“Lemonade.”
Apparently it’s a visual album. Whatever that means. Can it be an album if it’s visual? Whatever, that’s by far secondary to anything else, Beyoncé real mad. Real mad.
Apparently, life (or maybe more appropriately Jay-Z) gave her some lemons so she made an album, “Lemonade”
This, “album” on my fist pass seems to point to the fact that Sean Carter has stepped out on the lovely Beyoncé, and she seems none too pleased with her man.
Some Lyrics:
“You can taste the dishonesty/It’s all over your breath as you pass it off so cavalier/But even that’s a test/Constantly aware of it all/My lone ear pressed against the walls of your world/Prayin’ I catch you whispering/I’m prayin’ you catch me listening. . .” (Pray You Catch Me)
“Something don’t feel right cause it ain’t right/Especially comin’ up after midnight/I smell your secret, and I’m not too perfect to ever feel this worthless/How did come down to this?/Going through your call list/I don’t wanna lose my pride. but I’ma f**k me up a b**ch/Know that I kept it sexy and know I kept I fun/Theres something that I’m missing maybe my head for one” (Hold Up)
“Who the f**k do you think I is?/You aint married to no average b**ch boy/ you can watch my fat ass twist boy/As I bounce to the next d**k boy/And keep your money, I got my own/Get a bigger smile on my face bing alone…” (Don’t Hurt Yourself feat. Jack White)
“Dos you want to say you’re sorry/Now you want to call me crying/Now you gotta see me wilding/Now I’m the one that’s lying/And I don’t feel bad about it/It’s exactly what you get/Stop interrupting my grinding/I ain’t thinking ’bout you/Sorry, I ain’t sorry/I ain’t thinking ’bout you…” (Sorry)
“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 and you’re trying to be there and to care/And you’re caught up in your permanent emotions/All the loving I’ve been giving goes unnoticed/It’s just floating in the air, lookie there/Are you aware you’re my lifeline, are you trying to kill me?/If I wasn’t me, would you still feel me?/Like on my worst day?/Or am I not thirsty enough?/I don’t care about the lights or the beams/Spend my life in the dark for the sake of you and me. . .” (Love Drought)
“We built sandcastles 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/Dishes smashed on my counter from our last encounter/Pictures snatched out the frame/B**ch, I scratched out your name and your face/What is it about that I can’t erase, baby?/Well every promise don’t work out that way. . .” (Sandcastles)
“Found the truth beneath your lies/And true love never has to hide/I’ll trade your broken wings for mine/I’ve seen your scars and kissed your crime/. . .Give you some time to prove that I can trust you again. . . (All Night)
There are 12 tracks on this album and at least 10 of them have the feel of a jilted lover. 10. So like I said, Beyoncé has a mad.
Theme aside, the album is. . .good? I’m admittedly not the world’s biggest Beyoncé fan, but that doesn’t change the fact that she is a force in the music industry. She’s a, “thing” and like her or not, her abilities in her craft have to be respected.
If you’re a fan of her’s, then this album is going to be right up your alley.
Interesting side note: right in the middle of the album is a country track. I’ll give that a second to sink in. Yeah, a country track. “Daddy Lessons” is absolutely a country track and might be the best overall tune on the album. If it isn’t, it’s a close second only to, “Sandcastles.” Both tracks are well crafted musically and lyrically. Other standouts include, “Don’t hurt yourself” (but that’s probably because its Jack White), and The Weeknd lays support on another great track, “6 Inch.”
I’ve heard it (and seen it??) now, and like most of her work, there’s only a track or two that I’ll go back to, but it is certainly interesting–not only as a visual album, but as an outright angry piece of work.
Worth checking out, but for me, not worth owning. It’s a solid 3 out of 5 stars.
Check it out here: Tidal, or for the rest of the day today (Sunday 4/24/16 on HBO Now, or HBO GO).
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