Beyoncé

Songwriter: Toby Gad Meleni Smith

Producer: Toby Gad

[Chorus]
When you're gone, it feels like
My whole world's gone with you
I thought love would be my cure
But now it's my disease
I try to act mature
But I'm a baby when you leave
How can I ever get used to being without you?

[Verse 1]
You say you gotta break away
That look in your eyes is making me nervous
Your smile
Your trying so hard not to feel helpless
When you first put it on me
I was hooked undeniably
But if you take that away from me
I won't know how to breathe

[Chorus]
When you're gone, it feels like
My whole world's gone with you
I thought love would be my cure
But now it's my disease
I try to act mature
But I'm a baby when you leave
How can I ever get used to being without you?

[Verse 2]
Every time I lose myself in your hands
I close my eyes, don't ever wanna be found again
And now you gotta leave me here
When I just got so addicted
To that sweet feeling

[Chorus]
When you're gone, it feels like
My whole world's gone with you
I thought love would be my cure
But now it's my disease
I try to act mature
But I'm a baby when you leave
How can I ever get used to being without you?

[Bridge]
Here's what I'm going through when you're gone
Some serious symptoms of withdrawal
Talking all night to my stupid pillow
Covering in my bed like an armadillo
Waiting for that call it makes me crave for your voice
When I get you on the phone oh I want you boy
Whenever we talk the more I feel incomplete
You just can't get what I need

[Chorus]
When you're gone, it feels like
My whole world's gone with you
I thought love would be my cure
But now it's my disease
I try to act mature
But I'm a baby when you leave
How can I ever get used to being without you?

Thought love would be my cure
But now it's my disease

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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