Beyoncé

Released: July 23, 2003

Featuring: Luther Vandross

Songwriter: Reggie Lucas James Mtume

Producer: Nat Adderley Jr

[Verse 1: Luther Vandross & (Beyoncé)]
The closer I get to you
The more you make me see
By giving me all you've got (Tell me more)
Your love has captured me

[Chorus 1: Beyoncé & (Luther Vandross)]
Over and over again
I tried to tell myself that we
Could never be more than friends
But all the while, inside, I knew it was real (Ooh)
The way you make me feel

[Verse 2: Luther Vandross & (Beyoncé)]
Lyin' here next to you
Time just seems to fly
Needing you more and more, more and more (More and more)
Let's give love a try (Let's give love a try)

[Chorus 2: Beyoncé]
Sweeter and sweeter love grows
And heaven's there for those
Who fool the tricks of time
With hearts of love will find
True love in a special way

[Verse 3: Luther Vandross & (Beyoncé)]
Oh, ooh, oh, ooh, the closer I get (The closer I get)
Closer I get to you, baby
The more you make me see (The more you make me see)
More you make me see
By givin' me what you got, ohh yeah
Your love captures me (Your love captures... woo!)

[Chorus 1: Beyoncé (Luther Vandross)]
Oh, over and over again
I try to tell myself that we
Could never be more than friends
When all the while inside I knew this was real (Got to be real)
Got to be real
They you make me feel

[Bridge: Beyoncé & Luther Vandross]
You know, you know, you know
My baby, my baby, my baby
My love
Yeah (Yeah), yeah (Yeah)

[Outro: Beyoncé & Luther Vandross (Backing Vocals)]
(Come closer love)
Come a little closer so that we can see
Into the eyes of love
I want to see into those eyes of love
(Come closer, love)
Just a little closer let me speak to you
I want to softly tell you something
Here I am, here's my love, I just want you to...
(Come closer, love)
Come a little closer let me whisper in your ear
Cuz I wanna tell you something
I wanna whisper in your ear so softly...so come closer, love (Come closer, love)
Move on in real close so we can celebrate
The way we feel a bout each other's loving
I wanna tell you words, words of love...

In the twenty-first century, no pop star was as poised, as polished, or as generally fierce as Beyoncé. She scored early success with Destiny’s Child, who started out as a sexier and sassier (if less adult) version of TLC, then steadily became more and more of a vehicle for Beyoncé’s operatic vocals and general diva-tude, which may have been the plan all along.

Whether appearing in TV spots, co-starring in films like Dreamgirls, or killing it every night on stadium tours, Beyoncé was omnipresent in the 2000s. Almost everybody, Beygency member or otherwise, loved shiny, hip-hop-fueled hits like “Crazy in Love”, and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”. Moving into the 2010s, Beyoncé fights on, gaining more and more traction in pop culture with her work and music.

She has made a significant impact upon the music landscape in general with her recent albums 4 and BEYONCÉ, which explored complex themes like motherhood, feminism, marriage, sexuality, and doubt in a greater depth. With Lemonade, she went a step further—the fierce, intimate exploration of marriage, infidelity, and forgiveness was her most personal and musically daring album yet.

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