Divorces

(Soulful 1970s gospel sample—slow, aching organ chords layered with distant choir hums—fades in. A clean electric guitar picks a melancholic arpeggio in a major key, joined by warm, shimmering synth pads that swell gently. The beat is minimal: soft kick, brushed snare, subtle hi-hat. Beyoncé’s voice enters as a whisper over the sample.)

Beyoncé (spoken/sung, soft):

I do… I did… I don’t anymore.

I signed my name in blood on that paper, felt like a death certificate

Thought forever was a address, but you changed the zip code quick

Rings turned to handcuffs, love turned to litigation

Kids askin’ questions I can’t answer without hesitation

I was Young Money, you was my only money

Now the account split, and the silence feelin’ funny

I still smell your perfume in the closet of my mind

Every shirt you left behind is a ghost doin’ time

I gave you my ribs, you took the whole cage

Built a mansion out of promises, now it’s just a stage

For lawyers and tears and dividin’ up the years

I’m resilient ‘cause I have to be, but resilience still hurts, my dear

Divorces, divorces

Cut deeper than the vows ever did

Divorces, divorces

Take everything you thought was yours to give

But I rise, I rise

From the ashes of the bed we burned

I rise, I rise

Even when my heart still turns

Divorces… divorces…

(Epic vocal transition: Beyoncé stacks layered harmonies that climb an octave. A searing electric guitar solo enters—tasteful, melodic, bending notes with soul. Major synth chords bloom underneath, lifting the key from minor ache to major resolve.)

I see you in the rearview of every new face

They smile like you, but they don’t carry your grace

I’m tattooed with memories I can’t laser away

Your name on my skin like a debt I still pay

I was the hurricane, you were the levy

Thought we’d hold the water, but the water was heavy

Now I’m learnin’ how to swim in the flood that we made

Every stroke is survival, every breath is a blade

But I’m buildin’ new lungs out of all of this pain

Turnin’ tears into ink every time that it rains

I ain’t bitter, just better—divorce made me clever

Taught me love ain’t possession, it’s freedom forever

Divorces, divorces

Cut deeper than the vows ever did

Divorces, divorces

Take everything you thought was yours to give

But I rise, I rise

From the ashes of the bed we burned

I rise, I rise

Even when my heart still turns

Divorces… divorces…

Beyoncé (powerful belt):

I forgave you in the mirror before I forgave you in life

Lil Wayne (soft rap over her sustained note):

I forgave me for believin’ forever was mine

Beyoncé:

We were beautiful wreckage, a love out of time

Both (harmonized):

But the pieces still shine… the pieces still shine

(Guitar solo returns, more triumphant. Synth chords cascade in major lifts. Choir sample swells back in, now brighter.)

Divorces….