COWBOY CARTER REVIEW: THE FINALE: THE LINDA MARTELL SHOW- AMEN
THE LAST PART LETS GET INTO IT!
Bold= ooo run that back
Italics= yesss vocals
THE LINDA MARTELL SHOW:
THE LEGEND HERSELF LINDA MARTELL! I’m so happy she was on this project. It’s only fitting that the first black female country artist, to release an album, would be a part of something like this! What a beautiful thing to have her contributions here! AND for people to learn and understand HER contributions to black women in country music.
THE LINDA MARTELL SHOW: LYRICS
[Interlude: Linda Martell]
Haha, okay, thank you so very much
Ladies and gentlemen
This particular tune stretches across a range of genres
And that’s what makes it a unique listening experience
Yes, indeed
It’s called “YA YA”
YA YA: INTRO
OOOOO MY GODDDDD. THIS SONG IS FANTASTIC! SOOO MUCH ENERGY! BEYONCÉ DOING ROCK I REPEAT BEYONCÉ DOING ROCK! Its genre-bending musically and mind-blowing vocally. There is a gear-change that happens from this point on. I think that’s why there’s this “introduction” to the album- like preparing us for a wild ride. I think this song is such a masterpiece, honestly.
YA YA: LYRICS
[Intro]
Hello, girls (Hello, Beyoncé)
Hello, fellas (You’re pretty swell)
Those petty ones can’t fuck with me (Why?)
‘Cause I’m a clever girl, we snappin’
(Pretty please) Toms, please
We wanna welcome you to the Beyoncé Cowboy Carter: Act II, ah
And a rodeo chitlin circuit
We gon’ make it do what it do, ya-ya
Put them hands together
[Chorus]
We clappin’
We drummin’ (Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya)
Oh, oh, ya-ya-ya (Oh, ya-ya-ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya)
Oh, ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya (Oh, ya-ya-ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya)
Ya-ya-ya-ya (Oh, ya)
(Ya-ya) B-E-Y-I-N-C-E, ya
[Verse 1]
My family live and died in America, hm
Good ol’ USA, shit (Good ol’ USA)
Whole lotta red in that white and blue, huh
History can’t be erased, ooh
You lookin’ for a new America? (America)
Are you tired, workin’ time and a half for half the pay? (Woo-hoo)
Ya-ya (Half the pay, oh-oh)
I just pray that we don’t crash, keep my Bible on the dash
We gotta keep the faith
Wildfire burnt his house down
Insurance ain’t gon’ pay no Fannie Mae, shit
So hold this holster, pour mo’ liquor, please
Hard workin’ man ain’t got no money in the bank
Huh, the ya-ya
Turn up the vinyl and the radio (Radio)
He can’t watch the news nowadays (Nowadays)
Oh, I just pray that he don’t crash, keep his pistol on the dash
He gotta keep the faith
[Refrain]
She’s pickin’ up good vibrations
He’s lookin’ for sweet sensations
[Chorus]
Ladies? (Yeah?)
Fuck it, we shakin’ (Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya)
We swimmin’ (Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya)
We jerkin'(Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya)
We twerkin’ (Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya)
You wanna touch it, don’t you? (Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya)
Come get this genie in a bottle (Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya)
Come rub it, won’t you? (Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya)
I pop it (Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya)
I walk it like I talk it (Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya)
I got your spurs sparkin’ (Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya)
Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya, oh
[Post-Chorus]
Let loose
Do what you do, baby, Good God
[Verse 2]
I don’t wanna hear no ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
I got you daydreamin’
Put your lips on my lips
And strum me like a guitar
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, you got me movin’, boy
You got me ooh-in’, you might know what you’re doin’ (Ooh-ooh)
Put them babies to bed (Oh-oh)
We sweat out the sheets (Oh)
Got you up all night and now you don’t wanna leave
I can soothe your pain, yeah
When I’m long gone, you’ll call my name, yeah
World of Wind got you insane, yeah
It’s givin’ me the faith
[Refrain]
I’m pickin’ up good vibrations (Ooh)
He’s givin’ me sweet sensations (Oh)
[Bridge]
B-E-Y-I-N-C-E, ya (Get down)
We gon’ bust it down (Ya-ya)
From Texas (From Texas)
To Gary (To Gary)
All the way down to New York City (New York City)
Give me a kiss
Big daddy, you so pretty (So pretty)
[Verse 3]
Got these slugs in my mouth, when I die, don’t take ’em out
(Got these slugs in my mouth, when I die, don’t take ’em out) Ooh
Baby, if you ain’t got no grits, get the fuck up out the South
(If you ain’t got no grits, get the fuck up out the South) Mmh
Life is comin’ at me fast, keep my Bible on the dash
His pistol in my seat, just in case I gotta blast
I just wanna shake my ass (Have a blast), ooh
I just wanna shake my ass (Have a blast), ooh (We vibratin’)
And lover boy, you’re so fine
Ooh, you got me losin’ my mind
But you gotta keep the faith
[Outro]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
We gotta keep the faith
Ah, vote
Ah, oh, woah-oh
YA YA: VOCALS
I MEAN WHAT IS GOING ONNNNNN. B E Y I N Ć E!! GO BACK AND ABSORB THAT FIRST VERSE- She is taking inspirations from all over the place with her vocal choices and it’s something to behold. This is unlike anything I’ve heard from her- and she continues to break barriers. SHE IS ROCKIN! I’ve heard so many comparisons to the likes of Prince and Tina Turner and I totally see why. THE GROWLS! THE RUNS! THOSE LOW NOTESSS WHATTT! She is on another level! Radiating attitude, power, and confidence. A ROCK INSPIRED ALBUM NEXT PLEASEEEEEE!
YA YA: MUSIC
I am LIVING for the 60s vibe to open! GROOVY lead in and then, musical commands from B. I always love when she does this because it gets the listener to focus on the background sounds more. Snaps, toms, claps and drums are introduced as we dive into a foot stomping “early rock” feeling. Incredible electric guitar elements and a Sitar?? Giving those groovy breaks those descending notes — BEACH BOYS VIBRATIONS INTERPALATION WHAT— I LOVE the rise in volume and intensity as we keep moving— it makes the contrast of the groove breaks that much starker. The music in this track has so much movement and energy and encapsulated all the different colors of an era of ever-changing sounds.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
OH LOUISIANA:
Such a clever transition! Letting her insane runs from “YA YA” cool down into this bayou vibe. Then creating this interlude is a vocally distorted sample of this Chuck Berry song from 1970. Love the nod to yet another different vibe in country musical roots.
OH LOUISIANA: LYRICS
[Interlude: Beyoncé & Chuck Berry]
Oh-woah, woah
Oh, Louisiana
I stayed away from you too long
Oh, Louisiana
How can a true love go so wrong?
She put me in shame and in sorrow
And I come home tomorrow
Oh, Louisiana
DESERT EAGLE:
Another insane transition (the eagle screech always gets me) and the ride continues. I ADORE the sound of this one it’s so funky and immediately made me scrunch my face. SEXY! Naughty lyrics paired with a groovy music and some nice harmonies into another transition- SUCH A COOL ADDITION!
DESERT EAGLE: LYRICS
[Intro]
Dosido, dosido
Dosido, dosido (Ooh)
Dosido, dosido
[Verse]
Soft to the touch, let you hold somethin’
Let you get a handful
Baby, she’s a whole lotta woman
Soft kisses on some fat lips
It’s yours, baby, you can crash here, come here
Cash out on a video
Make ’em Cash App to see the rodeo, yeah
Put on a show and make it nasty
Desert Eagle in the backseat
Everything bigger in Texas
Big body, buss it open, feed you breakfast
Catch me in the bathroom on the sink top
Baby, let me sink into your arms
Drink me ’til it’s done, eat it up
[Chorus]
Oh, I keep it classy, let you love me like a lady, yeah
Dosido and it get creamy in the middle, yeah
One bite and the box is yours
Sugar high, you gon’ want some more
Of that dosido (Dosi’)
Of that dosi’, dosido
That dosido (Dosi’)
Of that dosido (Dosido, dosido, dosido)
RIIVERDANCE: INTRO
DANCE PEOPLE DANCE! AN IRISH JIG INTO A BEAT WHAT! For those who know the lore, this album (or at least its beginnings and inspirations) before Renaissance. That means technically this may have been the first delve into that house-inspired sound that Act 1 has. I LOVE THIS ONE. A nice beat with clever instrumentation, a cool structure, and lovely vocals. Raising our energy as an audience as we get into the last few tracks.
RIIVERDANCE: LYRICS
[Intro]
Dance, dance, dance, dance
Dance, dance, dance, dance
[Refrain]
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, no hands
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, no hands
[Chorus]
Runnin’ through the river
Runnin’ through the river with you, dance (Dance)
Runnin’ through the river
Runnin’ through the river with you, dance (Dance)
[Verse 1]
Staring down the barrel of his gun
Yes, he shot me down
I died and someone brought me back to life
But never to my senses
[Refrain]
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, no hands
[Verse 2]
Staring down the barrel of my gun
Yes, I shot you down
He cried the day he realized
That lies were hidden in my kisses
[Refrain]
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, no hands
[Verse 3]
He was tangled in my arms
He was my mess, my ball of string
I would give him everything
My thunderstorm and second chances
[Refrain]
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, no hands
[Chorus]
Runnin’ through the river
Runnin’ through the river with you, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, no hands
[Verse 4]
We fight but we must make amends
Arrest me and read me my rights
I plan to steal your heart again
On Saturday and Sunday nights
[Refrain]
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, no hands
[Verse 5]
Wrap me ’round your little finger
Wrap me ’round your wedding ring
Your words, they take the shape my body makes
Ain’t that the scary thing?
[Refrain]
Bounce on that shit, dance (Oh)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, no hands
[Chorus]
Runnin’ through the river (Dance)
Runnin’ through the river with you, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, no hands
[Verse 6]
Staring at the barrel of his gun
Yes, he shot me down
I died, but then I came straight back to life
But never to my senses (Hey)
We fight but then we make amends
Arrest me and read me my rights (Hey)
I plan to steal your heart again
On Saturday and Sunday nights (Dance)
[Refrain]
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, dance (We dance)
Bounce on that shit, dance (We dance)
Bounce on that shit, no hands
[Verse 7]
The day I met you, I remember everything
I wrote it down
Your smile was cold, your fade was fresh
Your eyes were such a shade of brown
[Refrain]
Bounce on that shit, dance (Oh)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Oh)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Oh)
Bounce on that shit, no hands
[Verse 8]
You press your ear onto my chest
You hear the speed my heart will beat
Seconds drag like days
Whenever you don’t want to talk or speak
[Refrain]
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance, ooh)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance, dance)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Do the dance, dance)
Bounce on that shit, no hands (Do the dance, do it again)
[Chorus]
Runnin’ through the river
Runnin’ through the river with you, dance
Runnin’ through the river
Runnin’ through the river
Runnin’ through the river (Runnin’)
Runnin’ through the river with you, dance (Runnin’)
Runnin’ through the river
Runnin’ through the river (Ooh)
[Outro]
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, dance (Dance)
Bounce on that shit, no hands
RIIVERDANCE: VOCALS
YOU HEARD HER!! When B says Dance, I DANCE! What was that? BOUNCE on that- OKAY GIRL! I really enjoy that we have her in the refrains and early verses in her lower register and then add in the more ethereal harmonies and vocal stacks as the track progresses. The choices of her runs are so masterful and well placed. It’s super pleasant to the ear to have all of these moving vocals arrangements as the song continues- it adds so much fullness and complexity to a song that is using only verses and refrains.
RIIVERDANCE: MUSIC
I CANNOT RECOVER FROM THE USE OF DOLLY’S NAILS IN THIS. SO creative to open with an Irish jig- and I love that as a frame of the music. YES, THAT BEAT- DANCE-DANCE! I loveeee the use of breaks and rests- the instrumental isolation and changing-combinations of the elements. As always, the music is such a compliment to the lyric and this music has me moving and bouncing— Runnin through that riverr
II HANDS II HEAVEN: INTRO
Flawlessly transitioned— we’re keeping the pace and that house production THE TRAIN IS STILL MOVIN’. This track is TOP BEYONCÉ- the energy, the beats, the transitions, the vocal arrangement-JUST BRILLIANT. She’s feeling it and firing on all cylinders. This feels like classic Beyoncé yet elevated. At a 5:39 runtime… this could have gone 10! I WANT MORE!
II HANDS II HEAVEN: LYRICS
[Chorus]
Bottle in my hand, the whiskey up high
Two hands to Heaven, wild horses run wild, oh
God only knows why, though (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Rhinestones and diamonds both shine in the light
Two hands to Heaven, my whiskey up high, oh (Oh)
God only, God only knows why, though (Oh, oh, oh)
[Verse 1]
In the Arizona heat, summer fling saw your best side
Slip into my dreams every night, be the good guy
Who am I to judge, my baby? (Uh-uh)
Who am I to love, my baby? (Uh-uh)
Purple-colored mink, sugarcane
Hittin’ them sixteen switches
Candy apple green, candy paint
Swirling twenty-four inch spinners (Swirl)
Don’t judge me, baby (Ha)
You would never judge me, baby
[Chorus]
Bottle in my hand, my whiskey up high
Two hands to Heaven, coyotes run wild, oh (Oh, oh)
God only, God only knows why, though (Why? Why? Why?)
Ten thousand steps towards the time of your life
Two hands to Heaven, my whiskey up high, oh (Oh)
God only, God only knows why, though
Why, though? Why, though?
[Post-Chorus]
Two hands to Heaven I’ve prayed, priest forgive my soul
Lovely daggers pierced my heart many moons ago
Toxic roses chased by wolves and carnivores
Lost virgins with broken wings that will regrow
[Verse 2]
I’m a stallion runnin’, no candle in the wind
You won’t ever see me comin’ or goin’ but you’ll know whenever I’m here
Dancin’ in the moonlight, catchin’ every breeze
My feet on the dashboard, now go really fast, boy
Ever since I went to Marfa, ain’t no trouble on my mind (On my mind, on my mind)
Singin’ sweet songs to Las Vegas, singin’, “I will carry on”
Carry on, carry on, carry on, carry on
Singin’, “I will carry on”
[Chorus]
Ten thousand steps towards the time of your life
Two hands to Heaven, my whiskey up high, oh (Oh, oh)
God only, God only knows why, though (Why, though? Why?)
Rhinestones and diamonds both shine in the light
Two hands to Heaven, coyotes run wild, oh
God only, God only knows why, though (God only, God only knows why, though)
[Post-Chorus]
Two hands to Heaven I’ve prayed, priest forgive my soul
Lovely daggers pierced my heart many moons ago
Toxic roses chased by wolves and carnivores
Lost virgins with broken wings that will regrow
[Part II]
[Segue]
Swirl
Baby, I’ve been waitin’ my whole life
For you and I
[Verse]
This the real you, huh
This the real me, huh
They can’t do nothin’ but envy, ooh
Bliss, please (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Your love run through me like lava
Pull my fit over these hips
You grip, I grind
Then taste this wine, I’ma taste what’s mine
‘Cause I’ma take what’s mine
Wonder whatever, wherever’s fine
Like water, ah
Wherever you wanna go, that’s fine with me
I’ll never stop you, you’ll never stop me
From bein’ whatever we need to be
And in these dark times, I’m so glad that this love is blinding
‘Cause all I see is the best of you, and all you see is the best of me
And you bring out the best of me
And all I see is everything
Your goals, your glow, your inner being
And our bigger meaning
So, let’s lose us in these sheets (Yeah)
And when I get up to walk, I wanna feel weak, yeah
Look, I ain’t goin’ far (Ain’t goin’ far)
So, stay where you are (Stay where you are)
Feel like you partied in Venus and we woke up in Mars (Baby)
Yeah, I’ve been waitin’ my whole life (Woo)
(I’ve been waitin’ my whole life)
I’m gonna give you the best years of your life (For you, and I)
You, and I
Baby, I’ve been waitin’ my whole life for you, and I
II HANDS II HEAVEN: VOCALS
Ohhh she’s in her pocket in this one. We can hear different facets of her tone and delivery through the music changes. Serving silky vocals and skillful cadence switches. One of my favorite uses of vocal stacking on this whole project. The riffs and runs are masterful- her tone, lovely. I really dig the changes in volume and some bits of vocal distortions as we continue deeper into the track. SWIRL– OOO PART II IM ASCENDING! CANNOT GET ENOUGH OFF THIS PART! A switch up musically and vocally mannnn THIS IS SO GOOOOOD UGH!
II HANDS II HEAVEN: MUSIC
ADORE THIS BEAT LOVE THE VIBE THIS SONG CAPTURES. AGAIN, THE USE OF THE NAILS IS EVERYTHING! I am so happy we’re continuing the energy and production style further. There’s this trippy distortion-sound that comes in and out that is super cool. Loving the small electronic bits and additions that play off the distortion. As the song progresses that cymbal ts ts ts ts just adds so much to the build- yess. SWIRL is rightttt! TAKE ME THERE- still distorted but new elements and THAT NEW BEATT. the groove and flow created! So much happened in the music and I was eating it all up! 10s 10s 10s
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
TYRANT: INTRO
ooop don’t hate me- this is probably my least favorite on the entire album and this track is one that has yet to grow on me. There are parts that I like but there’s a lot I don’t. BUT LETS FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE SHALL WE Again, a beautiful transition!! A SONG WITH DOLLY AND BEYONCÉ- that is something I never thought would be possible until this album. I like the cheeky lyrics and their moments together in the intro and outro.
TYRANT: LYRICS
[Intro: Dolly Parton & Beyoncé]
Cowboy Carter
Time to strike a match and light up this juke joint
One-one-one by one, you hang them high
Your hands are steady and you sleep at night
How did you turn your heart to stone?
I don’t want him back, but I can’t let go
Hangman, answer me now
You owe me a debt, you stole him from me
I hated you once, I envy you now
Just tell me how, tell me how
(d.a. got that—)
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, she got that whoa there, hangman got that whoa there
Don’t act like you don’t know, giddy up, giddy up (d.a. got that dope)
Don’t pay me in gold, giddy up, giddy up
Back outside, I’m on the road, giddy up, giddy up
When the sun goes down (It’s night-night, hey)
Can hear her body howl (In the moonlight, hey)
I feel her eyein’ me like owls (It’s on sight, hey)
Hide your man when the hangman come in town (Ooh, yikes)
[Chorus]
She’s a tyrant every time I ride it, every time I ride it
Make it look so good, try to justify it
Boy, you know they’re lookin’ for me, how we gonna hide it?
Ride it like hydraulics, I am such a tyrant
Every time I ride it, every time I ride this
I don’t like to sit up in the saddle, boy, I got it
Just relax, I got this, I got that exotic
Hips are so hypnotic, I am such a tyrant
[Verse]
Send me some shots, are you with me or not?
Throw it back, shoot up the bar
Then tell the law we don’t remember nothin’ after that
Scot-free (Scot-free), whole city after me
Have you seen her? 5’9”, thick and fine, what a tragedy
Hey, hey, ridin’ you while we tryna get away
Ridin’ you while we tryna catch a wave
That’s so sexy and I know it, and I ain’t afraid to show it
Baby, I’m goated, baby, I’m glowin’
Hey, hey, on the run, run
Tap me on the shoulder when you reload the gun
[Chorus]
Tyrant every time I ride it, every time I ride it
Make it look so good, try to justify it
Boy, you know they’re lookin’ for me, how we gonna hide it?
Ride it like hydraulics, I am such a tyrant
[Bridge]
How did you get used to the haunting? (The haunting)
The willing, the missing, the wanting (The wanting)
Dry eyes just send me across the divide
Hangman, teach me how not to cry
How not to cry, how not to cry
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, she got that whoa there, hangman got that whoa there
Don’t act like you don’t know, yeah, giddy up, giddy up (d.a. got that—)
Don’t pay me in gold, giddy up, giddy up
Back outside, I’m on the road, giddy up, giddy up (Hey)
When the sun goes down (When the suns goes down)
You can hear this body howl (You can hear this body howl)
Giddy up now, diggadont, diggadont
Digga daddy, can’t leave me ‘lone, leave me ‘lone
Damn if I do, dammit if I don’t
Lady with a whip, want what she wanna want, okay
[Chorus]
Tyrant every time I ride it, every time I ride it
Make it look so good, cowboys justify it
Boy, you know they lookin’ for me, how we gonna hide it?
Ride it like hydraulics, I am such a tyrant
Every time I ride it, every time I ride it
Baby, I just don’t sit up in the saddle, boy, I got it
Just relax, I got this, I got that exotic
These hips so hypnotic, I am such a tyrant
[Outro]
Hangman, answer me now
You owe me a debt, you stole him from me (Giddy up, giddy up)
I hated you once, I envy you now (Hey)
Just tell me how, tell me how
(Giddy up, giddy up)
TYRANT: VOCALS
Love to hear Dolly’s voice to open this up! I really enjoy the unison beginning and picking out Dolly’s twang in the stacks. I always like some echoes or ad-libs to fill some space. She gave that falsetto on the bridge, and I was floatinggg. Unison in the outro, yes!
TYRANT: MUSIC
The music is where my main gripes with this song lie. I think the strings + trap beat make sense for this project- and follows the running theme of exploration of “country” sounds with other elements. However, FOR ME, it’s not my favorite combo- and that distracts me for the other elements of this song I do like :/ liked the bridge tho!
SWEET ⭐️ HONEY ⭐️ BUCKIN’ FT SHABOOZEY: INTRO
This one is easily the one that grew on me the most! Every time I listen, I am just amazed by another element I never noticed before—and this one gets me moving the most of any song on this album. Being that this song is three parts we get three unique experiences that transition flawlessly into one another. This track is like a microcosm of this album- incredible beats and production, brilliant transitions, and vocal intricacy!
SWEET ⭐️ HONEY ⭐️ BUCKIN’: LYRICS
[Intro: Beyoncé]
I fall to pieces
Each time I see you there
And I miss all our secrets
So tell me how you’ve been
[Verse 1: Shaboozey]
Lucchese the boots, check
You can hear when I step, step
Bought a Chevy and painted it red
Money long, it can’t fit in the bed
It don’t matter what nobody says
Country boy ’til the day that I’m dead (Yee-hoo)
You want smoke, I’m the Marlboro man
Cut it out ‘fore it get outta hand, ayy
This ain’t Calabasas, we don’t need highways
We can take backroads (Take backroads)
Never been ridin’, baby? Step in that stirrup
Hop on my saddle (Hop on my saddle)
Snake on my feet, they rattle (Ooh)
And the bag, only thing gettin’ lasso’d, yeah (Gettin’ what?)
And I’m still goin’ up like a ladder (Uh)
And I’m still in the field like cattle
[Verse 2: Beyoncé & Shaboozey]
The Cadillac back on the road, we takin’ Route 44
Just say what you need from the store, oh, oh
Put some grits on the stove
Jiffy cornbread, booty corn-fed
Body rolls at the rodeo
I’m coming home, ooh
[Pre-Chorus]
Ridin’ through just to put my eyes on you
You are the superstar
Everybody’s drivin’ all new cars
Turn a bad night to a good time
On a trail ride to the zydeco
I’m coming home
[Chorus: Beyoncé, Shaboozey, Beyoncé & Shaboozey]
I’m coming home (I’m coming home, I’m coming home)
I’m coming home (I’m coming home, I’m coming home)
We’ve come a long way from the rough ride
From the railroads to the rodeos, sweet country home
[Outro: Beyoncé]
This for my, this for my
She gone
Ride for your cowboy
And throw that sweet honey on it
[Part II: HONEY]
[Verse: Beyoncé]
So come (So come) with me (With me)
To new life (Sticky, sticky, sticky, sweet)
(New life)
You’re stuck (You’re stuck) to me (To me)
All night (Sticky, sticky, sticky, sweet)
(All night)
Put a flower inside (Hot, hot, hot, hot)
(Flower inside)
Stuck in me all night (Sticky, sticky, sticky, sweet)
(Stuck in me all night)
[Chorus: Beyoncé & Pharrell Williams]
Honey (We’re), hey (Ridin’)
Hey (Through the), ooh (Night)
Honey (We’re), yeah (Ridin’)
Yeah (Through the), taste like (Night)
Honey (We’re), hey (Ridin’)
Oh (Through the), taste like (Night)
Honey (We’re), ayy (Ridin’)
Ayy, think of my
[Part III: BUCKIIN’]
[Chorus: Beyoncé & Pharrell Williams]
Buckin’ (Yeah), buckin’ (Yeah)
Buckin’ (Yeah), woah (Yeah)
Buckin’ (Yeah), buckin’ (Yeah)
Buckin’ like a mechanical bull
Buckin’ (Yeah), buckin’ (Yeah)
Buckin’ (Yeah), woah (Yeah)
Buckin’ (Yeah), buckin’ (Yeah)
A good night (Yeah) flow, money is full (Yeah)
Look at that horse, look at that horse
Look at that horse (Look at that horse)
Pretty as hell, au naturel
Dinin’ on farce (Dinin’ on farce)
Buckin’, buckin’
Woah, buckin’ (Yeah)
Buckin’ (Buckin’), a good night
Woah, yeah
[Verse 1: Beyoncé & Pharrell Williams]
Your patience is thin (Uh-huh)
Your hormones is right at the rim (Ow)
You was just goin’ in (Uh-huh)
Fuck it, do it again (That’s cool)
A-O-T-Y, I ain’t win (That’s cool)
I ain’t stuntin’ ’bout them
Take that shit on the chin
Come back and fuck up the pen (Yeah)
[Pre-Chorus: Beyoncé & Pharrell Williams]
Say the things that I know will offend (Huh, yeah)
Wear that shit that I know start a trend (Uh)
Take the Bugatti out for the spin (Ooh)
Ain’t no top, feel the wind on my skin
Ooh, ooh, ooh, snakes on the den (Uh)
They hissin’, don’t listen to them (That’s cool)
They bite every once and again (Uh-huh)
But it gets stomped down when we
[Chorus: Beyoncé & Pharrell Williams]
Buckin’ (Yeah), buckin’ (Yeah)
Buckin’ (Yeah), woah (Yeah)
Buckin’ (Yeah), buckin’ (Yeah)
Buckin’ like a mechanical bull
Buckin’ (Yeah), buckin’ (Yeah)
Buckin’ (Yeah), woah (Yeah)
Buckin’ (Yeah), buckin’ (Yeah)
A good night flow where the money is full
Look at that horse, look at that horse
Look at that horse (Look at that horse)
Pretty as hell, au naturel
Dinin’ on farce
Uh, buckin’
Woah, buckin’
Buckin’ (Mm-hmm)
[Verse 2: Beyoncé]
They yankin’ your chain (Yankin’ your chain)
Promisin’ things that they can’t (Things that they can’t)
You the man at the bank? (Bank)
Is you is or you ain’t? (Is you is or you ain’t?)
Hit the runway, I’m late (The runway, I’m late)
Pop-pops got pictures to take (Take, take)
It’s in my DNA (Ayy)
Look at my mama, it’s a trait
[Pre-Chorus: Beyoncé]
Say the things that I know will offend (Woo)
Wear that shit that I know start a trend (Woo)
Take the Bugatti out for the spin
Ain’t no top, feel the wind on my skin
[Chorus: Beyoncé]
Ooh, ah
Buckin’, woah
Buckin’, buckin’
Buckin’ like a mechanical bull
SWEET ⭐️ HONEY ⭐️ BUCKIN’: VOCALS
THIS SONG HAS IT ALL FOR ME VOCALLY. PHARELL WILLIAMS- THE COMPOSITION!! SIR! Okay, okay let’s start with SWEET- I love B’s vocal in this and Shaboozey’s verse fits super nicely in here. A lot of the color in this part comes from the music but she’s still serving attitude. The laugh transition into HONEY is sooo nice as Beyoncé gives us a floaty and dreamy verse. PHARELL ON THE CHORUS OF HONEY—so so pleasing to the ear! He continues in with his ad-libs backing B in BUCKIN’ brining back the attitude from SWEET and turning it up. I love this song.
SWEET ⭐️ HONEY ⭐️ BUCKIN’: MUSIC
THE MUSIC OF THIS IS ON ANOTHER LEVEL. AGAIN, Pharrell is credited on this track, so it makes sense that the production of this song is IT. The sounds and the choicess- you can pick up a different element each listen its incredible. THE BEAT is sooooo nice in SWEET it hits hard. THE TRANSITIONS into HONEY and BUCKIN’ are smooth—HONEY floated and then into BUCKIN’ we get slapped back into ANOTHER BEAT and this one punches. The horse clomping backing in the mix whaaat. DYNAMIC SONG! HAS ME MOVING EVERYTIME.
AMEN:
NOW THAT WE HAVE SINNED, WE BACK AT THE CHURCH! This feels so full circle! These last 8 tracks have been non-stop- energy flow dance transition- now we must repent and remember where we started! There’s like this muffled horn-like sound backing with and some piano that a really like as B is GIVING US VOCALS! THE STACKS again creating that church feeling we opened with. As we move into the outro were giving an ending playing off the beginning SWELLING VOCALS, WE SWTICH TO THAT ORGAN! AMEN BEYONCÉ.
AMEN: LYRICS
[Chorus]
Mercy on me, baby, have mercy on me (Mercy, mercy)
Hurtin’ badly, I can see you’re hurtin’ badly
Hurtin’, hurtin’, hey
Mercy on me, baby, have mercy on me (Mercy, mercy)
I see you hurtin’, see you, please, have mercy on me (Oh-oh, ooh)
(Mercy, mercy)
[Verse]
This house was built with blood and bone
And it crumbled, yes, it crumbled
The statues they made were beautiful
But they were lies of stone, they werе lies of stone
Trumpets blarе with silent sound
I need to make you proud
Tell me, can you hear me now?
[Chorus]
Mercy on me, mercy, have mercy on me
(Mercy, yeah, mercy, yeah)
I can see you hurtin’, see you hurtin’ badly
(Can see you hurtin’, see you hurtin’ badly)
(Mercy, mercy)
[Outro]
Say a prayer for what has been
We’ll be the ones to purify our Fathers’ sins
American Requiem
Them old ideas (Yeah) are buried here (Yeah)
Amen (Amen)
