5 Motivational Lyrics From Beyoncé's 'Lemonade'
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5 Motivational Lyrics From Beyoncé's 'Lemonade'

"I was served lemons, but I made lemonade."

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5 Motivational Lyrics From Beyoncé's 'Lemonade'
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I am proud to say that I am now a full-blown Beyoncé fan. Never in my life did I think this would happen, but it did and I am ready to scream it to the world! Although Beyoncé 's "Lemonade" album was released in April of 2016, I was not introduced to it until June, and I only became obsessed with it recently.

This album is a game changer, y'all. I'm going to introduce it to you by pulling out the most motivational lyrics. Get ready for some lyrics that will change your world.

1. "Hold Up":

"I hop up out the bed and get my swag on"

"I look in the mirror, say, 'what's up?'"

Never be afraid to love yourself and be proud of who you are. Each morning, you deserve to believe that you are "the shit." It might take some time, but you will gain the confidence to break down any walls and brush off any negative comments people make about you. If you know who you are and what you stand for, no one can take that away from you, and you will soon have the confidence to ignore any negativity that comes your way!


2. "Don't Hurt Yourself":

"When you hurt me, you hurt yourself"

"Don't hurt yourself"

"When you diss me, you diss yourself"

"Don't hurt yourself"

When you take your anger out on someone else or wrong others, you usually aren't blessed with love in return. Generally, hurting others does nothing but harm yourself and worsen the pain that caused you to wrong others in the first place. Beyoncé is clearly displaying her anger for whoever wronged her; furthermore, she is providing a warning: if you try to hurt me, you better watch out, because that hurt is going to come back to you.


3. "Daddy Lessons":

"With his gun, with his head held high"

"He told me not to cry"

"Oh, my daddy said shoot"

Of course, Beyoncé's not implying that we kill anyone with this figurative gun; rather, she is mentioning the thick skin and courage that her father instilled in her. While it is certainly all right to cry and take your moment to feel sad and go through the motions, it's important to always get back up stronger than ever. With these lyrics, Beyoncé is reminding herself that her father made her a fighter.


4. "Freedom":

"I'm telling these tears, 'Go and fall away, fall away'"

"May the last one burn into flames"

Tears are perfectly fine. Tears are needed. Don't let others tell you that you can't cry or can't feel negative emotions. Let yourself feel what you need you feel. You will not heal without a release. These lyrics are simply motivating people to pick themselves back up, eventually. Maybe you need an hour. Maybe you need a day. Heck, maybe you need three months. No matter how much time you need, let the light of the future guide you and remind you that freedom is coming.


5. "Freedom":

"Hey! I'ma keep running"

"Cause a winner don't quit on themselves"

This song is so motivational I just had to throw in more of its lyrics! This is one of my favorite verses from the entire "Lemonade" album. You're allowed to take a break and recharge yourself, but a true winner doesn't allow anything to break him or her. When you are bruised, you get back up and you fight for who you are and what you believe in. Quitting is not an option, so don't even try to think of it as one. You can do whatever your little heart desires and realize any dreams that you want to, but you're going to have to work. Don't let that scare you, though--let it ignite the fire in your heart.

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