The Cards Never Lie
Beyonce Lyrics
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Death?
(I think you need to re-shuffle them cards) (yeah)
(Don't even trip on those cards, yo)
The cards never lie, my last breath a sigh
And now I think about if it's my time to die
I don't know what I was thinking, steady wasting time with healing
I can't understand how my life changed around
Manifest my destiny, is it the brown underground?
Blue skies are turning gray, it's the point of indecision
Believing in the cards, you must respect the (?) vision (oh)
Girlfriend, get your mind, don't lie
Don't spend your time 'cause you can't waste your time
Everyday like it's your last but you must feel divine
Intervention comes and snatch up all your dreams from behind
Love, you feel it and you got to let them know it
Love, your heart and that's the feeling that you go with
If you have a dream you need to go and let them know it
'Cause you could wake up in the morning and it could be over
No, no, no, no (no)
I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna go (go)
Just, just, just let me stay home (no)
Let me live my dreams, let me see another dawn
No, no, no, no (no)
I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna go (go)
Just, just, just let me stay home (home)
Let me live my dreams, let me see another dawn
Carmen, don't listen 'cause the cards have deceit
Just slide him the money, we don't need a receipt
Truth only exists within the eyes of the beholder
Plus he's kinda young for fortune telling
Probably should be older
But the cards never lie, I thought I told you
Now it's her time to try, to reach her goals
Before she reaches the light
This is love
It's like I'm trying to throw my life away
Sometimes love is all you got
And other times it makes you pay
Well, when you finally rise
Then you'll realize
The windows to the soul are not the hips but the eyes
Oh, you could wish on the stars but they dead, just a lie
But they shine just as bright as they did their entire life
No, no, no, no
I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna go
Just, just, just let me stay home
Just let me live my dreams, let me see another dawn
No, no, no, no
I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna go
Just, just, just let me stay home
Just let me live my dreams, let me see another dawn
The song "Cards Never Lie" by Beyonce featuring Wyclef Jean and Rah Digga is about the value of time and living life to the fullest. The lyrics convey the message that one shouldn't waste time on inconsequential things and should focus on achieving their dreams before it's too late. The opening lines, "The cards never lie, my last breath a sigh, and now I think about if it's my time to die" establish the theme of the song.
The second verse talks about how life can change abruptly and how one should manifest their destiny. The line "Blue skies are turning gray it's the point of indecision/Leaving in the car and much be spent on television" suggests that life can become dull and monotonous if one doesn't take action and make the most of their time. The chorus emphasizes the importance of making the most of life as one never knows when it could be over.
The final verse talks about how truth only exists in the eyes of the beholder and how love can be both rewarding and costly. The line "Sometimes love is all you got/And other times it makes you pay" suggests that love can be a double-edged sword. The song ends with the repetition of the chorus, emphasizing the importance of living one's dreams.
Line by Line Meaning
The cards never lie, my last breath a sigh
I believe in the accuracy of tarot readings, and I'm feeling unsure about my future, even thinking about death.
And now I think about if it's my time to die
I'm contemplating my own mortality and wondering if my time has come.
I don't know what I was thinking, steady wasting time with Hill
I regret spending too much time on something or someone that was not worth it.
And I need to live my life because my time is unforgivable
I realize that my time is limited and I need to make the most of it before it's too late.
I can't understand how my life changed around
I'm having difficulty comprehending the sudden changes in my life.
Manifest my destiny, is it the brown on the grown?
I am trying to take control of my life and achieve what I dream of, but I'm not sure if it's possible.
Blue skies are turning gray it's the point of indecision
I'm feeling stuck and uncertain about what decision to make.
Leaving in the car and much be spent on television
I may be wasting a lot of time on watching TV, instead of doing something productive.
Oh girlfriend, get your mind on right
I'm encouraging my friend to focus and think positively.
Don't spend your time 'cause you can't waste your time
I am warning my friend not to waste her precious time on people or things that don't matter.
Everyday like it's your last but you must feed the mind
I advise my friend to live everyday as if it's her last, but also to nourish her mind with positive things.
Intervention comes and snatch up all your dreams from behind
I'm cautioning my friend that if she doesn't take action on her dreams, someone else might come and ruin them for her.
Love, you feel it and you got to let them know it
I'm proclaiming that love should be expressed and not kept hidden.
Love, your heart and that's the feeling that you go with
I believe that love is a feeling that should guide your decisions.
If you have a dream you need to go and let them know it
I encourage people to pursue their dreams and make them known to others.
'Cause you could wake up in the morning and it could be over
I'm warning that life is fragile and unpredictable, and we should make the most out of it.
No, no, no, no
I strongly disagree and don't want to do something.
I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna go
I don't want to leave or go somewhere.
Just, just, just let me stay home
I want to stay comfortable and safe at home.
Let me live my dream, let me see another dawn
I plead to be allowed to pursue and fulfill my dreams without any obstacles.
Carmen, don't listen 'cause the cards have deceit
I'm telling Carmen to not trust the accuracy of tarot cards because they can be misleading.
Just slide him the money, we don't need a receipt
I suggest that we pay the fortune teller in cash without getting an official receipt.
Truth only exists within the eyes of the beholder
I believe that truth is subjective and depends on individual perspective.
Plus he's kind of young for fortune telling
I'm skeptical of the fortune teller's accuracy because of his young age.
But the cards never lie, I thought I told you
Despite my skepticism, I still believe in the accuracy of tarot readings.
Now it's her turn to try, to reach her goals
I'm encouraging someone else to take a chance and achieve their dreams.
Before she reaches the light
I'm urging this person to fulfill their goals before they die.
This is love
Love is the feeling I am currently experiencing or trying to convey.
It's like I'm trying to throw my life away
My actions or decisions may seem self-destructive or harmful to myself.
Sometimes love is all you got
Love can be the only thing that keeps you going in tough times.
And other times it makes you pay
Love can also bring pain or disappointment.
Well, when you finally rise
When you finally succeed or overcome a challenge,
Then you'll realize
You'll come to understand something important or profound.
The windows to the soul are not the hips but the eyes
One's true emotions and intentions are not revealed through their physical body, but rather their eyes.
Oh you could wish on the stars but they dead, just a lie
I'm expressing the belief that wishing on stars is pointless, as stars are simply giant balls of gas without any magical power to grant wishes.
But they shine just as bright as they did their entire life
However, even though stars are powerless, they still shine brightly, symbolizing the potential for hope and beauty in life.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Wyclef Jean, Alarza Lee Collins Jr., Sekani Williams
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@BriTheNonconformist
I feel she should have walked away from trying to be a cold hearted opportunists and stop using individuals then she would’ve been spared. She could’ve apologized for everything and if she wanted love, find love with a man that’s not at a club or bar. She ruined a dudes potential marriage, then she played him, and then she tried to get Blaze attention only because she wanted to be signed to a acting agency and book movies or shows. She was extremely fame hungry badly and it drove her into her demise.
Carmen was known I think for seducing married men and men who had women so she already would’ve been met to dark end had she kept that up, that’s a serious dirty game there to date or s3x men who have a woman.
She could have went about pursuing acting in a different way and working hard on her craft without losing faith. She went to a audition for a role that was for a hood ratchet role but standing there acting like she’s Judy Garland, she should’ve never been at that type of audition with her fork of acting. It was dumb.
An extra in films is a good way to start to built up a movie career to make actual connections without sleeping around or ruining men lives or turning tricks. Tbh.
That’s a murky game to play when you’re a type of woman like that, she was a troubled soul & had like a seductress spirit like a jezebel on her. She also was in low class places like clubs or bars seeking out men, the wrong thing to do.
It was extremely vile she died a violent death though. Tarot cards aren’t truly real, and it’s typical new age paganism. She let cards determine her life and then she kept affirming that shit into the atmosphere. She was like a modern millennial today and Gen-Z who’s into the whole paganism movement with their cards, zodiac signs, charts, Wicca, numerology, horoscopes, angel numbers, and witchcraft. They depend on these things out of desperation for answers. All them are delusional souls and then mix it in with the law attraction which they’ve misinterpreted nowadays. None of those paganism practices got her no where.
I felt they should’ve went more into her background way more like her childhood & teenager life. Like what did she do for a living to keep up that little apartment, like I was lost did she ever had a job 😂 or was she like a sex worker on the side?. I know it’s a movie but I wonder about that years later. She had no immediate family at all except those two girlfriends and she seemed like an estranged orphan who was raised by her deceased grandmother. She seems to had a history of using men, playing them, and getting them to simp for her then she betrays them after she gets whatever she wanted.
Hill could’ve just quit being a damn cop to go move out of state to get away from that crooked police department or he could’ve told the big leagues on those crooked cops like Mos Def who was an extremely dangerous vile man.
Lastly, I think she was attracted to hill and grew feelings for him but I don’t think she was deeply in love with him like he was with her. He was blinded by her beauty & sex that’s all it was. It was lust that had him looking like a fool and unfortunately he got met with a dark ending; dude had to go down for a double homicide to where this whole lustful affair drove him over the edge.
It was such a dark twisted ending all over a young woman he only knew for a couple months his life was ruined instantly and all he could think about is all his moments with her. Like it was such a crazy moment & twisted moment, all he’s thinking of is her smile and beauty with her body laying lifeless & he’s getting handcuffs on him even while heading to prison for life.
Crazy how lust can be dangerous for either a man or a woman.
@BriTheNonconformist
@@Opbabyyx absolutely. She would’ve gotten worst with him. She wasn’t in love with him. She had feelings for him but it wasn’t like that. It was more of a lust sexual thing that turned into a small situationship that’s all. She would’ve used him had she got her hands on the guy who had more wealth and money which we saw it was rapper Blaze. Hill was so in lust with her and infatuation with her that he was blinded by the entire thing. All those cops knew Carmen was a troubled young woman with a jezebel spirit and they didn’t see her as nothing beside sex because they knew she was like a jezebel just really pretty that plays men for money or opportunities but he got played by her tremendously and ruined his good reputation.
She could’ve just stop messing with an engaged dude who was bounded to be married and let go of the rapper dude. She was using two men at the same time which is why she ended up being met with her demise and she got caught up in the whole thing. She got herself harmed. She was fame hungry to the bone and would’ve did anything. She was about to sleep her way to the top with blaze eventually. She became desperate & was miserable with her every day life. So, that’s why she was always in trouble.
I feel Mos Def would’ve still tried to murder her and hill together if he caught them together like at those hotels they were living in. He was vile crooked man, so I feel he was planning to kill them both or kill one of them unfortunately Carmen would’ve got harmed by him either way. He knew Hill told Carmen about his dirty cop work.
Hill knew wayy to much of Mos Def dirty cop work that’s why he was on him like that, he was a witness to everything so he wanted to kill him for it or he would’ve like set him up with something dirty to take the fall.
Hill knew Mos Def was doing illegal things but never reported to their bigger leagues in the law enforcement which is where he went wrong for himself. So he messed up his life over lust & sex pretty much it drove him to a dark ending where he had to serve a life sentence I’m sure for a double homicide or probably ended up on death row to be executed by law. The movie directors should’ve went more into that to give it a more realistic ending back in 2001.
@rodneymcnair7271
Cards Never Lie
My last breath aside
And now I think about
If it's my time to die
I don't know
What I was thinkin'
Steady wasting time with Hill and
I need to live my life
Because my time is unforgiving
I can't understand
How my life changed around
Manifest my destiny
Is it the brown of the ground
Blue skies are turning grey
And that's the point of indecision
Believing in the cards
You might start
Returning to your vision
(Wyclef Jean:)
Hey, girlfriend
Get your mind on life
Don't spend your time
'Cause you can't waste your time
Everyday like it's your last
But you must fear divine
Intervention comes and snatch up
All your dreams from behind
Love you feel it and
You gotta let 'em know it
Love your heart and
That's the feeling that you go with
If you have a dream
You need to go and
Let 'em know it
'Cause you could
Wake up in the morning
And it could be over
(Beyoncé:)
No, no, no, no
I don't wanna
I don't wanna
I don't wanna go
Just, just, just let me stay home
Just let me live my dream
Let me see another dawn
No, no, no, no
I don't wanna
I don't wanna
I don't wanna go
Just, just, just let me stay home
Just let me live my dream
Let me see another dawn
(Rah Digga:)
Carmen don't listen
Cause the cards have deceit
Just slide him the money
We don't need a receipt
Truth only exists within
The eyes of the beholder
Plus he's kind of young
For fortune telling
He probably should be older
(Wyclef Jean (Beyoncé:):)
But the cards never lie
I thought I told you now
It's her time to try
To reach her goals before
She reaches the sky
(Just for love its like
I'm tryna throw my life away)
(Sometimes love is all you got
And sometimes it makes you pay)
But when you finally rise
Then you'll realize
(The windows to the soul
Are not the hips by the thighs)
Or you could wish on the stars
But they're dead, just a lie
(But they shine just as bright
As they did their entire life)
(Beyoncé:)
No, no, no, no
I don't wanna
I don't wanna
I don't wanna go
Just, just, just let me stay home
Just let me live my dream
Let me see another dawn
No, no, no, no
I don't wanna
I don't wanna
I don't wanna go
Just, just, just let me stay home
Just let me live my dream
Let me see another dawn
@broque28
I have to give it to them. Beyonce and Wyclef brought it in this scene.... I remember I use to get a chill on the last "I don't wanna go" before she ran out. 😢
@butterflycheeksflowers2815
Chance Brown me too
@musiclover-cn7tb
the rasp in her voice then those
cards fly everywhere so emotional.
@LBloggie
yes omg
@greglatties3975
Chance Brown Yaaasss 🤣 I thought I was the only one
@cootiemya1
They really did. I felt this scene! 🗣
@daisongavins9750
this scene scared the shit out of me
@Aaron-ui2sj
me too 😂😂😂
@crista466
Yassss it was, this scene almost made me feel like I was going to piss myself, goodness!
@amandanixon7276
+Crissi26 yasss