Flawless
Beyoncé
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R&B Enchantment Vol. 1
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[Intro: Star Search excerpt] "Your challengers are a young group from Houston Welcome Beyoncé, Lativia, Nina, Nicky, Kelly and Ashley The hip-hop-rappin' Girls' TYME!" [Part 1: Bow Down] [Chorus] I'm out that H-Town, comin'— comin' down I'm comin' down, drippin' candy on the ground H—H-Town—Town, I'm comin' down Comin' down, drippin' candy on the ground [Verse 1: Beyoncé & Jay-Z] I know when you were little girls You dreamt of being in my world Don't forget it, don't forget it Respect that, bow down, bitches (Crown) I took some time to live my life But don't think I'm just his little wife Don't get it twisted, get it twisted This my shit, bow down, bitches [Bridge: Beyoncé & Jay-Z] Bow down, bitches— Bow— Bow down, bitches (Crown) Bow down, bitches— Bow— Bow down, bitches (Crown) H-Town vicious, H—H-Town vicious I'm so crown— crown— bow down, bitches! [Chorus] I'm out that H-Town, comin'— comin' down I'm comin' down, drippin' candy on the ground H—H-Town—Town, I'm comin' down Com—Com—Comin' down, drippin' candy on the ground [Part 2: ***Flawless] [Intro: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie] We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller We say to girls: "You can have ambition, but not too much You should aim to be successful, but not too successful Otherwise, you will threaten the man" Because I am female, I am expected to aspire to marriage I am expected to make my life choices always keeping in mind that marriage is the most important (C—Candy on the ground) Now, marriage can be a source of joy and love and mutual support (Dum-dah-de-da) But why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage and we don't teach boys the same? (Do-da-da, do-do, do-do-do-da) We raise girls to see each other as competitors Not for jobs or for accomplishments, which I think can be a good thing (Com—Com—Comin' down, drippin' candy on the ground) But for the attention of men We teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings in the way that boys are (Dum-dah-de-da) Feminist: A person who believes in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes (Do-da-da, do-do, do-do-do-da) [Chorus: Beyonce] You wake up (Flawless) Post up (Flawless) Riding 'round in it (Flawless) Flossin' on that (Flawless) This diamond (Flawless) My diamond (Flawless) This rock (Flawless) My Roc (Flawless) I woke up like this, I woke up like this We flawless—ladies, tell 'em I woke up like this, I woke up like this We flawless—ladies, tell 'em Say, "I look so good tonight" Goddamn, Goddamn Say, "I look so good tonight" Goddamn, Goddamn, Goddamn! [Bridge: Beyoncé] My mama taught me good home training My daddy taught me how to love my haters My sister told me I should speak my mind My man make me feel so Goddamn fine, I'm flawless! [Chorus: Beyonce] You wake up (Flawless) Post up (Flawless) Riding 'round in it (Flawless) Flossin' on that (Flawless) This diamond (Flawless) My diamond (Flawless) This rock (Flawless) My Roc (Flawless) I woke up like this, I woke up like this We flawless—ladies, tell 'em I woke up like this, I woke up like this We flawless—ladies, tell 'em Say, "I look so good tonight" (Right— Right— Right—) Goddamn, Goddamn Say, "I look so good tonight" (Right— Right— Right—) Goddamn, Goddamn, Goddamn! [Outro: Star Search excerpt] "The judges give champion Skeleton Crew 4 stars, a perfect score The challenger, Girls' TYME, receives... 3 stars Skeleton Crew, champions once again Congratulations, we'll see you next week"