Venus vs Mars
jay-z feat beyonce Lyrics

Hov's a Blackberry Bold,
Jay-Z is compared to a Blackberry Bold, a sturdy and reliable phone.

Shawty is a Sidekick,
Beyoncé is compared to a Sidekick, an inferior phone to the Blackberry Bold.

She used to have a man,
Beyoncé was in a relationship before getting together with Jay-Z.

I used to have a side chick,
Jay-Z had a woman on the side while he was with another woman.

Shawty got wind I had to blow the chick off,
Beyoncé found out about Jay-Z's other woman and he had to end it.

Got rid of him they both took the s*** hard,
Both women were upset when Jay-Z ended things with them.

Shawty played the piano me I play the white keys,
Beyoncé is talented at playing the piano while Jay-Z is talented at rapping using mainly white keys on a keyboard.

Shawty from the south, oh, I think she like me,
Beyoncé is from the southern United States and Jay-Z thinks she's attracted to him.

Shawty like Pac, me Big Poppa,
Beyoncé likes Tupac while Jay-Z likes Notorious B.I.G.

Screaming hit 'em up, I'm screaming who shot ya,
Beyoncé likes Tupac's song while Jay-Z likes Notorious B.I.G.'s song.

I'm on that red wine, shawty like white,
Jay-Z prefers red wine while Beyoncé prefers white.

Same s*** different toilet,
We both like different things, but it doesn't matter because we are still compatible.

We both getting nice,
We both are getting intoxicated and having a good time.

Me I'm from the apple which means I'm the Mac,
Jay-Z is from New York City (also known as the Big Apple) and is proud to be a Mac, meaning he is successful and at the top of his game.

She's a P-C, she lives in my lap.
Beyoncé is a PC (personal computer) and Jay-Z is referring to her sitting on his lap.

Shawty get it in,
Beyoncé is sexually active.

But Daddy go hard
Jay-Z is more sexually active and skilled than Beyoncé.

Venus versus Mars
Men and women are inherently different, like the planets Venus and Mars.

Whether Black or white we both like Mike,
Jay-Z and Beyoncé both like Michael Jordan, regardless of their different skin colors.

When I finish breakfast, shawty's out for lunch,
Jay-Z finishes his meal quickly while Beyoncé takes her time.

Yeah we both eating its better than brunch,
They both have enough money to eat without worrying about the cost, making it better than a typical brunch meal.

Shawty like Pepsi, me I'm da Coke Man,
Beyoncé likes Pepsi while Jay-Z likes Coca-Cola.

Body like a coke bottle, I crush her like a Coke can,
Beyoncé's body is curvy like a coke bottle and Jay-Z enjoys being close to her sexually.

Started at the window, then the bedroom wall,
Jay-Z and Beyoncé started their intimate encounter at the window and ended up in the bedroom.

The Ying to my Yang, I skeet skeet off,
Jay-Z and Beyoncé complement each other and he enjoys finishing in her sexually.

Then I salt and pepper back, shawty like the front,
After being intimate, they switch positions and Beyoncé prefers being in the front while Jay-Z is behind her.

Both riding shotgun,
Jay-Z and Beyoncé are both the main passengers in their relationship and support each other.

Both covered in gold like C-3-P-O,
Jay-Z and Beyoncé are both successful and wealthy, like the Star Wars character C-3PO who is golden.

James and Florida Evans let the good times roll
Jay-Z and Beyoncé are enjoying their lives and good times, like the characters from the TV show Good Times.

Thought Shawty was the truth, found out she was a cheater,
Jay-Z believed Beyoncé was honest, but found out she had been unfaithful.

We were supposed to takeover, I caught her bumping Ether!
Jay-Z and Beyoncé were supposed to dominate the music industry together, but he caught her listening to a diss track aimed at him called Ether.

Thought shawty like Mike, found out she like Prince,
Jay-Z thought Beyoncé liked Michael Jordan, but found out she actually likes Prince.

Thought she was Adrian, it's been Rocky ever since,
Jay-Z thought Beyoncé was loyal like Rocky Balboa's wife Adrian, but since finding out about her infidelity, their relationship has been a constant battle.

My dollars was down, she left me for some Euro's,
Jay-Z wasn't making as much money as usual and Beyoncé left him for someone who could offer her more financial stability (represented by Euros).

Took my whole flavor, I call her coke zero,
Beyoncé took everything Jay-Z had, leaving him with nothing, so he refers to her as a lesser version of his original self, represented by Coke Zero.

We were Co-M-V-P's like Kobe and Shaq,
Jay-Z and Beyoncé were both essential to their relationship, like the NBA duo Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal.

Left me for the Heat,
Beyoncé left Jay-Z for the Miami Heat, possibly referring to LeBron James' decision to join the team in 2010.

We were winning back to back,
Jay-Z and Beyoncé were in a successful relationship for a period of time.

Said I partied too much, shawty got fed up,
Beyoncé was tired of Jay-Z partying too much and neglecting their relationship.

Shawty got Britney shaved her whole head up,
Beyoncé was so upset with Jay-Z's behavior that she shaved her head, similar to when Britney Spears famously did the same thing in 2007.

We used to make out, kissing each others face off,
Jay-Z and Beyoncé used to be very affectionate with each other.

Fell for the ponzi scheme, damn shawty just Made-off.
Jay-Z fell for a scam and lost a lot of money, similar to the Ponzi scheme run by Bernie Madoff, and blames Beyoncé for it.

Chorus
The chorus repeats the idea that Beyoncé enjoys sex, but Jay-Z is better and that men and women are different and sometimes in conflict, like Venus and Mars.