Compiled by Nsiiro Jacob
Beyoncé’s most recent visual collection, “Lemonade,” investigates some new, blunt domain for the vocalist. In spite of the fact that her spouse, Jay Z, has for quite some time been included on her melodies, counting fruitful coordinated efforts “Insane in Love” and “Plastered in Affection,” he’s never entirely been the focal subject like he is by all accounts in “Lemonade.”
The album — available on iTunes and Tidal — sounds like a collection of classic breakup songs, with Beyoncé listing her grievances about a man suspected to be Jay Z. But by the second half of the album, things get quite a bit more complicated.
Her out of control fans, obviously, have been occupied with analyzing each expression of “Lemonade” and attempting to line it up with her and Jay Z’s own life. It might be as much workmanship as self-portrayal, yet numerous have associated the clear unfaithfulness said in the collection and the notorious video footage of a battle breaking out between Beyoncé’s sister, Solange, and Jay Z in a lift. Here are the most uncovering verses on “Lemonade” that appear to give a window into Beyoncé’s marriage with Jay Z:
“”You can taste the dishonesty / It’s all over your breath as you pass it off so cavalier”
“Can’t you see there’s no other man above you? / What a wicked way to treat the girl that loves you”
“Let’s imagine for a moment that you never made a name for yourself / Or mastered wealth, they had you labeled as a king / Never made it out the cage, still out there movin’ in them streets / Never had the baddest woman in the game up in your sheets / Would they be down to ride? / No, they used to hide from you, lie to you”
“You ain’t married to no average b—- boy”
“Uh, this is your final warning / You know I give you life / If you try this s— again / You gon lose your wife”
“Suck on my b—-, pause, I had enough / I ain’t thinking ’bout you”
“Looking at my watch, he shoulda been home / Today I regret the night I put that ring on”
“He only want me when I’m not there / He better call Becky with the good hair” [people are speculating becky could be Rita Ora]
“My daddy warned me about men like you / He said baby girl he’s playing you”
“Ten times out of nine, I know you’re lying / But nine times outta ten, I know you’re trying / So I’m trying to be fair”
“We built sand castles that washed away / I made you cry when I walked away / And although I promised that I couldn’t stay, baby / Every promise don’t work out that way, oh, babe”
“I love you more than this job, please don’t work for me”
“Freedom! Freedom! Where are you? / ‘Cause I need freedom too!”
“I had my ups and downs, but I always found the inner strength to pull myself up. I was served lemons, but I made lemonade.”
“Give you some time to prove that I can trust you again”
