Love Drought
Beyoncé
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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 '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 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? '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 You and me would stop this love drought
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Written by: Mike Dean, Beyonce Giselle Knowles, Ingrid Nicole Burley
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
Track Information"Love Drought" is the seventh track on Beyoncé's sixth studio album, "Lemonade", which was released on April 23, 2016.
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Songwriting CreditsDespite popular belief, Beyoncé did not write this song alone. She co-wrote "Love Drought" with the likes of Mike Dean, Ingrid Burley and additional songwriters.
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Song MeaningThe track is highly interpretive, but is largely taken as Beyoncé expressing her feelings of being unappreciated, neglected and abandoned in her relationship. This is interpreted as her being open about issues in her marriage to rapper Jay-Z.
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Misinterpreted InspirationIngrid Burley, one of the co-writers, revealed that "Love Drought" was not initially about Jay-Z's infidelity, which is a common misconception. She was inspired to write the song out of frustration with Beyoncé’s label, not from Beyoncé’s personal life.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Love Drought" was directed by Kahlil Joseph and Beyoncé herself. It is packed with symbolic imagery often related to African-American spirituality and traditions.
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Album SuccessAlthough "Love Drought" was never released as a single, it still reached number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart due to high album sales and digital streams. The album "Lemonade" debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200.
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Live Performance"Love Drought" was performed live by Beyoncé at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2016. The performance was highly acclaimed and seen as a powerful representation of the song's emotive themes.
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Critical ReceptionThe song received positive reviews from music critics upon release. Pitchfork, an American online music publication, named it the 61st best song of the decade (2010-2019).
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A Multi-layered PieceWhile the song is commonly understood to be about a troubled romantic relationship, its music video depiction of the historical trauma of Black people, particularly Black women, allows for a broader and deeper interpretation.
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Visual AlbumThe song "Love Drought," like all the songs on "Lemonade," is part of a "visual album" - a collection of songs with accompanying videos that together tell a single story. It was one of the first mainstream visual albums to be released.
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