Irreplaceable
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To the left, to the left
To the left, to the left
To the left, to the left

Everything you own in the box to the left
In the closet that's my stuff, yes
If I bought it please don't touch
And keep talking that mess, that's fine
But could you walk and talk at the same time?
And it's my mine name that is on that tag
So remove your bags let me call you a cab

Standing in the front yard telling me
How I'm such a fool, talking about
How I'll never ever find a man like you
You got me twisted

You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I could have another you in a minute
Matter fact he'll be here in a minute, baby

You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have another you by tomorrow
So don't you ever for a second get
To thinking you're irreplaceable

So go ahead and get gone
And call up that chick and see if she's home
Oops, I bet ya thought that I didn't know
What did you think I was putting you out for?

Because you was untrue
Rolling her around in the car that I bought you
Baby you dropped them keys
Hurry up before your taxi leaves

Standing in the front yard telling me
How I am such a fool, talking about
How I'll never ever find a man like you
You got me twisted

You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have another you in a minute
Matter fact he'll be here in a minute, baby

You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I'll have another you by tomorrow
So don't you ever for a second
Get to thinking you're irreplaceable

So since I'm not your everything
How about I'll be nothing, nothing at all to you
Baby I won't shed a tear for you
I won't lose a wink of sleep
'Cause the truth of the matter
Is replacing you is so easy

To the left, to the left
To the left, to the left
To the left, to the left
Everything you own in the box to the left
To the left, to the left
Don't you ever for a second get
To thinking you're irreplaceable

You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have another you in a minute
Matter fact he'll be here in a minute, baby

You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have another you by tomorrow
So don't you ever for a second
Get to thinking, baby

You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have another you in a minute
Matter fact he'll be here in a minute

You could pack all your things, we're finished
(You must not know 'bout me)
'Cause you made your bed, now lay in it
(You must not know 'bout me)
I can have another you by tomorrow




Don't you ever for a second
Get to thinking you're irreplaceable

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Beyoncé's song Irreplaceable speak to a woman who is done with a relationship with a man who has mistreated her. She tells him to pack his things to the left and leave her home. She reminds him that all the things he owns are hers, and she doesn't want him touching any of it. When he starts talking about how she'll never find a man like him again, she tells him he's wrong and that she could have another him in a minute. Beyoncé continues to tell him to leave and that he is easily replaceable.


The lyrics in this song are empowering and show the strength of a woman who has been mistreated by a man. Rather than begging for him to stay or trying to fix the relationship, she knows her self-worth and lets him go. The repeated line "you must not know 'bout me" shows how confident she is in herself and her ability to move on from the relationship.


Overall, Beyoncé's Irreplaceable is a powerful anthem for people who have been mistreated in a relationship. Instead of begging for someone to stay, it shows the strength in knowing your self-worth and letting go of toxic people.


Line by Line Meaning

To the left, to the left
I'm instructing you to gather your belongings on the left, so we can end things.


Everything you own in the box to the left
Take all your stuff and put it in that box on the left.


In the closet that's my stuff, yes
Anything in the closet belongs to me, don't touch it.


If I bought it please don't touch
If I bought it, it's mine. Don't touch it even if you think it's yours.


And keep talking that mess, that's fine
You can keep talking if you want to, but it doesn't bother me.


But could you walk and talk at the same time?
Can you do more than one thing at a time? Doubt it!


And it's my mine name that is on that tag
It's my name on the tag of anything I own.


So remove your bags let me call you a cab
Take your stuff and leave my place. I'll call a cab for you.


Standing in the front yard telling me
You're outside in the front yard, trying to talk to me.


How I'm such a fool, talking about
You're calling me a fool and saying I'll never find someone like you again.


You must not know 'bout me
You clearly don't know me.


I could have another you in a minute
I can find someone better than you in no time.


Matter fact he'll be here in a minute, baby
I'm saying I can get another guy here faster than you think.


You must not know 'bout me
I'm reiterating that you don't know me and my capabilities.


I can have another you by tomorrow
I can get another guy to replace you tomorrow if I want to.


So go ahead and get gone
You can leave now.


And call up that chick and see if she's home
Call that girl you've been seeing and find somewhere else to go.


Oops, I bet ya thought that I didn't know
You underestimated me and thought I wouldn't find out.


What did you think I was putting you out for?
You should've known the reason why I'm kicking you out.


Because you was untrue
You were unfaithful to me.


Rolling her around in the car that I bought you
You were driving around with that other girl in the car I got for you.


Baby you dropped them keys
You left your keys behind.


Hurry up before your taxi leaves
Take your keys and leave before your cab driver gets impatient.


Since I'm not your everything, How about I'll be nothing, nothing at all to you
Since I'm not important to you, I'll just disappear from your life.


Baby I won't shed a tear for you
I'm not going to cry for you or about you.


I won't lose a wink of sleep
You don't matter enough for me to lose sleep over you.


Cause the truth of the matter Is replacing you is so easy
The truth is, it's easy for me to replace you.


Don't you ever for a second get To thinking you're irreplaceable
Don't think you're so special that you can't be replaced.


You could pack all your things, we're finished
Pack all your things because we're done.


'Cause you made your bed, now lay in it
You made your choices and now have to deal with the consequences.


I can have another you by tomorrow
I'm telling you once again that I can easily find someone better than you.


Don't you ever for a second Get to thinking you're irreplaceable
I'm reminding you again that you're not special enough to be irreplaceable.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MIKKEL ERIKSEN, AMUND BJORKLUND, BEYONCE KNOWLES, ESPEN LIND, TOR HERMANSEN, SHAFFER SMITH

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