(BMI), SONGS OF ROC NATION MUSIC (BMI), AND IN SOULS (BMI) ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. WRITTEN BY BOOTS AND BEYONCÉ KNOWLES / PUBLISHED BY WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. I KNOW IF I'M ON TO YOU, YOU MUST BE ON TO ME I KNOW IF I'M HAUNTING YOU, YOU MUST BE HAUNTING ME PROB’LY WON’T MAKE NO MONEY OFF THIS, OH WELL I DON’T TRUST THESE RECORD LABELS, I’M TOURINGĪLL THESE PEOPLE ON THE PLANET WORKING 9 TO 5 JUST TO STAY ALIVEĪLL THE PEOPLE ON THE PLANET WORKING 9 TO 5 JUST TO STAY ALIVE
I'M CLIMBING UP THE WALLS CUZ ALL THE SH- I HEAR IS BORING WHEN I'M LOOKING OFF THE EDGE, I PREACH MY GUT IT CAN'T HELP IGNORE IT SPOON-FED PLURALIZED EYES TO FIND THE BEACHES IN THE FOREST WE TOOK A FLIGHT AT MIDNIGHT AND NOW MY MIND CAN'T HELP BUT WANDER I COULD SING A PSALM FOR A SOLOMON OR SALAMANDER LEFT WITH SHATTERED MIRRORS AND THE SHARDSĬAT-CALLS ON CAT-WALKS, MAN THESE WOMEN GETTING SOLEMN THEN YOU BREAK WHEN THE FAKE FACADE LEAVES YOU IN THE DARK PLASTIC SMILES AND DENIAL CAN ONLY TAKE YOU SO FAR
IT'S MY SOUL IT'S MY SOUL THAT NEEDS SURGERY THE PAINS INSIDE AND NOBODY FREES YOU FROM YOUR BODY THIRD WARD, YOUR FIRST QUESTION - WHAT IS YOUR ASPIRATION IN LIFE?īEYONCÉ: OH…MY ASPIRATION IN LIFE…WOULD BE…TO BE HAPPY.ĪIN'T GOT NO DOCTOR OR PILL THAT CAN TAKE THE PAIN AWAY In time, it should be seen as a career highlight from a superstar - one of the hardest-working people in the business, a new mother, in total control, at her creative and commercial peak.HARVEY KEITEL: MS. It opens with an elegantly delivered "Let me sit this ass on you." When the album came out, the release itself dominated the chatter. Soul throwback ballad "Rocket" is a close second, another amusing mix of metaphorical and explicit come-ons. Best of all is "Blow," playfully risqué boogie loaded with instantly memorable lines - "I'm-a let you be the boss of me," for instance - and a slick tempo changeup. It concludes with McMahon's dismissal of her group, as if to say, "Yeah, but look at me now." There's also a whole lot of romance, heartache, and, most prominently, monogamous sex - in the kitchen, in a chauffeur-driven car, while drunk. Central track "***Flawless" opens with Ed McMahon's introduction of her preteen group on Star Search, incorporates the combative "Bow Down" and a portion of celebrated Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's TED talk on feminism, as well as a booming, quotable-packed victory lap. "Mine" and "Blue" involve vivid expressions regarding the turbulence and thrill of motherhood. There are deep references to Beyoncé's competitive showbiz upbringing and acknowledgments of her beloved Houston hometown. Beyoncé co-wrote and co-produced all of the songs with A-listers like Pharrell, Timbaland, James Fauntleroy, Hit-Boy, and the-Dream, as well as emerging Detroiters Detail and Key Wane and the previously unknown Boots. Easily her best album since B'day, it's among her most entertaining and sexually explicit work, yet it's substantive in every respect. And then, on December 13, while engaged in a world tour and when no one expected it, she released her fifth solo studio album with accompanying videos. There were appearances on albums by Rowland, the-Dream, and husband Jay-Z, as well as a Soundcloud upload "Bow Down/I Been On," passionately debated for its aggression and vulgarity, and the more "ladylike" "Standing on the Sun," a clothing retailer tie-in. A documentary, Life Is But a Dream, aired on HBO. The trio released "Nuclear," an excellent song disregarded for not being an anthem. She headlined the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show, joined by Destiny's Child partners Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. The first 346 days of Beyoncé's 2013 were eventful enough.