art, all black
Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat
(Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat)
Hold my hands, we gon' pray together
Lay down, face down in the gravel
We wearin' all attire white to the funeral
Black love, we gon' stay together
Curtis Mayfield on the speaker (woo)
Lil' Malcolm, Martin, mixed with momma Tina (woo)
Need another march, lemme call Tamika (woo)
Need peace and reparation for my people (woo)
F*ck these laid edges, I'ma let it shrivel up (shrivel up)
F*ck this fade and waves, I'ma let it dread all up (dread all up)
Put your fists up in the air, show black love (show black love)
Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me
Honey, come around my way, around my hive
Whenever momma says so, momma say
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
Talkin' slick to my folk (my folk), nip that lip like lipo (lipo)
You hear 'em swarmin', right? Bees is known to bite
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
We got rhythm (we got rhythm), we got pride (we got pride)
We birth kings (we birth kings), we birth tribes (we birth tribes)
Holy river (holy river), holy tongue (holy tongue)
Speak the glory (speak the glory), feel the love (feel the love)
Motherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, hey
Motherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, hey
I can't forget my history, it's her story
Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me
Honey, come around my way, around my hive
Whenever momma says so, momma say
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
Talkin' slick to my folk (my folk), lift that lip like lipo (lipo)
You hear 'em swarmin', right? Bees is known to bite
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, black parade
Writer: Akil Fresh, Beyonce Giselle Knowles, Brittany Coney, Denisia Andrews, Derek Dixie, Kimberly Krysiuk, Ricky Tice, Shawn C. Carter
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Find Your Way Back (MeLo-X Remix)
Daddy used to take me walking down the street
Daddy used to take my hand, say "Follow me"
Daddy used to leave me back home all the time
I got big enough to run around, daddy left me outside
He said, "Find your way back
Big, big world, but you got it, baby
Find your way back, don't let this life drive you crazy
Find your way back, come back home 'fore the street lights on
Find your way back, find your way back"
Daddy used to tell me, "Look up at the stars
It's been a long time, but remember who you are
Circle of life, but one day, I might not make it
Circle of life, but one day, I might not make it"
But you just got to find your way back
Big, big world, but you got it, baby
Find your way back, don't let this life drive you crazy
Find your way back, come back home 'fore the street lights on
Find your way back, find your way back
Daddy used to teach me all my moves
Run around, 'round, had to tie my shoes
Itty bitty child with a smile like you
Wild, wild child look a lot like you
Daddy used to teach me all my tricks
Run around wild, had to get my fix
Daddy used to teach me all my plays
On a marathon, had to run my race
Find your way back
Big, big world, but you got it, baby
Find your way back, don't let this life drive you crazy
Find your way back, come back home 'fore the street lights on
Find your way back, find your way back, yeah
Rikirobo roborebe
Mamasibo robirebi rebi
Skindanu dinda dundun
Sibirobo roborebe
Oroboskibo robi rebirebi
Skidin dadun dadun daya
Daddy used to teach me all my moves
Run around wild, had to tie my shoes
Itty bitty child with a smile like you
Wild, wild child look a lot like you
Daddy used to teach me all my tricks
Run around wild, had to get my fix
Daddy used to teach me all my plays
On a marathon, told me run my race
Find your way back
Daddy used to take my hand, say "Follow me"
Daddy used to leave me back home all the time
I got big enough to run around, daddy left me outside
He said, "Find your way back
Big, big world, but you got it, baby
Find your way back, don't let this life drive you crazy
Find your way back, come back home 'fore the street lights on
Find your way back, find your way back"
Daddy used to tell me, "Look up at the stars
It's been a long time, but remember who you are
Circle of life, but one day, I might not make it
Circle of life, but one day, I might not make it"
But you just got to find your way back
Big, big world, but you got it, baby
Find your way back, don't let this life drive you crazy
Find your way back, come back home 'fore the street lights on
Find your way back, find your way back
Daddy used to teach me all my moves
Run around, 'round, had to tie my shoes
Itty bitty child with a smile like you
Wild, wild child look a lot like you
Daddy used to teach me all my tricks
Run around wild, had to get my fix
Daddy used to teach me all my plays
On a marathon, had to run my race
Find your way back
Big, big world, but you got it, baby
Find your way back, don't let this life drive you crazy
Find your way back, come back home 'fore the street lights on
Find your way back, find your way back, yeah
Rikirobo roborebe
Mamasibo robirebi rebi
Skindanu dinda dundun
Sibirobo roborebe
Oroboskibo robi rebirebi
Skidin dadun dadun daya
Daddy used to teach me all my moves
Run around wild, had to tie my shoes
Itty bitty child with a smile like you
Wild, wild child look a lot like you
Daddy used to teach me all my tricks
Run around wild, had to get my fix
Daddy used to teach me all my plays
On a marathon, told me run my race
Find your way back
Writer: Beyonce Gisselle Knowles, Brittany Talia Hazzard, Bubele Booi, Osabuohien Osaretin, Robert Magwenzi
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Black Parade
I'm goin' back to the South
I'm goin' back, back, back, back
Where my roots ain't watered down
Growin', growin' like a Baobab tree
Of life on fertile ground, ancestors put me on game
Ankh charm on gold chains, with my Oshun energy, oh
Drip all on me, woo, Ankara Dashiki print
Hol' up, don't I smell like satya, Nag Champa incense?
Yeah, pure ice (ice), ice (ice), buss down
Uh, flooded (flooded), flooded (flooded), on my wrist, ow
Ooh, goin' up, goin' up, motherland, motherland drip on me
Ooh, melanin, melanin, my drip is skin deep, like
Ooh, motherland, motherland, motherland, motherland drip on me
Eeya, I can't forget my history is her story, yeah
Being black, maybe that's the reason why they always mad
Yeah, they always mad, yeah
Been passed 'em, I know that's the reason why they all big mad
And they always have been
Honey, come around my way, around my hive
Whenever momma says so, momma say
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
Talkin' slick to my folk (my folk), nip that lip like lipo (lipo)
You hear them swarmin', right? Bees is known to bite
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
On fours, all black
All chrome, black-owned
Black tints, matte black
Walked by, my window down, let 'em see who in it
Crack a big smile (ding)
Go figure, me and Jigga, fifty 'leven children
They like, "Chick, how?"
I charge my crystals in a full moon
You could send them missiles, I'ma send my goons
Baby sister reppin' Yemaya (Yemaya)
Trust me, they gon' need an army
Rubber bullets bouncin' off me
Made a picket sign off your picket fence
Take it as a warning
Waist beads from Yoruba (woo)
Four hunnid billi', Mansa Musa (woo)
Stroll line to the barbeque
Put us any damn where, we gon' make it look cute
Pandemic fly on the runway, in my hazmat
Children runnin' through the house and my art, all black
Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat
(Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat)
Hold my hands, we gon' pray together
Lay down, face down in the gravel
We wearin' all attire white to the funeral
Black love, we gon' stay together
Curtis Mayfield on the speaker (woo)
Lil' Malcolm, Martin, mixed with momma Tina (woo)
Need another march, lemme call Tamika (woo)
Need peace and reparation for my people (woo)
F*ck these laid edges, I'ma let it shrivel up (shrivel up)
F*ck this fade and waves, I'ma let it dread all up (dread all up)
Put your fists up in the air, show black love (show black love)
Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me
Honey, come around my way, around my hive
Whenever momma says so, momma say
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
Talkin' slick to my folk (my folk), nip that lip like lipo (lipo)
You hear 'em swarmin', right? Bees is known to bite
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
We got rhythm (we got rhythm), we got pride (we got pride)
We birth kings (we birth kings), we birth tribes (we birth tribes)
Holy river (holy river), holy tongue (holy tongue)
Speak the glory (speak the glory), feel the love (feel the love)
Motherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, hey
Motherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, hey
I can't forget my history, it's her story
Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me
Honey, come around my way, around my hive
Whenever momma says so, momma say
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
Talkin' slick to my folk (my folk), lift that lip like lipo (lipo)
You hear 'em swarmin', right? Bees is known to bite
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, black parade
I'm goin' back, back, back, back
Where my roots ain't watered down
Growin', growin' like a Baobab tree
Of life on fertile ground, ancestors put me on game
Ankh charm on gold chains, with my Oshun energy, oh
Drip all on me, woo, Ankara Dashiki print
Hol' up, don't I smell like satya, Nag Champa incense?
Yeah, pure ice (ice), ice (ice), buss down
Uh, flooded (flooded), flooded (flooded), on my wrist, ow
Ooh, goin' up, goin' up, motherland, motherland drip on me
Ooh, melanin, melanin, my drip is skin deep, like
Ooh, motherland, motherland, motherland, motherland drip on me
Eeya, I can't forget my history is her story, yeah
Being black, maybe that's the reason why they always mad
Yeah, they always mad, yeah
Been passed 'em, I know that's the reason why they all big mad
And they always have been
Honey, come around my way, around my hive
Whenever momma says so, momma say
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
Talkin' slick to my folk (my folk), nip that lip like lipo (lipo)
You hear them swarmin', right? Bees is known to bite
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
On fours, all black
All chrome, black-owned
Black tints, matte black
Walked by, my window down, let 'em see who in it
Crack a big smile (ding)
Go figure, me and Jigga, fifty 'leven children
They like, "Chick, how?"
I charge my crystals in a full moon
You could send them missiles, I'ma send my goons
Baby sister reppin' Yemaya (Yemaya)
Trust me, they gon' need an army
Rubber bullets bouncin' off me
Made a picket sign off your picket fence
Take it as a warning
Waist beads from Yoruba (woo)
Four hunnid billi', Mansa Musa (woo)
Stroll line to the barbeque
Put us any damn where, we gon' make it look cute
Pandemic fly on the runway, in my hazmat
Children runnin' through the house and my art, all black
Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat
(Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat)
Hold my hands, we gon' pray together
Lay down, face down in the gravel
We wearin' all attire white to the funeral
Black love, we gon' stay together
Curtis Mayfield on the speaker (woo)
Lil' Malcolm, Martin, mixed with momma Tina (woo)
Need another march, lemme call Tamika (woo)
Need peace and reparation for my people (woo)
F*ck these laid edges, I'ma let it shrivel up (shrivel up)
F*ck this fade and waves, I'ma let it dread all up (dread all up)
Put your fists up in the air, show black love (show black love)
Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me
Honey, come around my way, around my hive
Whenever momma says so, momma say
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
Talkin' slick to my folk (my folk), nip that lip like lipo (lipo)
You hear 'em swarmin', right? Bees is known to bite
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
We got rhythm (we got rhythm), we got pride (we got pride)
We birth kings (we birth kings), we birth tribes (we birth tribes)
Holy river (holy river), holy tongue (holy tongue)
Speak the glory (speak the glory), feel the love (feel the love)
Motherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, hey
Motherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, hey
I can't forget my history, it's her story
Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me
Honey, come around my way, around my hive
Whenever momma says so, momma say
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
Talkin' slick to my folk (my folk), lift that lip like lipo (lipo)
You hear 'em swarmin', right? Bees is known to bite
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, black parade
Writer: Akil Fresh, Beyonce Giselle Knowles, Brittany Coney, Denisia Andrews, Derek Dixie, Kimberly Krysiuk, Ricky Tice, Shawn C. Carter
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Black Is King is a 2020 American musical film co-written, executive produced, and directed by Beyoncé. It is a visual companion to the 2019 album The Lion King: The Gift, curated by Beyoncé for the film The Lion King (2019).
The film tells the story of a young African prince (Folajomi Akinmurele) who is exiled from his kingdom after his father's death. As he grows into a man (Nyaniso Dzedze), he undergoes a journey of self-identity, using the guidance of his ancestor (Beyoncé), childhood love (Nandi Madida), and his own subconscious (Stephen Ojo) to reclaim his throne. The prince's journey acts as an allegory for the African diaspora's journey of discovering, reclaiming and celebrating their culture and heritage, which is echoed by the inclusion of spoken-word poetry that focuses on the question of black identity.
Black Is King was in production for over a year, across six countries on three continents. Beyoncé wanted to recruit a diverse cast and crew and to provide opportunities for new talent. The music, dances, costumes, hairstyles, and sets were designed to showcase the beauty and richness of the cultures in the African continent and diaspora. The film was released globally on Disney+ on July 31, 2020, and was aired the following day across Sub-Saharan Africa on M-Net and Canal+ Afrique and across the Middle East and North Africa on OSN. An extended version of "Black Parade" was used for the film's credits, and was included in a deluxe edition of The Gift released alongside the film.
The film received praise for Beyoncé's direction, the cinematography, score, costume design, subject matter, and cultural themes. It received six nominations at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, including Best Music Film. "Brown Skin Girl" won the award for Best Music Video, while "Black Parade" won the award for Best R&B Performance.
It was Beyoncé's 28th Grammy win, making her the most awarded singer and female artist in Grammy history. The film also won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Program at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.
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BeyonceThe film tells the story of a young African prince (Folajomi Akinmurele) who is exiled from his kingdom after his father's death. As he grows into a man (Nyaniso Dzedze), he undergoes a journey of self-identity, using the guidance of his ancestor (Beyoncé), childhood love (Nandi Madida), and his own subconscious (Stephen Ojo) to reclaim his throne. The prince's journey acts as an allegory for the African diaspora's journey of discovering, reclaiming and celebrating their culture and heritage, which is echoed by the inclusion of spoken-word poetry that focuses on the question of black identity.
Black Is King was in production for over a year, across six countries on three continents. Beyoncé wanted to recruit a diverse cast and crew and to provide opportunities for new talent. The music, dances, costumes, hairstyles, and sets were designed to showcase the beauty and richness of the cultures in the African continent and diaspora. The film was released globally on Disney+ on July 31, 2020, and was aired the following day across Sub-Saharan Africa on M-Net and Canal+ Afrique and across the Middle East and North Africa on OSN. An extended version of "Black Parade" was used for the film's credits, and was included in a deluxe edition of The Gift released alongside the film.
The film received praise for Beyoncé's direction, the cinematography, score, costume design, subject matter, and cultural themes. It received six nominations at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, including Best Music Film. "Brown Skin Girl" won the award for Best Music Video, while "Black Parade" won the award for Best R&B Performance.
It was Beyoncé's 28th Grammy win, making her the most awarded singer and female artist in Grammy history. The film also won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Program at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.
Released: July 31st, 2020
Year: 2020