Beyoncé

Released: November 16, 2007

Songwriter: Beyoncé

Producer: Beyoncé

[Intro: Beyoncé]
Ay, Ay, Ay
Nobody likes being played
(Oh) Beyoncé, Beyoncé
(Oh) Shakira, Shakira (hey)

[Verse 1: Beyoncé & Shakira]
He said I'm worth it, his one desire
I know things about 'em that you wouldn't want to read about
He kissed me, his one and only, (yes) beautiful liar
Tell me how you tolerate the things that you just found out about

[Pre-Chorus: Beyoncé & Shakira]
You never know
Why are we the ones who suffer?
I have to let go
He won't be the one to cry

[Chorus: Beyoncé & Shakira, both]
(Ay) Let's not kill the karma
(Ay) Let's not start a fight
(Ay) It's not worth the drama
For a beautiful liar
Can't we laugh about it? (Ha Ha Ha)
(Oh) It's not worth our time
(Oh) We can live without them
Just a beautiful liar

[Verse 2: Beyoncé & Shakira]
I trusted him, but when I followed you, I saw you together
I didn't know about you then 'till I saw you with him again
I walked in on your love scene, slow dancing
You stole everything, how can you say I did you wrong

[Pre-Chorus: Beyoncé & Shakira]
We'll never know
When the pain and heartbreak's over
I have to let go
The innocence is gone

[Chorus: Beyoncé & Shakira, both]
(Ay) Let's not kill the karma
(Ay) Let's not start a fight
(Ay) It's not worth the drama
For a beautiful liar
Can't we laugh about it? (Ha Ha Ha)
(Oh) It's not worth our time
(Oh) We can live without them
Just a beautiful liar

[Bridge: Beyoncé & Shakira, both]
Tell me how to forgive you
When it's me who's ashamed
And I wish could free you
Of the hurt and the pain
But the answer is simple
He's the one to blame

[Break: Beyoncé]
Hey!
Beyoncé, Beyoncé
Shakira, Shakira
Beyoncé, Beyoncé
Shakira, Shakira
(Hey)

[Chorus: Beyoncé & Shakira, both]
(Ay) Let's not kill the karma
(Ay) Let's not start a fight
(Ay) It's not worth the drama
For a beautiful liar
Can't we laugh about it? (Ha Ha Ha)
(Oh) It's not worth our time
(Oh) We can live without them
Just a beautiful liar

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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