Flawless
Beyoncé (feat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) Lyrics

Your challengers are a young group from Houston
Introducing the challenger in the competition.

Welcome, Beyoncé, Lativia, Nina, Nicky, Kelly and Ashley
Welcoming the competitors one by one.

The hip hop rappin' Girls' TYME
Mentioning the name of the challenger.

I'm out that H, town coming coming down
Referring to Beyoncé's origin, Houston and her arrival on the scene.

I'm coming down, drippin' candy on the ground
Beyoncé is enjoying a luxurious lifestyle and expressing herself freely.

I know when you were little girls
Talking about the competitors' childhood.

You dreamt of being in my world
Refering to Beyoncé's success.

Don't forget it, don't forget it
Asking the competitors to acknowledge and remember their aspirations.

Respect that, bow down, bitches
Asserting dominance and commanding respect from the competitors.

I took some time to live my life
Indicating Beyoncé took a break from music to enjoy other aspects of her life.

But don't think I'm just his little wife
Clarifying that Beyoncé is a powerful individual herself and not merely defined by her marriage to Jay-Z.

Don't get it twisted, get it twisted
Warning people not to misunderstand her.

This my shit, bow down, bitches
Reclaiming her power and displaying her confidence.

Bow down, bitches, bow bow down, bitches (crown)
Asserting her dominance.

H Town, vicious
Representing Houston and expressing her fierce personality.

H, H Town, vicious
Reinforcing that she is from Houston.

I'm so crown crown, bow down, bitches
She's the queen and the people should recognize this.

We teach girls to shrink themselves
Commenting on how society limits girls.

To make themselves smaller
Society teaches girls to suppress themselves.

We say to girls
Refering to society's messages to girls.

"You can have ambition
Girls are allowed to be ambitious according to society.

But not too much
But not to the point of challenging men.

You should aim to be successful
It is acceptable to be successful.

But not too successful
But not more successful than men.

Otherwise you will threaten the man"
Challenging men will lead to backlash from them.

Because I am female
Referring to herself as a woman.

I am expected to aspire to marriage
Society expects women to want marriage.

I am expected to make my life choices
Women are allowed to make life choices but they still face social conditioning.

Marriage is the most important
Society puts a high value on matrimonial relationships.

Now marriage can be a source of
Potential benefits of marriage are listed.

Joy and love and mutual support
Couples can find happiness, care and love in marriage.

But why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage
Rhetorical question- society's emphasis on marriage is questioned.

And we don't teach boys the same?
Questioning the disparity of gendered messages.

We raise girls to see each other as competitors
Female competition is promoted in society.

Not for jobs or for accomplishments
Women are encouraged to compete for male attention, not for success in occupations.

Which I think can be a good thing
Not all competition is negative.

But for the attention of men
But society focuses women's lives around men.

We teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings
Speaking on how society limits female sexuality.

In the way that boys are
While boys are painted as sexually indulgent, girls are not.

Feminist: the person who believes in the social
Defining what it means to be a feminist.

Political, and economic equality of the sexes
Expressing the fundamentals of feminist ideology and its association with equality.

You wake up, flawless
Starting the chorus about female confidence.

Post up, flawless
Get ready to shine.

Ridin' round in it, flawless
Claiming control over wealth and luxury.

Flossin on that, flawless
Showing off with confidence.

This diamond, flawless
A literal flawless diamond is owned.

My diamond, flawless
She possesses a flawless diamond.

This rock, flawless
A metaphorical representation of her success.

My rock, flawless
Expressing herself as unstoppable.

I woke up like this
The state of being confident and owning self-worth.

We flawless, ladies tell 'em
Encouraging other women to accept their worth and be proud of their accomplishments.

Say I, look so good tonight
A positive affirmation.

God damn, God damn
An expression of pride and excitement.

The judges give champion Skeleton Crew four stars!
Announcing the results of the competition.

A perfect score, the challenger, Girls' TYME, receives three stars!
Clarifying the scores each group received.

Skeleton Crew, champions once again
Declaring the victory of Skeleton Crew.

Congratulations, we'll see you next week
Congratulating Skeleton Crew and setting expectations for future competitions.