Ego
Beyonce爀 Lyrics
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How you doing?
You know
I'm gonna cut right
To the chase
Some women were made
But me, myself
I like to think
For a special purpose
You know,
What's more
Special than you,
You feel me?
It's on,
Baby lets get lost
You don't need
To call into work,
Cuz you're the boss
For real want you
To show me how you feel
I consider myself
Lucky that's a big deal
Why, well,
You got the key to my heart
But you aint gonna need it
I'd rather you open up my body
And show me secrets
You didn't know was inside,
No need for me to lie
It's too big
It's too wide
It's too strong
It wont fit
It's too much
It's too tough
He talks like this
Cuz he can back it up
He got a big ego
Such a huge ego
I love his big ego
It's too much
He walks like this
Cuz he can back it up
Usually I'm humble
Right now I don't choose
You can leave with me
Or you could have the blues
Some call it arrogant
I call it confidant
You decide when you find
On what I'm working with
Damn I know,
I'm killing you with them legs
Better yet them thighs
Matter a fact it's my smile
Or maybe my eyes
Boy you a site to see
Kind of something like me
It's too big
It's too wide
It's too strong
It wont fit
It's too much
It's too tough
I talk like this
Cuz I can back it up
I got a big ego
Such a huge ego
But he love my big ego
It's too much
I walk like this
Cuz I can back it up
I, I walk like this
Cuz I can back it up
I, I talk like this
Cuz I can back it up
I, I can back it up
I can back it up
I walk like this
Cuz I can back it up
It's too big
It's too wide
It's too strong
It wont fit
It's too much
It's too tough
He talks like this
Cuz he can back it up
He got a big ego
Such a huge ego
I love his big ego
It's too much
He walks like this
Cuz he can back it up
Ego so big
You must admit
I got every reason
To feel like I'm that bitch
Ego so strong,
If you aint know
I don't need no beat,
I can sing it with piano
In Beyonce's song Ego, she is speaking to a lover with great confidence and assertiveness. She compares herself to other women who were just made, but feels that she was created for a special purpose, which is to be with this lover. She asks him to show her how he really feels and to open up her body to reveal secrets she didn't even know were inside. Beyonce then talks about her lover's massive ego and how he can back up his big talk, hence why she loves it so much. She says that she can talk and walk like this too because she too can back it up. She ends the song explaining that her ego is so big and strong that she can sing without any beat, just accompanied by the piano.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey baby
Addressing her love interest and showing affection
How you doing?
Asking about their well-being
You know
Asserting her confidence
I'm gonna cut right To the chase
Getting straight to the point
Some women were made But me, myself
Acknowledging that every woman is different and unique
I like to think I was created For a special purpose
Believing that she was born for a unique reason
You know,What's more Special than you, You feel me?
Expressing her love and admiration for her partner
It's on, Baby lets get lost
Inviting him to be intimate
You don't need To call into work, Cuz you're the boss
Encouraging him to take the day off and asserting his power in their relationship
For real want you To show me how you feel
Expressing her desire for him to reveal his true emotions
I consider myself Lucky that's a big deal
Feeling grateful to have him in her life
Why, well, You got the key to my heart
Acknowledging that he has her heart
But you aint gonna need it
Implying that he already has access to her physically and emotionally
I'd rather you open up my body And show me secrets You didn't know was inside
Asking him to be vulnerable and explore her body
No need for me to lie
Being honest and straightforward with her desires
It's too big It's too wide It's too strong It wont fit It's too much It's too tough
Describing the size and strength of their relationship and his ego
He talks like this Cuz he can back it up
Explaining that his confidence is justified by his abilities
He got a big ego Such a huge ego I love his big ego
Expressing her attraction to his confidence
Usually I'm humble Right now I don't choose
Admitting that she's not always so forward
You can leave with me Or you could have the blues
Offering him companionship or loneliness
Some call it arrogant, I call it confidant
Defending her confidence as self-assurance
You decide when you find On what I'm working with
Leaving it up to him to discover her abilities and talents
Damn I know, I'm killing you with them legs Better yet them thighs Matter a fact it's my smile Or maybe my eyes Boy you a site to see Kind of something like me
Boasting her physical attributes and describing his attraction to her
He got a big ego Such a huge ego But he love my big ego
Reiterating that their confidence is a mutual attraction
I, I walk like this Cuz I can back it up I, I talk like this Cuz I can back it up
Asserting her confidence again
Ego so big You must admit I got every reason To feel like I'm that bitch Ego so strong, If you aint know I don't need no beat, I can sing it with piano
Repeating her strong sense of self-assurance and lack of need for external validation
Contributed by Samantha Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.