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| Chimamanda Adichie |
It's no longer news that the pop diva Beyonce dropped a surprise album last night, but it may come as a surprise that she featured one of our best literary exports, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Chimamanda is a writer and actor who is famous for her book 'Purple Hibiscus' and 'Half Of A Yellow Sun'.
Adichie is featured on the 11th track on the album. The track is titled Flawless.
Lyrics Below
[Intro:]
Your challengers are a young group from Houston
Welcome Beyonce, Lativia, Nina, Nicky, Kelly, and Ashley
The Hip-Hop Rappin’
‘Girls TYME’
I’m bout that H, town coming coming down
I’m coming down, trip I get it (?)
On the ground
H, Town, Town, I’m coming down, coming down
[Verse 1 - Beyonce]
I know when you were little girls
You dreamt of being in my world
Don’t forget it, don’t forget it
Respect that, bow down bitches
I took some time to live my life
But don’t think I’m just his little wife
Don’t get it twisted, get it twisted
This my shit, bow down bitches
Bow down bitches, bow bow down bitches (Crown)
Bow down bitches, bow bow down bitches (Crown)
H Town bitches
H, H Town bitches
I’m so crown crown, bow down bitches
I’m about that H, town, coming coming down
I’m coming down, trip I get it (?)
On the ground
H, H town town
I’m coming down
Coming down
Trip I get it (?) on the ground
[Verse 2: Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche]
We teach girls to shrink themselves
To make themselves smaller
We say to girls
“You can have ambition
But not too much
You should aim to be successful
But not too successful
Otherwise you will threaten the man”
Because I am female
I am expected to aspire to marriage
I am expected to make my life choices
Always keeping in mind that
Marriage is the most important
Now marriage can be a source of
Joy and love and mutual support
But why do we teach to aspire to marriage
And we don’t teach boys the same?
We raise girls to each other as competitors
Not for jokes (?) or for accomplishments
But for the attention of men
We teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings
In the way that boys are
Feminist – the person who believes in the social
Political, and economic equality of the sexes
[Verse 3: Beyonce]
You wake up, flawless
Post up, flawless
Ride round in it, flawless
Flossin on that, flawless
This diamond, flawless
My diamond, flawless
This rock, flawless
My rock, flawless
I woke up like this
I woke up like this
We flawless, ladies tell ‘em
I woke up like this
I woke up like this
We flawless, ladies tell ‘em
Say I, look so good tonight
God damn, God damn
Say I, look so good tonight
God damn, God damn
Momma taught me good home training
My Daddy taught me how to love my hater s
My sister taught me I should speak my mind
My man made me feel so God damn fine
[Verse 4: Beyonce]
You wake up, flawless
Post up, flawless
Ride round in it, flawless
Flossin on that, flawless
This diamond, flawless
My diamond, flawless
This rock, flawless
My rock, flawless
I woke up like this
I woke up like this
We flawless, ladies tell ‘em
I woke up like this
I woke up like this
We flawless, ladies tell ‘em
Say I, look so good tonight
God damn, God damn
Say I, look so good tonight
God damn, God damn
[Outro:]
The Judges give champion Skeleton Groove 4 Stars
A perfect score
And the challenger Girls TYME receives, 3 stars
Skeleton Groove, champions once again
Congratulations, we’ll see you next week
Lyrics Credit: Lyricscog.com
