Beyonce Lemonade Album Lyrics (2016)
👉 Beyonce Sandcastles Şarkı Sözü 👈
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
Every promise don't work out that way
Dishes smashed on my counter from our last encounter
Pictures snatched out the frame
Bitch, I scratched out your name and your face
What is it about you that I can't erase, baby?
Well every promise don't work out that way, no no, babe
Well every promise don't work out that way
And your heart is broken cause I walked away
Show me your scars and I won't walk away
And I know I promised that I couldn't stay, baby
Every promise don't work out that way, no no no no no
Every promise don't work out that way
👉 Beyonce Pray You Catch Me Şarkı Sözü 👈
[Verse 1]
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 lonely ear
Pressed against the walls of your world
[Chorus]
Prayin' to catch you whispering
I'm prayin' you catch me listening
I'm prayin' to catch you whispering
I'm prayin' you catch me
I'm prayin' to catch you whispering
I'm prayin' you catch me listening
I'm prayin' you catch me
[Verse 2]
Nothing else ever seems to hurt like the smile on your face
When it's only in my memory
It don't hit me quite the same
Maybe it's a cause for concern
But I'm not at ease
Keeping my head to the curb
[Chorus]
Prayin' to catch you whispering
I'm prayin' you catch me listening
I'm prayin' to catch you whispering
I'm prayin' you catch me
I'm prayin' you catch me
I'm prayin' you catch me
I'm prayin' you catch me
👉 Beyonce Hold Up Şarkı Sözü 👈
[Chorus]
Hold up, they don't love you like I love you
Slow down, they don't love you like I love you
Back up, they don't love you like I love you
Step down, they don't love you like I love you
Can't you see there's no other man above you?
What a wicked way to treat the girl that loves you
Hold up, they don't love you like I love you
Oh, down, they don't love you like I love you
[Verse 1]
Something don't feel right
Because 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 it come down to this?
Going through your call list
I don't wanna lose my pride, but I'ma fuck me up a bitch
Know that I kept it sexy, and know I kept it fun
There's something that I'm missing, maybe my head for one
[Refrain]
What's worse, lookin' jealous or crazy?
Jealous or crazy?
Or like being walked all over lately, walked all over lately
I'd rather be crazy
[Chorus]
Hold up, they don't love you like I love you
Slow down, they don't love you like I love you
Back up, they don't love you like I love you
Step down, they don't love you like I love you
Can't you see there's no other man above you?
What a wicked way to treat the girl that loves you
Hold up, they don't love you like I love you
Slow down they don't love you like I love you
[Verse 2]
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
But y'all know we were made for each other
So I find you and hold you down
Me sing se
[Chorus]
Hold up, they don't love you like I love you
Slow down, they don't love you like I love you
Back up, they don't love you like I love you
Step down, they don't love you like I love you
Can't you see there's no other man above you?
What a wicked way to treat the girl that loves you
Hold up, they don't love you like I love you
Slow down they don't love you like I love you
[Bridge]
Oh it is such a shame
You let this good love go to waste
I always keep the top tier, 5 star
Backseat lovin' in the car
Like make that wood, like make that wood
Holly like a boulevard
[Refrain]
What's worse, lookin' jealous or crazy?
Jealous or crazy?
Or like being walked all over lately, walked all over lately
I'd rather be crazy
[Chorus]
Hold up, they don't love you like I love you
Slow down, they don't love you like I love you
Back up, they don't love you like I love you
Step down, they don't love you like I love you
Can't you see there's no other man above you?
What a wicked way to treat the girl that loves you
Hold up, they don't love you like I love you
Oh, down, they don't love you like I love you
[Outro]
I hop up out the bed and get my swag on
I look in the mirror, say, "What's up?"
What's up, what's up, what's up
I hop up out the bed and get my swag on
I look in the mirror, say, "What's up?"
What's up, what's up, what's up
👉 Beyonce Don't Hurt Yourself Şarkı Sözü 👈
[Intro: Beyonce]
Oh la la la
Oh la la la
Oh la la la
Don't hurt yourself
Don't hurt yourself
[Verse 1: Beyonce]
Who the fuck do you think I is?
You ain't married to no average bitch boy
You can watch my fat ass twist boy
As I bounce to the next dick boy
And keep your money, I got my own
Get a bigger smile on my face, being alone
Bad motherfucker, God complex
Motivate your ass call me Malcom X
Yo operator, or innovator
Fuck you hater, you can't recreate her no
You'll never recreate her no, hero
[Pre-Chorus: Beyonce]
We just got to let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be baby
You just got to let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be
[Chorus: Jack White]
When you hurt me, you hurt yourself
Don't hurt yourself
When you diss me, you diss yourself
Don't hurt yourself
When you hurt me, you hurt yourself
Don't hurt yourself, don't hurt yourself
When you love me, you love yourself
Love God herself
[Verse 2: Beyonce]
I am the dragon breathing fire
Beautiful man I'm the lion
Beautiful man I know you're lying
I am not broken, I'm not crying, I'm not crying
You ain't trying hard enough
You ain't loving hard enough
You don't love me deep enough
We not reaching feats enough
But I leave your love, I fucks with you
'Til I realize, I'm just too much for you
I'm just too much for you
[Pre-Chorus: Beyonce]
We just got to let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be baby
Hey baby, who the fuck do you think I is?
I smell that fragrance on your Louie V boy
Just give my fat ass a big kiss boy
Tonight I'm fucking up all your shit boy
[Chorus: Beyonce & Jack White]
When you hurt me, you hurt yourself
Try not to hurt yourself
When you play me, you play yourself
Don't play yourself
When you lie to me, you lie to yourself
You only lying to yourself
When you love me, you love yourself
Love God herself
[Outro: Beyonce]
We just got to let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be baby
Uh, this is your final warning
You know I give you life
If you try this shit again
You gon lose your wife
👉 Beyonce Sorry Şarkı Sözü 👈
[Chorus]
Sorry, I ain't sorry
Sorry, I ain't sorry
I ain't sorry, nigga, nah
Sorry, I ain't sorry
Sorry, I ain't sorry
I ain't sorry
[Verse 1]
He trying to roll me up, I ain't picking up
Headed to the club, I ain't thinking 'bout you
Me and my ladies sip my D'USSÉ cup
I don't give a fuck, chucking my deuces up
Suck on my balls, pause, I had enough
I ain't thinking 'bout you
I ain't thinking 'bout
[Bridge]
Middle fingers up, put them hands high
Wave it in his face, tell him, boy, bye
Tell him, boy, bye, middle fingers up
I ain't thinking 'bout you
[Hook]
Sorry, I ain't sorry
Sorry, I ain't sorry
I ain't sorry, nigga, nah
I ain't thinking 'bout you
Sorry, I ain't sorry
Sorry, I ain't sorry
No no, hell nah
[Verse 2]
Now 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
[Hook]
Sorry, I ain't sorry
I ain't thinking 'bout you
I ain't thinking 'bout you
Sorry, I ain't sorry
I ain't thinking 'bout you
I ain't thinking 'bout you
[Bridge]
Middle fingers up, put them hands high
Wave it in his face, tell him, boy, bye
Tell him, boy, bye, boy, bye
Middle fingers up, I ain't thinking 'bout you
[Hook]
Sorry, I ain't sorry
Sorry, I ain't sorry
I ain't sorry, nigga, nah
Sorry, I ain't sorry
Sorry, I ain't sorry
I ain't sorry
No no, hell nah
[Verse 3]
Looking at my watch, he shoulda been home
Today I regret the night I put that ring on
He always got them fucking excuses
I pray to the Lord you reveal what his truth is
I left a note in the hallway
By the time you read it, I'll be far away
I'm far away
But I ain't fucking with nobody
Let's have a toast to the good life
Suicide before you see this tear fall down my eyes
Me and my baby, we gon' be alright
We gon' live a good life
Big homie better grow up
Me and my whoadies 'bout to stroll up
I see them boppers in the corner
They sneaking out the back door
He only want me when I'm not there
He better call Becky with the good hair
He better call Becky with the good hair
👉 Beyonce 6 Inch Şarkı Sözü 👈
[Chorus: Beyoncé]
Six inch heels, she walked in the club like nobody's business
Goddamn, she murdered everybody and I was her witness
[Verse 1: The Weeknd]
She's stacking money, money everywhere she goes
You know, pesos out of Mexico
De uno, commas and them decimals
She don't gotta give it up, she professional
She mixing up that Ace with that Hennessy
She love the way it tastes, that's her recipe
Rushing through her veins like it's ecstasy, oh no
She already made enough but she'll never leave
[Chorus: Beyoncé]
Six inch heels, she walked in the club like nobody's business
Goddamn, she murdered everybody and I was her witness
[Post-Chorus: Beyoncé]
She works for the money, she work for the money
From the start to the finish
And she worth every dollar, she worth every dollar
And she worth every minute
She works for the money
She works for the money
She works for the money
She works for the money
[Verse 2: Beyoncé]
She stack her money, money everywhere she goes
She got that Sake, her Yamazaki straight from Tokyo
Oh baby you know, she got them commas and them decimals
She don't gotta give it up cause she professional
[Chorus: Beyoncé]
Six inch heels, she walked in the club like nobody's business
Goddamn, she murdered everybody and I was her witness
[Post-Chorus: Beyoncé]
She works for the money, she work for the money
From the start to the finish
And she worth every dollar, she worth every dollar
And she worth every minute
[Bridge: Beyoncé]
Stars in her eyes
She fights for the power, keeping time
She grinds day and night
She grinds from Monday to Friday
Works from Friday to Sunday
She gon' slang
She too smart to crave material things
She pushing herself day and night
She grinds from Monday to Friday
Works from Friday to Sunday
Oh, stars in her eyes
She fights and she sweats those sleepless nights
But she don't mind, she loves the grind
She grinds from Monday to Friday
Works from Friday to Sunday
Yeah, yeah, she gon' slang
Too smart to crave material things
Stacking her paper
Stacking her cake up
She grinds from Monday to Friday
Works from Friday to Sunday
[Chorus: Beyoncé]
Six inch heels, she walked in the club like nobody's business
Goddamn, she murdered everybody and I was her witness
[Post-Chorus: Beyoncé]
She works for the money, she work for the money
From the start to the finish
And she worth every dollar, she worth every dollar
And she worth every minute
[Outro: Beyoncé]
Oh, gonna make you feel
You always come back to me
Come back, come back
Come back, come back
Come back, come back, come back
👉 Beyonce Daddy Lessons Şarkı Sözü 👈
[Intro]
Yee-haw
Oh, oh, oh
Texas, texas (oh, oh, oh) texas
[Verse 1]
Came into this world
Daddy's little girl
And daddy made a soldier out of me
Oh, oh, oh
Daddy made me dance
And daddy held my hand
Oh, oh, oh
And daddy liked his whisky with his tea
And we rode motorcycles
Blackjack, classic vinyl
Tough girl is what I had to be
[Pre-Chorus 1]
He said take care of your mother
Watch out for your sister
Oh, and that's when he gave to me...
[Chorus]
With his gun, with his head held high
He told me not to cry
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
With his right hand on his rifle
He swore it on the bible
My daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
He held in his arms
And he taught me to be strong
He told me when he's gone
Here's what you do
When trouble comes to town
And men like me come around
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Oh, oh, oh
[Verse 2]
Daddy made me fight
It wasn't always right
But he said girl it's your second amendment, oh, oh, oh
He always played it cool
But daddy was no fool
And right before he died he said remember...
[Pre-Chorus 2]
He said take care of your mother
Watch out for your sister
And that's when daddy looked at me...
[Chorus]
With his gun, with his head held high
He told me not to cry
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
With his right hand on his rifle
He swore it on the bible
My daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
He held me in his arms
And he taught me to be strong
He told me when he's gone
Here's what you do
When trouble comes to town
And men like me come around
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
[Outro]
My daddy warned me about men like you
He said baby girl he's playing you
He's playing you
My daddy warned me about men like you
He said baby girl he's playing you
He's playing you
Cause when trouble comes in town
And men like me come around
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Cause when trouble comes to town
And men like me come around
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
(Good job Bey, hahaha)
👉 Beyonce Love Drought Şarkı Sözü 👈
[Verse 1]
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 tryna 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
Only way to go is up, skin thick, too tough
[Chorus]
Cause you, you, you, you and me could move a mountain
You, you, you, you and me could calm a war down
You, you, you, you and me could make it rain now
You, you, you, you and me could stop this love drought
[Verse 2]
Nine times out of ten, I'm in my feelings
But ten times out of nine, I'm only human
Tell me, what did I do wrong?
Feel like that question has been posed
I'm movin' on
I'll always be committed, I been focused
I always paid attention, been devoted
Tell me, what did I do wrong?
Oh, already asked that, my bad
But you my lifeline, think you tryna 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
Only way to go is up, them old bitches so wack
I'm so tough, wassup?
[Chorus]
Cause you, you, you, you and me could move a mountain
You, you, you, you and me could calm a war down
You, you, you, you and me could make it rain now
You, you, you, you and me would stop this love drought
[Outro]
You and me would stop this love drought
👉 Beyonce Forward Şarkı Sözü 👈
[Verse: James Blake + Beyonce]
Forward
Best foot first just in case
When we made our way 'til now
It's time to listen, it's time to fight
Forward
Now we're going to hold doors open for a while
Now we can be open for a while
Forward
I love you more than this job, please don't work for me
Forward
Go back to your sleep in your favorite spot just next to me
Forward, forward
👉 Beyonce Freedom Şarkı Sözü 👈
[Verse 1: Beyoncé]
Tryna rain, tryna rain on the thunder
Tell the storm I'm new
I'm a wall, come and march on the regular
Painting white flags blue
[Refrain: Beyoncé]
Lord forgive me, I've been running
Running blind in truth
I'ma rain, I'ma rain on this bitter love
Tell the sweet I'm new
[Pre-Chorus: Beyoncé]
I'm telling these tears, "Go and fall away, fall away"
May the last one burn into flames
[Chorus: Beyoncé]
Freedom! Freedom! I can't move
Freedom, cut me loose!
Singin', freedom! Freedom! Where are you?
Cause I need freedom too!
I break chains all by myself
Won't let my freedom rot in hell
Hey! I'ma keep running
Cause a winner don't quit on themselves
[Verse 2: Beyoncé]
I'ma wade, I'ma wave through the waters
Tell the tide, "Don't move"
I'ma riot, I'ma riot through your borders
Call me bulletproof
[Refrain: Beyoncé]
Lord forgive me, I've been runnin'
Runnin' blind in truth
I'ma wade, I'ma wave through your shallow love
Tell the deep I'm new
[Pre-Chorus: Beyoncé]
I'm telling these tears, "Go and fall away, fall away"
May the last one burn into flames
[Chorus: Beyoncé]
Freedom! Freedom! I can't move
Freedom, cut me loose!
Singin', freedom! Freedom! Where are you?
Cause I need freedom too!
I break chains all by myself
Won't let my freedom rot in hell
Hey! I'ma keep running
Cause a winner don't quit on themselves
[Verse 3: Kendrick Lamar]
Ten Hail Marys, I meditate for practice
Channel 9 news tell me I'm movin' backwards
Eight blocks left, death is around the corner
Seven misleadin' statements 'bout my persona
Six headlights wavin' in my direction
Five-O askin' me what's in my possession
Yeah I keep runnin', jump in the aqueducts
Fire hydrants and hazardous
Smoke alarms on the back of us
But mama don't cry for me, ride for me
Try for me, live for me
Breathe for me, sing for me
Honestly guidin' me
I could be more than I gotta be
Stole from me, lied to me, nation hypocrisy
Code on me, drive on me
Wicked, my spirit inspired me
Like yeah, open correctional gates in higher desert
Yeah, open our mind as we cast away oppression
Yeah, open the streets and watch our beliefs
And when they carve my name inside the concrete
I pray it forever reads
[Chorus: Beyoncé]
Freedom! Freedom! I can't move
Freedom, cut me loose!
Singin', freedom! Freedom! Where are you?
Cause I need freedom too!
I break chains all by myself
Won't let my freedom rot in hell
Hey! I'ma keep running
Cause a winner don't quit on themselves
[Outro: Kendrick Lamar]
What you want from me?
Is it truth you seek? Oh father can you hear me?
What you want from me?
Is it truth you seek? Oh father can you hear me?
Hear me out
[Skit: Hattie White]
I had my ups and downs, but I always find the inner strength to cool myself off. I was served lemons, but I made lemonade
👉 Beyonce All Night Şarkı Sözü 👈
[Verse 1]
Found the truth beneath your lies
And true love never has to hide
True love never has to hide
I'll trade your broken wings for mine
Trade your broken wings for mine
I've seen your scars and kissed your crime
Seen your scars and kissed your crime
[Pre-Chorus]
So many people that I know, they're just tryna touch ya
Kiss up and rub up and feel up
Kiss up and rub up and feel up on you
Give you some time to prove that I can trust you again
I'm gonna kiss up and rub up and feel up
Kiss up and rub up and feel up on you
[Chorus]
All night long
Sweet love all night long
Sweet love all night long
Sweet love all night long
All I wanna, ain't no other
We together, I remember
Sweet love all night long
[Verse 2]
Our love was stronger than your pride
Beyond your darkness, I'm your light
If you get deep, you touch my mind
If you get deep, you touch my mind
Baptize your tears and dry your eyes
Baptize your tears and dry your eyes
[Pre-Chorus]
So many people that I know, they're just tryna touch ya
Kiss up and rub up and feel up
Kiss up and rub up and feel up on you
Give you some time to prove that I can trust you again
I'm gonna kiss up and rub up and feel up
Kiss up and rub up and feel up on you
[Chorus]
All night long
Sweet love all night long
Sweet love all night long
Sweet love all night long
All I wanna, ain't no other
We together, I remember
Sweet love all night long
[Bridge]
They say true love's the greatest weapon
To win the war caused by pain, pain
But every diamond has imperfections
But my love's too pure to watch it chip away
Oh nothing real can be threatened
True love breathes salvation back into me
With every tear came redemption
And my torturer became a remedy
[Pre-Chorus]
So many people that I know, they're just tryna touch ya
Kiss up and rub up and feel up
Kiss up and rub up and feel up on you
Give you some time to prove that I can trust you again
I'm gonna kiss up and rub up and feel up
Kiss up and rub up and feel up on you
[Chorus]
All night long
Sweet love all night long
Sweet love all night long
Sweet love all night long
All I wanna, ain't no other
We together, I remember
Sweet love all night long
[Outro]
How I missed you, my love
👉 Beyonce Formation Şarkı Sözü 👈
[Intro: Messy Mya]
What happened at the New Wil’ins?
Bitch, I'm back by popular demand
[Refrain: Beyoncé]
Y'all haters corny with that Illuminati mess
Paparazzi, catch my fly, and my cocky fresh
I'm so reckless when I rock my Givenchy dress (stylin')
I'm so possessive so I rock his Roc necklaces
My daddy Alabama, Momma Louisiana
You mix that negro with that Creole make a Texas bama
I like my baby heir with baby hair and afros
I like my negro nose with Jackson Five nostrils
Earned all this money but they never take the country out me
I got a hot sauce in my bag, swag
[Interlude: Messy Mya + Big Freedia]
Oh yeah, baby, oh yeah I, ohhhhh, oh, yes, I like that
I did not come to play with you hoes, haha
I came to slay, bitch
I like cornbreads and collard greens, bitch
Oh, yes, you besta believe it
[Refrain: Beyoncé]
Y'all haters corny with that lluminati mess
Paparazzi, catch my fly, and my cocky fresh
I'm so reckless when I rock my Givenchy dress (stylin')
I'm so possessive so I rock his Roc necklaces
My daddy Alabama, Momma Louisiana
You mix that negro with that Creole make a Texas bama
I like my baby heir with baby hair and afros
I like my negro nose with Jackson Five nostrils
Earned all this money but they never take the country out me
I got a hot sauce in my bag, swag
[Chorus: Beyoncé]
I see it, I want it, I stunt, yellow-bone it
I dream it, I work hard, I grind 'til I own it
I twirl on them haters, albino alligators
El Camino with the seat low, sippin' Cuervo with no chaser
Sometimes I go off (I go off), I go hard (I go hard)
Get what's mine (take what's mine), I'm a star (I'm a star)
Cause I slay (slay), I slay (hey), I slay (okay), I slay (okay)
All day (okay), I slay (okay), I slay (okay), I slay (okay)
We gon' slay (slay), gon' slay (okay), we slay (okay), I slay (okay)
I slay (okay), okay (okay), I slay (okay), okay, okay, okay, okay
Okay, okay, ladies, now let's get in formation, cause I slay
Okay, ladies, now let's get in formation, cause I slay
Prove to me you got some coordination, cause I slay
Slay trick, or you get eliminated
[Verse: Beyoncé]
When he fuck me good I take his ass to Red Lobster, cause I slay
When he fuck me good I take his ass to Red Lobster, cause I slay
If he hit it right, I might take him on a flight on my chopper, cause I slay
Drop him off at the mall, let him buy some J's, let him shop up, cause I slay
I might get your song played on the radio station, cause I slay
I might get your song played on the radio station, cause I slay
You just might be a black Bill Gates in the making, cause I slay
I just might be a black Bill Gates in the making
[Chorus: Beyoncé]
I see it, I want it, I stunt, yellow-bone it
I dream it, I work hard, I grind 'til I own it
I twirl on them haters, albino alligators
El Camino with the seat low, sippin' Cuervo with no chaser
Sometimes I go off (I go off), I go hard (I go hard)
Get what's mine (take what's mine), I'm a star (I'm a star)
Cause I slay (slay), I slay (hey), I slay (okay), I slay (okay)
All day (okay), I slay (okay), I slay (okay), I slay (okay)
We gon' slay (slay), gon' slay (okay), we slay (okay), I slay (okay)
I slay (okay), okay (okay), I slay (okay), okay, okay, okay, okay
Okay, okay, ladies, now let's get in formation, cause I slay
Okay, ladies, now let's get in formation, cause I slay
Prove to me you got some coordination, cause I slay
Slay trick, or you get eliminated
[Bridge: Beyoncé]
Okay, ladies, now let's get in formation, I slay
Okay, ladies, now let's get in formation
You know you that bitch when you cause all this conversation
Always stay gracious, best revenge is your paper
[Outro]
Girl, I hear some thunder
Golly, look at that water, boy, oh lord
👉 Beyonce Lemonade (Script) Şarkı Sözü 👈
PART 1: Intuition
EXT. BAYOU SHACK
Title is displayed from monochromatic low angle; camera near tree root. Wooden outhouse in background about fifteen feet away. Cut to pale female next to wooden cabin, looking in the other direction. Food lies on the table in the background
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): I tried to make a home outta you
Cut to shot of woods from view of wooden cabin porch
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): But doors lead to trapdoors. A stairway leads to nothing
Cut to black, then to a shot facing upwards, shot filled with tree branches covered in a whitish, bunched up cloth material. Camera moves forward
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Unknown women wander the hallways at night
Cut to shot of at least twelve black middle-aged women in a pavilion-type wooden structure, all dressed in elaborate white gowns. At least four are sitting with their legs hanging over the side on the floor of the pavilion, and at least eight are standing. Camera pans behind women, who are perfectly still
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Where do you go when you go quiet?
Cut to shot of a black woman wearing a dress with an elaborate black bodice with red-tinting, her left shoulder emblazoned with a tattoo reading “Dream Big”. She holds onto the railing of a wooden fence-like structure with her left hand
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): You remind me of my father, a magician. Able to exist in two places at once
Cut to shot of black woman in green dress, sitting on a set of wooden steps, eyes closed
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): In the tradition of men in my blood you come home at 3AM and lie to me
Cut to shot of woman dressed in white, about ten feet away, rocking in rocking chair. In the foreground, the leaves of a plant block the face of the woman in the rocking chair
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): What are you hiding? The past, and...
Cut to shot under the table, with backside of woman sitting at wooden porch steps in view, picking at something
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): ...the future merge to meet us here
Cut to Beyoncé in an archaic tub in a brick room lighted by natural lighting and a few meager candles in the background, face calm, legs up
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): What luck. What a fucking curse
MUSIC CUE: "PRAY YOU CATCH ME"
BEYONCÉ is submerged in water, unclear
PART 2: Denial
Title is displayed over a zoom in on her chest area, the golden zipper on her black jacket being undone by her left hand. Unzipping the jacket reveals a nude-colored dress
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): I tried to change, closed my mouth more
Cut to BEYONCÉ trying to swim submerged in the water
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Tried to be soft, prettier
Cut to BEYONCÉ's face behind a curtain of bubbles, drowning
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Less...awake
Cut to various shots: one underneath a mass of fabric, another of BEYONCÉ floating inside a decked out, regal bedroom completely submerged in water. Close up shots of her calm face come, then, and one of her sleeping on the floor emerges
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Fasting for…
Cut to BEYONCÉ looking downwards
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): ...60 days. Wore white
Cut to two BEYONCÉs, one wearing the outfit from the previous shot and looking towards the right of the screen, body upright, and the other laying down with a maroon tarp over her body, oriented towards the left of the screen but eyes closed
BEYONCÉ (V.O): Abstained from mirrors
Cut to BEYONCÉ sleeping by herself on the bed, holding onto the bedpost with her right hand
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Abstained from sex
Cut to a closeup of BEYONCÉ's face, camera from above. BEYONCÉ looks left and then right
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Slowly did not speak another word
Shot of BEYONCÉ blowing massive air bubble in water, which consumes the visibility of her face
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): In that time my hair grew…
Beyoncé’s sleeping body begins floating upwards
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): ...past my ankles. I slept on a mat on the floor. I swallowed a sword
Close up shot of just BEYONCÉ’s mouth from a side angle lipsyncing the following words. Air bubbles come freely out of her mouth
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): I levitated...
Shot of BEYONCÉ's body flipping around erratically. Back to shot of body floating upwards towards light source above
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): ...into the basement, I confessed my sins and was baptized in a river
Shot of BEYONCÉ covered by maroon tarp, in prayer position, legs crossed, floating slightly above mattress of bed
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Got on my knees and said, “Amen.” And...
Closeup from under BEYONCÉ’s face, her fingers together at the base of the shot, her hair streaming upwards. Air bubbles float into her nose instead of out of it
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): ...I said I mean. I whipped my own back and asked for dominion at your feet
Violent succession of shots, some of which it appears BEYONCÉ is screaming. Shot of her body floating upwards, eyes covered by bubbles, mouth slightly open, body language open and vulnerable. Her head pivots, mouth closing
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): I threw myself into a volcano, I…
Close up shot of just her mouth, hair, and part of her nose, lipsyncing next words
BEYONCÉ （V.O.): I drank the blood and drank the wine
More violent successions of shots, body warping quickly. Shot from side profile, BEYONCÉ is praying, hands together, eyes closed, head slowly tilting upwards. The bubbles start moving into her nose instead of out of it
BEYONCÉ (V.O): I sat alone and begged and bent at the waist for God
Shot from behind her, maroon tarp floating freely in water
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): I crossed myself and thought I saw the devil
Shot of Beyoncé looking upwards, hands still together in prayer. Light source shines directly on her face
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): I grew thickened skin on my feet
Shot from behind BEYONCÉ, her head towards the camera, legs kicking
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): I bathed...in bleach and plugged my menses with...
Shot from above of a thick, black-covered book labeled “HOLY BIBLE” in silver text and a silver cross on it with white pages floating down towards floor
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): ...pages from the Holy Book. But...
Shot of BEYONCÉ swimming out of the bedroom through a doorway into the rest of the presumed building, a stone staircase in sight through the doorway
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): ...still inside me coiled deep was…
Shot of BEYONCÉ, face completely covered by an upwards floating thick stream of bubbles. Her face penetrates the curtain of bubbles as the shot progresses forward
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): ...the need to know. Are you cheating? Are you cheating on me?
Shot of BEYONCÉ existing large stone building in yellow dress, water flowing underneath her feet as she goes down steps
MUSIC CUE: "HOLD UP"
EXT. CITY STREET - DAY
Cars line the street on either side. A monster truck enters left and begins crushing the line of cars on the far side of the street. Cut to BEYONCÉ at the wheel of the monster truck, then cut back to a full view of the monster truck as it smashes more vehicles. Cut to left-panning shot of a suburban neighborhood
PART 3: ANGER
EXT. SUBURBAN STREET - DAY
Title sits over four men in a marching band full regalia, performing in a parade. Cut to the women, marching along in equally flashy getup. They perform different gymnastic moves as they proceed
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): If this what you truly want, I can wear her skin...over mine
Cut to a group of women in dresses with too-long sleeves standing together in a parking lot. They are writhing in unison. Water droplets fall from the ceiling, but the footage is reversed to make it appear they are falling upward
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Her hair, over mine
Cut to a closeup of the writhing women
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Her hands as gloves
Cut to a staircase in an abandoned building
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Her teeth as confetti
Cut back to a closeup of the women, then to a wider shot, then back to a closeup
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Her scalp, a cap. Her sternum, my bedazzled cane
Cut back to the stairs. Pan below the upward flight to reveal the downward flight into darkness
BEYONCÉ (V.O.):We can pose for a photograph. All three of us, immortalized. You and your perfect girl
Cut back to a closeup of the women. With their hands above their heads, they all bend backwards in unison. Cut to a flickering lightbulb
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): I don't know when love became elusive. What I know is no one I know has it
Cut to BEYONCÉ, staring into the back window of a vehicle. She is dressed in fur and her hair is in cornrows
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): My father's arms around my mother's neck. Fruit too ripe to eat
Cut to a Black woman sitting at a drum set. She is looking backwards over her shoulder at the camera
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): I think of lovers as trees...
Cut to a distorted image of three women from behind, walking down the ramp of a parking garage
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): ...growing to and from one another
Cut to a clip of the drummer girl playing in slow motion
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Searching for the same light
Cut to a Black woman lying on the hood of a car, then cut to BEYONCÉ at the side of the same car, walking towards the camera in slow motion
BEYONCÉ (V.O.):Why can't you see me? Why can't you see me? (Why can't you Why can't you see me? Everyone else can
MUSIC CUE: "DON'T HURT YOUSELF"
INT. PARKING GARAGE
Drummer girl is pictured to the left of the frame, sitting at her drum set. She is motionless. The lights flicker on and off
PART 4: Apathy
INT. SUBWAY
Title sits over a closeup of the inside of a subway car. Lights are reflecting off of its surface
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): So what are you gonna say at my funeral now that you've killed me?
Cut to an assembly of feet lining the seats of the subway car. Cut to reveal the feet belong to a group of Black women, their faces painted in different white designs. They are swaying left to right in unison, and then begin to perform a choreographed dance
BEYONCÉ (V.O.):Here lies the body of the love of my life, whose heart I broke without a gun to my head. Here lies the mother of my children both living and dead. Rest in peace, my true love, who I took for granted, most bomb pussy, who because of me, sleep evaded. Her shroud is loneliness
Cut to a single person sitting alone in the subway car. Their face is obscured by a rimmed hat
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Her God is listening
Cut to BEYONCÉ, sitting beside the group of painted girls
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Her heaven would be a love without betrayal
Cut to an extreme closeup of lights playing off the roof of the subway car
BEYONCÉ (V.O.):Ashes to ashes...dust to side chicks
Cut to an upward view of trees in the sunlight, then to the front of a manor surrounded by gardens
MUSIC CUE: "SORRY"
EXT. FIELD - DAY
A group of five Black women are walking naked through the field. The camera follows them from behind, moving through the grass
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): She sleeps all day...dreams of you in both worlds
PART 5: Emptiness
EXT. UNKNOWN STREET - NIGHT
Title sits in front of a streetlight viewed from below. Zoom on the streetlight until the light consumed the entire frame. Cut to a forward panning shot of a wet concrete floor doused in orange light
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Tills the blood in and out of uterus. Wakes up smelling of zinc
Cut to a closeup of the fabric of a red dress
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Grief, sedated by orgasm
Cut to a rear view of BEYONCÉ's head. She is wearing the red dress
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Orgasm heightened by grief
Return to the upward panning shot on concrete. A wide shot reveals BEYONCÉ is sitting surrounded by flames. Slow zoom on BEYONCÉ
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): God was in the room when the man said to the woman, "I love you so much. Wrap your legs around me and pull me in, pull me in, pull me in." Sometimes when he'd have her nipple in his mouth, she'd whisper, "Oh my God." That, too, is a form of worship
Cut to a closeup bust of BEYONCÉ. She is wearing an ornate gold head adornment consisting of chains and spikes, and a patterned gold collar
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Her hips grind pestle and mortar, cinnamon and cloves, whenever he pulls out
Cut to black, then to a narrow hallway veiled in red light. There is a square of white light at the far end. Slow zoom towards the white square
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Loss. Dear moon, we blame you for floods...for the flush of blood...for men who are also wolves. We blame you for the night, for the dark, for the ghosts
MUSIC CUE: "6 INCH"
After the first few bars of the song, the music stops. Cut to a room lit with the same red light as the hallway. BEYONCÉ is swinging a wire with a light bulb at the end in circles over her head
BEYONCÉ: Every fear...
Cut to three other women who are also in the room. They are sitting side-by-side on a couch
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Every nightmare...anyone has ever had
MUSIC CUE (RESUME): "6 INCH"
EXT. BURNING BUILDING - NIGHT
Closeup of BEYONCÉ. Red lights flash across her face. Slow zoom out to reveal she is standing in front of a burning building with four other women. They stand motionless in the smoke. Cut to a bayou, and then to a bedroom in a manor on the bayou
PART 6: Accountability
EXT. MANOR - DAY
Title sits over a downward view from the balcony of the manor. A young girl is walking through the manor's courtyard Cut to a second-floor hallway in the manor
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): You find the black tube inside her beauty case
Two girls walk up the stairs and into the hallway
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Where she keeps your father's old prison letters. You desperately want to look like her
Cut to two girls sitting on a bed, talking. One has her back turned and the other is facing the camera
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): You look nothing like your mother
Cut to a closeup of the girls' hands. The girls are making dolls
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): You look everything like your mother
Cut to a different girl, jumping on a bed
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Film, star, beauty
Cut to closeup of a young girl, pictured left. She is staring at BEYONCÉ, pictured right, who is fixing her hair
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): How to wear your mother's lipstick
Cut to an upward shot of three girls coming down the stairs of the manor
BEYONCÉ (V.O.):You go to the bathroom to apply the lipstick
Cut to a room in the manor. On the left is a small table with a flower pot and a sculpture of a face atop it. In the middle is a chair. On the right is an empty crib
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Somewhere no one can find you
Cut to an adolescent girl standing sideways. She is staring at herself in a mirror
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): You must wear it like she wears disappointment on her face
Cut to an blurred extreme closeup of a young girl. Another young girl sits behind her, facing sideways
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Your mother is a woman
The blur effect shifts so the girl in the foreground is clear and the girl in the background is blurry. Cut to an elderly woman, sitting in a chair. She is staring at the camera
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): And women like her can not be contained
Cut to an extreme closeup of a car window from the inside. Condensation has collected on the exterior
MALE VOICE (V.O.): I even met the president one time, man. I ain't tell you that? Yeah, I met the president, you know. Before I met him, you dig...
Cut to a side view closeup of the driver, a Black male in modern attire
MALE VOICE (V.O.): I didn't see myself going nowhere. I mean, really. I ain't...you know...I ain't really cared if I lived or died
Cut to grainy footage of the stoop of an apartment. A young girl is standing on the stoop in her pajamas. A pregnant women is standing in front of the stoop, looking at a young man. The young man is sitting on the hood of his car. He is sifting through a stack of cash
MALE VOICE (V.O.): Now I feel like I gotta live, man, for my kids and stuff, you know? He...he from the hood just like me. He from Chi-Raq, you know. I'm from New Orleans
Cut back to a closeup of the driver
MALE VOICE (V.O.): You know, that give me inspiration on I can be whatever I wanna be, like, you know, whatever I wanna be
Cut to a stormy sky over an open field in the day
MALE VOICE (V.O.): You know, I'll probably be the next Spike Lee and shit, or something. You understand what I'm saying?
Cut to a closeup of leaves, and then to a puddle rippling with falling rain
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Mother dearest, let me inherit the Earth
Cut to a grainy extreme closeup of a young girl's face
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Teach me how to make him beg. Let me make up for the years he made you wait
Cut to grainy footage of a home from across the street. A large tree stands directly beside it. Cars pass by in front of it
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Did he bend your reflection?
Cut to a closeup of a paper boat floating in a puddle
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Did he make you forget your own name?
Cut to grainy footage of a disheveled man waving his hand around, then to a bridal figurine, then to a woman putting a Band-Aid on a young girl's finger and kissing it
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Did he convince you he was a God?
Cut to an adolescent girl walking down the street
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Did you get on your knees daily?
Cut to an upward view of an angry woman, yelling at an unknown figure
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Do his eyes close like doors? Are you a slave to the back of his head?
Cut to a young boy resting against the hood of a car, then to a closeup of a young girl staring blankly into the camera
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Am I talking about your husband or your father?
MUSIC CUE: "DADDY LESSONS"
Music stops. Cut to grainy footage of DADDY and CHILD BEYONCÉ sitting next to each other on a pink couch
DADDY: You wish your grandmother and grandfather was here with us?
CHILD BEYONCÉ: Yes
DADDY: Tell 'em
A baby cries in the background
CHILD BEYONCÉ: I wish they was here with us
DADDY: Why? What would we do?
CHILD BEYONCÉ: What?
DADDY: What would we do, if they were here with us?
Cut to a clip of DADDY when he is older, jumping on a bed. A small girl jumps onto the bed after him
CHILD BEYONCÉ: Have fun
DADDY: Have fun?
CHILD BEYONCÉ: Yes
DADDY: What would we do to have fun? Give me a kiss
Cut back to DADDY and CHILD BEYONCÉ sitting on the pink couch. CHILD BEYONCÉ kisses DADDY
DADDY: Love you
CHILD BEYONCÉ: I love you too
MUSIC CUE (RESUME): "DADDY LESSONS"
Cut to a parking garage
EXT. FOOTBALL STADIUM
A woman stands on a balcony in the stadium seats. She is facing away from the camera, looking down at the field. Cut to BEYONCÉ, lying on her side on the field. Pan out to reveal her arm draped over her stomach
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): He bathes me...
Cut to BEYONCÉ in the parking garage, staring at the camera angrily
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): ...until I forget their names...and faces
PART 7: Reformation
EXT. MANOR PORCH - NIGHT
Title sits over the porch. The left side of the porch is cloaked in shadow. The far right side is illuminated with light. A woman stands in the light, looking out over the railing. Cut to BEYONCÉ laying on her side in bed. Her eyes are closed
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): I ask him to look me in the eye when I come...home
BEYONCÉ opens her eyes
Cut to a view of the manor's field through sheer drawn shades
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Why do you deny yourself heaven?
Cut to an extreme closeup of moss growing on the railings of the manor's porch
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Why do you consider yourself undeserving?
Cut to an upward view of the trees surrounding the manor
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Why are you afraid of love? You think it's not possible for someone like you
Cut back to BEYONCÉ lying on the football stadium field. She is staring at the camera as it pans out to a wide shot of the field
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): But you are the love of my life...love of my life...the love of my life...the love of my life
MUSIC CUE: "LOVE DROUGHT"
PART 8: Forgiveness
EXT. BEACH
Title is displayed over open ocean waters viewed from the shore
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Baptize me...
Cut to an upside down shot of two black females laying naked on the beach with their backs to the camera. They are looking at each other
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): ...now that reconciliation is possible
Cut to BEYONCÉ’s lower body. She is lying on the beach, parallel to the water, wearing a sheer dress. The waves are lapping at her body
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): If we're gonna heal, let it be glorious
Cut to an upward sweeping shot of trees. Immediately cut to nine black females in sheer dresses. They are standing in the shallow water, hand-in-hand, with their arms raised above their heads in unison
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): One thousand girls raise their arms
Cut to BEYONCÉ’s upper body. She is lying as before, looking out at the water
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Do you remember being born?
Cut to a fire, burning in an open fireplace. Two wooden rocking chairs sit on either side of the flames
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Are you thankful?
Cut to a closeup of BEYONCÉ’s bare feet on a wooden floor, walking towards the camera
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Are the hips that cracked, the deep velvet of your mother...
Cut to a closeup of a bowl on a raised surface. A crack in its surface shows signs of having been broken and repaired
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): ...and her mother...
Cut to a closeup of two black-and-white photos on a shelf. One features a full body shot of a solemn-faced man sitting in a wooden chair. The other features a ¾ shot of a solemn-faced woman in a white dress
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): ...and her mother?
Cut to a blurred closeup of a vinyl record player with Nina Simone’s Silk & Soul LP resting against the wall behind it
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): There is a curse that will be broken
MUSIC CUE: "SANDCASTLES"
PART 9: Resurrection
EXT. NEIGHBORHOOD
Title is displayed in front of a young Black female wearing a white dress with her back pressed against a large tree. A residence with a garden is in the background. Cut to a left-panning shot of several Black women dressed in old-timey attire
FEMALE VOICE (V.O.): Something is missing. I've never seen this in my life
Cut to a young Black woman operating an antique camera
FEMALE VOICE (V.O.): So many young women...They take our men, huh?
Cut to a shot an abundance of Black women posing for the photo shoot
FEMALE VOICE (V.O.): Say, "All them men make them feel better than you."
OTHER FEMALE VOICE (V.O.): What?
Cut to a right-panning closeup shot of the women
FEMALE VOICE (V.O.): So how are we supposed to lead our children to the future? What do we do?
Cut to an upward angle shot of three Black women of varying ages, separate from the others. The youngest is standing in front, and the two older women flank her on either side. Slow zoom on their faces
FEMALE VOICE (V.O.): How do we lead them?
OTHER FEMALE VOICE (V.O.): Love. L-O-V-E, love
FEMALE VOICE (V.O.): Mmm, mmmm, mmm. Hallelujah. Thank you, Jesus. I just love the Lord, oh yeah. I'm... I'm sorry, brother
Cut to a grainy video recording of two Black women in modern attire embracing. They are facing the camera, smiling. The one on the right is waving to the camera
FEMALE VOICE (V.O.): I love the Lord, that's all I got
Cut to a closeup of the waving woman. Cars pass by on the road behind her
FEMALE VOICE (V.O.): When your back is against the wall and your wall against your back, who you call? Hey!
Cut to a closeup of the waving woman’s hair. She turns side to side, showing her hair to the camera
FEMALE VOICE (V.O.): Who you call? Who you call? You gotta call him
Cut to a panning shot of photographs strewn across the ground
FEMALE VOICE (V.O.): You gotta call Jesus. You gotta call him. You gotta call him, cause you ain't got another hope!
Cut to an obscure view of BEYONCÉ in a dirty mirror. She is wearing a gown
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): You are terrifying...and strange...
Pan to BEYONCÉ from the side. She is looking at a picture and then places it down
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): ...and beautiful
MUSIC CUE: "FORWARD"
INT. DINING ROOM - NIGHT
The dining room table is set and lit with candles. A young girl dressed in Native American garb is walking around the dining room table, playing a tambourine. She walks past the camera into an endless loop of table circling. Cut to BEYONCÉ standing in a bus, surrounded by Black women with their faces and bodies painted in white designs
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Magic
Cut to a zooming shot of Black baby lying on a bed. Music plays in the background. Cut to a shot of BEYONCÉ from behind. The camera follows her as she walking through a set of double doors
PART 10: Hope
INT. KITCHEN - DAY
A group of Black women are preparing many different kinds of food
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): The nail technician pushes my cuticles back...
Cut to an alternate view of the kitchen. Two of the women are working on preparing other food elements
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): ...turns my hand over, stretches the skin on my palm and says:
Cut to a group of Black women on a stage in white dresses. Half of them are standing in the back of the stage, while the other half either sit on the edge of the stage or stand to the side
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): "I see your daughters, and their daughters."
Cut to black. The camera slowly pans through a hole in a brick wall
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): That night in a dream the first girl emerges from a slit in my stomach
Cut to a bald Black figure standing bare-chested in the center of a room. He is wearing a golden shoulder piece and a yellow skirt
BEYONCÉ (V.O.):The scar heals into a smile. The man I love pulls the stitches out with his fingernails
Cut to a stormy sky over an open field
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): We leave black sutures curling on the side of the bath
Cut to BEYONCÉ sitting in a chair. Immediate cut to a shot of BEYONCÉ from behind. The camera follows her as she walks down a dark hallway, touching both walls
BEYONCÉ (V.O.):I wake as the second girl crawls headfirst up my throat
Cut to the gold-shouldered figure, sitting in a chair. They are looking up. The camera pans up to reveal they are staring at a hole in the roof
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): A flower blossoming out of the hole in my face
Cut to an above shot of a group of people sitting on benches
MUSIC CUE: "FREEDOM"
PART 11: Redemption
INT. HOUSE - DAY
Title sits over a closeup of a screen door. Three young Black girls run out into the daylight
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Take one pint of water, add a half pound of sugar, the juice of eight lemons...
Cut to a closeup of a hanging sheet. Two Black women pull it open from either side, revealing people walking through a garden. Both women turn to face the camera
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): ...the zest of half lemon
Cut to a rear view of five Black women walking through a yard towards a house
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Pour the water from one jug, then into the other, several times
Cut to a dinner table set with food. Each chair is filled by a different woman. They are conversing happily
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Strain through a clean napkin
Cut to a view of a BEYONCÉ’s feet through the legs of a wicker chair. She is wearing ornate shoes adorned with flowers
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Grandmother, the alchemist
Cut to a rear view of the BEYONCÉ’s head
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): You spun gold out of this hard life
Cut to another woman, standing by the corner of a house. Her eyes are obscured by a leaf
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Conjured beauty from the things left behind
Cut to a front view of BEYONCÉ sitting in the rocking chair
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Found healing where it did not live
Cut to BEYONCÉ in a room with her hair styled differently. She is talking to a girl standing in front of her and admiring her hair. Cut to a closeup of an elderly woman’s hands
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Discovered the antidote in your own kitchen
Cut to a room full of women sitting together, talking. Pan up to BEYONCÉ, standing behind one of the women and brushing her hair. She is smiling
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Broke the curse with your own two hands
Cut back to BEYONCÉ in the rocking chair
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): You passed these instructions down to your daughter
Cut back to the three girls from the beginning of the scene. They are out running in the field
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Who then passed it down to her daughter
Applause can be heard. Cut to a words illuminated on a wooden floor reading, “Hattie’s 90th,” then cut to a side view of GRANDMOTHER (HATTIE), reading a speech to a crowd
GRANDMOTHER (HATTIE): I've had my ups and downs, but I always find the inner strength to pull myself up
Cut to two children at the party, a boy and a girl, then cut back to GRANDMOTHER (HATTIE)
GRANDMOTHER (HATTIE): I was served lemons, but I made lemonade
The crowd laughs and applauds. Cut to an upward view of trees
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): My grandma said, nothing real can be threatened
Pan down to the ocean, revealing the trees are growing directly out of the water. BEYONCÉ is in a white dress, standing atop one of the tree’s roots. Cut to a closeup of a woman. She is moving her hands and fingers in front of her face
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): True love brought salvation back into me
Cut back to BEYONCÉ, her back now against the tree
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): With every tear came redemption
Cut to BEYONCÉ and the woman tugging on either end of a rope, in a stalemate. Cut to a swathe of high grass. Fade to black
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): And my torturer became my remedy
Cut to an extreme closeup of BEYONCÉ. She is staring through the camera, then closes her eyes, then opens them again
BEYONCÉ (singing V.O.): (I love...)
Cut to two woman in a garden. One is in the background, kneeling. The other is carrying a bucket full of vegetables. Cut to a rear view of the woman carrying the bucket of vegetables. The camera follows her as she walks out of the garden and into the yard
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): So we're gonna heal, we're gonna start again. You've brought the orchestra
Cut to a rear view of three women. Two are sitting, wearing yellow dresses. One is standing, wearing a red dress. The camera slowly zooms in on the one wearing a red dress
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Synchronized swimmers, you are the magician. Pull me back together again the way you cut me in half
Cut to a closeup of a man and a woman, standing side by side
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Make the woman in doubt disappear
Cut to BEYONCÉ and six other women, sitting on a porch stoop
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): Pull the sorrow from between my legs like silk, knot after knot after knot
Cut to a wide view of a sparse forest through which the setting sun can be seen
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): The audience applauds...
Cut to black
BEYONCÉ (V.O.): ...but we can't hear them
MUSIC CUE: "ALL NIGHT"
Credits roll
MUSIC CUE: "FORMATION"
