Ring the Alarm
Beyoncé - www.GaleriadaMusica.Net Lyrics

Ring the alarm
I am warning you of the imminent danger that your actions may cause.

I been through this too long
I have tolerated your deceitful ways for far too much time.

But I'll be damned if I see another chick on your arm
I refuse to let you flaunt your infidelity in front of me again.

Don't you ring the alarm
Do not make me have to take drastic action to protect myself and what is mine.

She gon' be rockin' chinchilla coats (if I let you go, no)
If I allow you to leave, the next person you are with will enjoy a luxurious lifestyle at my expense.

Get in the house off the coast (if I let you go, no)
She will occupy the lavish home that I have provided for you.

She gon' take everything I own (if I let you go, no)
She will seize all of the possessions that I have accumulated and given to you.

I can't let you go (oh), damned if I let you go (no)
I am willing to go to great lengths to prevent you from leaving me for someone else.

She gon' rock them VVS stones (if I let you go, no)
If I allow you to leave, she will wear the expensive diamond jewelry that I purchased for you.

Couped in the 'Bach or the Rolls (if I let you go, no)
She will ride in the luxury cars that I have provided for you.

She gon' profit everything I taught (if I let you go, no)
She will benefit from all of the knowledge and life lessons that I have imparted to you.

Tell me how should I feel, when I know what I know
How am I supposed to react when I am aware of the truth?

And my female intuition, telling me you a dog?
My instincts inform me that you are unfaithful and disloyal, like a canine.

People told me 'bout the flames, I couldn't see through the smoke
Others tried to inform me about the signs of adultery, but I refused to acknowledge them.

When I need answers, accusations, what you mean you gon' choke? (Oh)
I require answers to my suspicions, why are you unable to provide them?

You can't stay, you gotta go (oh)
You cannot remain with me any longer, you must leave now.

Ain't no other chick spendin' yo' dough
No other woman will reap the financial benefits that you have provided for me.

This is taking a toll, the way the story unfolds
The situation is having a negative effect on me, as events continue to unfold.

Not the picture-perfect movie everyone would have saw
This is not the romantic fairytale that everyone expected our relationship to be.

Tell me how should I feel
What is the appropriate emotional reaction to have in this situation?

When you made me belong
When you made me feel like I was a part of your life and your future.

And the thought of you just touching her is what I hate most
The idea of you being intimate with another woman is my greatest source of anger and pain.

I don't want you but I want it and I can't let it go
I do not want to be with you anymore, yet I still crave the lifestyle and possessions that you provide.

To know you give it to her like you gave it to me, come on (oh)
I am aware that you are sharing the same material things and experiences with her that you once gave to me.

He's so arrogant and bold (oh)
You are very confident and self-assured in your actions, even though they are immoral.

But she gone love that shit, I know
The next woman will likely enjoy the lavish lifestyle that you provide, despite the source of those riches.

I done put in a call, time to ring the alarm
I have already initiated the process to expose your immoral actions and their consequences.

'Cause you ain't never seen a fire like the one I'ma cause
You have never experienced the wrath and retaliation that I am about to unleash upon you.

How can you look at me
How can you justify your unfaithful and dishonest actions to me?

And not see all the things that I kept only just for you? (Ooh)
You are oblivious to all of the things that I have done to make your life comfortable and luxurious.

Why would you risk it baby is that the price I that pay? (Ooh)
Why would you jeopardize our relationship, even though the cost to me is so great?

But this is my show and I won't let you go
I am in charge of my own life and my own destiny, and I refuse to let you control it or ruin it.

All has been paid for, and it's mine
Everything that you have provided for me has been purchased with your immoral and unethical behavior and it now belongs to me.

See all the things, see all the things
You are completely unaware of all of the sacrifices and investments that I have made in our relationship.