Partition
Beyoncé Lyrics


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Lemme hear you say "Hey Ms. Carter" (Hey, Ms. Carter!)
Say, "Hey, Ms. Carter!" (Hey, Ms. Carter!)
Give me some!

See me up in the club with fifty-eleven girls
Posted in the back, diamond fangs in my grill
Brooklyn brim with my eyes sittin' low
Every boy in here with me got that smoke
And every girl in here got to look me up and down
All on Instagram, cake by the pound
Circulate the image every time I come around
G's up, tell me how I'm lookin' babe

Boy this all for you, just walk my way
Just tell me how it's lookin' babe, just tell me how it's lookin' babe
I do this all for you baby just take aim
And tell me how it's lookin babe, and tell me how it's lookin' babe
Lookin' babe

Drop the bass, mane, the bass get lower
Radio say speed it up I just go slower
High like treble, pumping on them mids
Ya man ain't never seen a booty like this
And why you think ya keep my name rollin' off the tongue
'Cause when he wanna smash, I'll just write another one
I sneezed on the beat and the beat got sicker
Yoncé all on his mouth like liquor
Yoncé all on his mouth like liquor
Yoncé all on his mouth like liquor
Yoncé all on his mouth like liquor
Like, like liquor, like, like, like liquor
Yoncé all on his mouth like liquor
Yoncé all on his mouth like liquor
Yoncé all on his mouth like liquor
Like, like liquor, like, like, like liquor

(Yoncé all on his mouth like liquor)
(Like, like liquor, like, like, like liquor)
Beyoncé, Beyoncé?
Are you happy to be in Paris? (Are you happy to be in Paris?)
Beyoncé, Beyoncé? Beyoncé, Beyoncé?

Driver roll up the partition please
Driver roll up the partition please
I don't need you seeing 'Yonce on her knees
Took forty-five minutes to get all dressed up
We ain't even gonna make it to this club
Now my mascara running, red lipstick smudged
Oh he so horny, yeah he want to fuck
He bucked all my buttons, he ripped my blouse
He Monica Lewinski'd all on my gown

Oh there daddy, daddy didn't bring the towel
Oh baby, baby we slow it down
Took forty-five minutes to get all dressed up
We ain't even gonna make it to this club

Take all (take all)
Of me (of me)
I just wanna be the girl you like, girl you like
The kind of girl you like, girl you like
Take all (take all)
Of me (of me)
I just wanna be the girl you like, girl you like
The kinda girl you like is right here with me
Right here with me, right here with me, right here with me, right here with me

Driver roll up the partition fast (partition fast, partition fast)
Driver roll up the partition fast
Over there, I swear I saw them cameras flash
Handprints and footprints on my glass
Handprints and good grips all on my ass
Private show with the music blasting
He like to call me Peaches when we get this nasty
Red wine drip, talk that trash
Chauffeur eavesdropping trying not to crash

Oh, there daddy, daddy now you ripped my fur
Oh, baby baby be sweating out my hair
Took 45 minutes to get all dressed up
And we ain't even gonna make it to this club

Take all (take all)
Of me (of me)
I just wanna be the girl you like, girl you like
The kind of girl you like, girl you like
Take all
Of me
I just wanna be the girl you like, girl you like
The kinda girl you like is right here with me

Right here with me, right here with me, right here with me, right here with me

Hello!
Est-ce que tu aimes le sexe?
Le sexe, je veux dire: l'activité physique
Le coït. Tu aimes ça?
Tu ne t'intéresses pas au sexe?
Les hommes pensent que les féministes détestent le sexe
Mais c'est une activité très stimulante et naturelle que les femmes adorent

Take all
Of me
I just wanna be the girl you like, girl you like
The kind of girl you like, girl you like
Take all
Of me
I just wanna be the girl you like, girl you like
The kinda girl you like
Right here with me, right here with me, right here with me, right here with me





Hello!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Beyoncé’s song “Partition” are provocative and suggestive, addressing themes of sex, power, and pleasure. The opening lines are a playful nod to her alter ego, “Ms. Carter,” and set the tone for the rest of the song. Beyoncé goes on to describe her confidence, surrounded by dozens of girls in the club, with "diamond fangs in her grill" and a killer outfit that catches every boy's attention. She is the center of attention, but she doesn't care what anyone thinks of her because she performs solely for her lover.


The next verse continues with a more explicit description of her sexual desires, as she drops the bass in the song and the speed of the music slows down. She sings about her unique assets that keep people talking and how she uses his desire for her to her advantage. The chorus and bridge are more melodic and romantic, with Beyoncé declaring her willingness to give herself up entirely to the man she loves. The bridge is spoken in French, where she discusses the act of sex and how feminists adore it. She ends the song with the repetition of the chorus, affirming her desire to be the kind of girl her lover likes.


Line by Line Meaning

Lemme hear you say "Hey Ms. Carter" (Hey, Ms. Carter!)
Beyoncé asks her audience to cheer her on by saying her name.


See me up in the club with fifty-eleven girls
Beyoncé is surrounded by many girls in the club.


Posted in the back, diamond fangs in my grill
Beyoncé is in the back of the club with diamond grills in her mouth.


Brooklyn brim with my eyes sittin' low
Beyoncé is wearing a Brooklyn brim hat and has her eyes lowered.


Every boy in here with me got that smoke
All the guys with her are smoking.


And every girl in here got to look me up and down
All the girls are checking her out.


All on Instagram, cake by the pound
Pictures of her are circulating on Instagram, showing off her body.


Circulate the image every time I come around
Whenever she's around, people take pictures and share them online.


G's up, tell me how I'm lookin' babe
She asks someone to compliment her on her looks.


Boy this all for you, just walk my way
She's doing all of this for a boy she likes.


Just tell me how it's lookin' babe, just tell me how it's lookin' babe
She repeats her request for a compliment.


I do this all for you baby just take aim
Everything she's doing, she's doing it to catch the attention of the boy she likes.


Drop the bass, mane, the bass get lower
The music drops the bass and the tempo slows down.


Radio say speed it up I just go slower
The radio wants her to speed up the tempo, but she chooses to slow down the rhythm.


High like treble, pumping on them mids
The high notes are prominent and the mid-range is pumping.


Ya man ain't never seen a booty like this
She thinks her butt is unique and no one else has seen one like hers before.


And why you think ya keep my name rollin' off the tongue
She is so famous that people keep mentioning her name.


'Cause when he wanna smash, I'll just write another one
She can write another song and set the mood anytime he wants to have sex.


I sneezed on the beat and the beat got sicker
Even her sneeze makes the beat even better.


Yoncé all on his mouth like liquor
Her name is on his mouth, as if it tastes like liquor.


Driver roll up the partition please
She asks the driver to roll up the partition to hide what's happening in the car.


I don't need you seeing 'Yonce on her knees
She doesn't want anyone to see her in a compromising position.


Took forty-five minutes to get all dressed up
She put a lot of effort into her appearance.


We ain't even gonna make it to this club
She's too busy to go to the club, even though they were headed there.


Take all (take all) Of me (of me)
She wants the boy she likes to accept all of her.


Hello! Est-ce que tu aimes le sexe?
She greets the audience and asks if they like sex.


Tu ne t'intéresses pas au sexe?
She's surprised that someone might not be interested in sex.


Les hommes pensent que les féministes détestent le sexe
She clarifies that feminists don't hate sex, but instead find it empowering and enjoyable.


Take all (take all) Of me (of me)
She repeats her desire for the boy she likes to accept all of her.


Right here with me, right here with me, right here with me, right here with me
She emphasizes that she is the kind of girl he likes, and she's with him right now.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Anthem Entertainment, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Justin R. Timberlake, Beyonce Gisselle Knowles, Terius Youngdell Nash, Dwane M. II Weir, Mike Dean, Timothy Z. Mosley, Jerome Harmon, Leslie Jerome Harmon

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@jessicaras4540

adultery starts with thoughts and looks, that's how it starts, with your eyes then thoughts and then action… that's why you shouldn't think and lust after a woman/man in the first place and also avoid watching anything sexual. Once you start thinking it’s going to be harder to go back, just resist and ignore these thoughts and they’ll flee from you.

 “Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.”
_ 1 Corinthians 6:18-20


“He who commits adultery lacks sense; he who does it destroys himself.”
_ Proverbs 6:32

“Resist the devil and he will flee from you!” 
_ James 4:7

"But I say to you, anyone who stares at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart."
_ Matthew 5:28



@MiguelFardinHotterthanyouthink

"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 most important
Now, marriage can be a source of joy and low and mutual support
But why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage and we don’t teach boys the same?
We raise girls to see each other as competitors
Not for jobs or for accomplishments, which I think can be a good thing
But for the attention of men
We teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings in the way boys are
Feminist: a person who believes in the social,
Political, and economic equality of the sexes"



@jessicaras4540

adultery starts with thoughts and looks, that's how it starts, with your eyes then thoughts and then action… that's why you shouldn't think and lust after a woman/man in the first place and also avoid watching anything sexual. Once you start thinking it’s going to be harder to go back, just resist and ignore these thoughts and they’ll flee from you.

 “Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.”
_ 1 Corinthians 6:18-20


“He who commits adultery lacks sense; he who does it destroys himself.”
_ Proverbs 6:32

“Resist the devil and he will flee from you!” 
_ James 4:7

"But I say to you, anyone who stares at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart."
_ Matthew 5:28



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@Rzzzzzn2710

I had no business singing this as a 12 year old.

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Right! I never paid attention to the lyrics lol

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