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Beyonce의 정규 6집 'Lemonade'에 대해서 리뷰해보려고 합니다.
ARTIST
- 이름 : Beyonce
- 출생 : 1981년 9월 4일
- 국적 : 미국
- 소속사 : 소니 뮤직 엔터테이먼트
- 데뷔일 : 1997년
TRACK LIST
총 13곡으로 구성되어 있습니다.
INFORMATION
[앨범 소개]
'비욘세(BEYONCE)' 여섯 번째 정규 앨범 [LEMONADE]
‘Sorry’ 오리지널 데모 트랙 보너스 추가 수록!
첫 앨범부터 6장의 모든 앨범을 빌보드 앨범 차트 1위로 데뷔한 '최초의 아티스트' 기록!
'켄드릭 라마(KENDRICK LAMAR)', '위켄드(THE WEEKND)', '잭 화이트(JACK WHITE)', '제임스 블레이크 (JAMES BLAKE)' 등 다양한 아티스트 대거 참여!
REVIEW
01. Pray You Catch Me
https://youtu.be/rN-ElZwUADQ?si=NuLlorJC6Kig8nxI
You can taste the dishonesty
It's all over your breath
as you pass it off so cavalier
But even that's a test
Constantly aware of it all
My lonely ear
Pressed against the walls of your world
Prayin' to catch you whispering
I'm prayin' you catch me listening
I'm prayin' to catch you whispering
I'm prayin' you catch me
I'm prayin' to catch you whispering
I'm prayin' you catch me listening
I'm prayin' you catch me
Nothing else ever seems to hurt
like the smile on your face
When it's only in my memory
It don't hit me quite the same
Maybe it's a cause for concern
But I'm not at ease
Keeping my head to the curb
Prayin' to catch you whispering
I'm prayin' you catch me listening
I'm prayin' to catch you whispering
I'm prayin' you catch me
I'm prayin' you catch me
I'm prayin' you catch me
I'm prayin' you catch me
02. Hold Up
https://youtu.be/PeonBmeFR8o?si=Nj_AYI9xTc4-3pKM
Hold up
they don't love you like I love you
Slow down
they don't love you like I love you
Back up
they don't love you like I love you
Step down
they don't love you like I love you
Can't you see there's
no other man above you
What a wicked way
to treat the girl that loves you
Hold up
they don't love you like I love you
Oh down
they don't love you like I love you
Something don't feel right
Because it ain't right
Especially comin' up after midnight
I smell your secret
and I'm not too perfect
To ever feel this worthless
How did it come down to this
Going through your call list
I don't wanna lose my pride
but I'ma fuck me up a bitch
Know that I kept it sexy
and know I kept it fun
There's something that I'm missing
maybe my head for one
What's worse lookin' jealous or crazy
Jealous or crazy
Or like being walked all over lately
walked all over lately
I'd rather be crazy
Hold up
they don't love you like I love you
Slow down
they don't love you like I love you
Back up
they don't love you like I love you
Step down
they don't love you like I love you
Can't you see there's
no other man above you
What a wicked way
to treat the girl that loves you
Hold up
they don't love you like I love you
Slow down
they don't love you like I love you
Let's imagine for a moment that
you never made a name for yourself
Or mastered wealth
they had you labeled as a king
Never made it out the cage
still out there movin' in them streets
Never had the baddest woman
in the game up in your sheets
Would they be down to ride
No they used to hide from you
lie to you
But y'all know
we were made for each other
So I find you and hold you down
Me sing see
Hold up
they don't love you like I love you
Slow down
they don't love you like I love you
Back up
they don't love you like I love you
Step down
they don't love you like I love you
Can't you see there's
no other man above you
What a wicked way
to treat the girl that loves you
Hold up
they don't love you like I love you
Slow down
they don't love you like I love you
Oh it is such a shame
You let this good love go to waste
I always keep the top tier 5 star
Backseat lovin' in the car
Like make that wood
like make that wood
Holly like a boulevard
What's worse
lookin' jealous or crazy
Jealous or crazy
Or like being walked all over lately
walked all over lately
I'd rather be crazy
Hold up
they don't love you like I love you
Slow down
they don't love you like I love you
Back up
they don't love you like I love you
Step down
they don't love you like I love you
Can't you see there's
no other man above you
What a wicked way
to treat the girl that loves you
Hold up
they don't love you like I love you
Oh down
they don't love you like I love you
I hop up out the bed
and get my swag on
I look in the mirror
say What's up
What's up what's up what's up
I hop up out the bed
and get my swag on
I look in the mirror
say What's up
What's up what's up what's up
03. Don't Hurt Yourself (Feat. Jack White)
https://youtu.be/xnMnZURoztQ?si=wLegZCsCnxC4HOeW
Don't hurt yourself
Don't hurt yourself
Who the fuck do you think I is
You ain't married to no average bitch boy
You can watch my fat ass twist boy
As I bounce to the next dick boy
And keep your money
I got my own
Get a bigger smile on my face
being alone
Bad motherfucker God complex
Motivate your ass call me Malcom X
Yo operator or innovator
Fuck you hater
you can't recreate her no
You'll never recreate her no hero
We just got to let it be
Let it be let it be let it be baby
You just got to let it be
Let it be let it be let it be
When you hurt me
you hurt yourself
Don't hurt yourself
When you diss me
you diss yourself
Don't hurt yourself
When you hurt me
you hurt yourself
Don't hurt yourself
don't hurt yourself
When you love me
you love yourself
Love God herself
I am the dragon breathing fire
Beautiful mane I'm the lion
Beautiful man I know you're lying
I am not broken
I'm not crying
I'm not crying
You ain't trying hard enough
You ain't loving hard enough
You don't love me deep enough
We not reaching feats enough
Blindly in love I fucks with you
'Til I realize
I'm just too much for you
I'm just too much for you
We just got to let it be
Let it be let it be let it be baby
Hey baby
who the fuck do you think I is
I smell that fragrance on your Louis V boy
Just give my fat ass a big kiss boy
Tonight I'm fucking up all your shit boy
When you hurt me
you hurt yourself
Try not to hurt yourself
When you play me
you play yourself
Don't play yourself
When you lie to me
you lie to yourself
You only lying to yourself
When you love me
you love yourself
Love God herself
We just got to let it be
Let it be let it be let it be
let it be baby
Uh this is your final warning
You know I give you life
If you try this shit again
You gon lose your wife
04. Sorry
https://youtu.be/QxsmWxxouIM?si=PzGBt-yKDYlRakRk
Sorry I ain't sorry
Sorry I ain't sorry
I ain't sorry nigga nah
Sorry I ain't sorry
Sorry I ain't sorry
I ain't sorry
He trying to roll me up
I ain't picking up
Headed to the club
I ain't thinking 'bout you
Me and my ladies sip my D'USSE cup
I don't give a fuck
chucking my deuces up
Suck on my balls pause
I had enough
I ain't thinking 'bout you
I ain't thinking 'bout
Middle fingers up
put them hands high
Wave it in his face
tell him boy bye
Tell him boy bye boy bye
middle fingers up
I ain't thinking 'bout you
Sorry I ain't sorry
Sorry I ain't sorry
I ain't sorry nigga nah
Sorry I ain't sorry
Sorry I ain't sorry
I ain't sorry
No no hell nah
Now you want to say you're sorry
Now you want to call me crying
Now you gotta see me wilding
Now I'm the one that's lying
And I don't feel bad about it
It's exactly what you get
Stop interrupting my grinding
I ain't thinking 'bout you
Sorry I ain't sorry
I ain't thinking 'bout you
I ain't thinking 'bout you
I ain't thinking 'bout you
I ain't thinking 'bout you
Middle fingers up put them hands high
Wave it in his face
tell him boy bye
Tell him boy bye boy bye
Middle fingers up
I ain't thinking 'bout you
Sorry I ain't sorry
Sorry I ain't sorry
I ain't sorry nigga nah
Sorry I ain't sorry
Sorry I ain't sorry
I ain't sorry
No no hell nah
Looking at my watch
he shoulda been home
Today I regret the night
I put that ring on
He always got them fucking excuses
I pray to the Lord you reveal
what his truth is
I left a note in the hallway
By the time you read it
I'll be far away
I'm far away
But I ain't fucking with nobody
Let's have a toast to the good life
Suicide before you see this tear
fall down my eyes
Me and my baby
we gon' be alright
We gon' live a good life
Big homie better grow up
Me and my whoadies
'bout to stroll up
I see them boppers in the corner
They sneaking out the back door
He only want me
when I'm not there
He better call Becky
with the good hair
He better call Becky
with the good hair
05. 6 Inch (Feat. The Weeknd)
https://youtu.be/UKMmfBkrhtY?si=TV_nvxIpaTST0Xha
Six inch heels
she walked in the club
like nobody's business
Goddamn
she murdered everybody
and I was her witness
She's stacking money money
everywhere she goes
You know pesos out of Mexico
De uno commas and them decimals
She don't gotta give it up
she professional
She mixing up that Ace
with that Hennessy
She love the way it tastes
that's her recipe
Rushing through her veins
like it's ecstasy oh no
She already made enough
but she'll never leave
Six inch heels
she walked in the club
like nobody's business
Goddamn she murdered everybody
and I was her witness
She works for the money
she work for the money
From the start to the finish
And she worth every dollar
she worth every dollar
And she worth every minute
She works for the money
She works for the money
She works for the money
She works for the money
She stack her money money
everywhere she goes
She got that Sake
her Yamazaki straight from Tokyo
Oh baby you know
she got them commas
and them decimals
She don't gotta give it up
cause she professional
Six inch heels
she walked in the club
like nobody's business
Goddamn
she murdered everybody
and I was her witness
She works for the money
she work for the money
From the start to the finish
And she worth every dollar
she worth every dollar
And she worth every minute
Stars in her eyes
She fights for the power
keeping time
She grinds day and night
She grinds from Monday to Friday
Works from Friday to Sunday
She gon' slang
She too smart to crave material things
She pushing herself day and night
She grinds from Monday to Friday
Works from Friday to Sunday
Oh stars in her eyes
She fights and she sweats
those sleepless nights
But she don't mind she loves the grind
She grinds from Monday to Friday
Works from Friday to Sunday
Yeah yeah she gon' slang
Too smart to crave material things
Stacking her paper
Stacking her cake up
She grinds from Monday to Friday
Works from Friday to Sunday
Six inch heels
she walked in the club
like nobody's business
Goddamn
she murdered everybody
and I was her witness
She works for the money
she work for the money
From the start to the finish
And she worth every dollar
she worth every dollar
And she worth every minute
Oh gonna make you feel
You always come back to me
Come back come back
Come back come back
Come back come back
06. Daddy Lessons
https://youtu.be/6Mm9ae_qg9I?si=uNib70nyQND64eWQ
Yee haw
Oh oh oh
Texas Texas oh oh oh Texas
Came into this world
Daddy's little girl
And daddy made a soldier out of me
Oh oh oh
Daddy made me dance
And daddy held my hand
Oh oh oh
And daddy liked his whisky with his tea
And we rode motorcycles
Blackjack classic vinyl
Tough girl is what I had to be
He said take care of your mother
Watch out for your sister
Oh and that's when he gave to me
With his gun with his head held high
He told me not to cry
Oh my daddy said shoot
Oh my daddy said shoot
With his right hand on his rifle
He swore it on the bible
My daddy said shoot
Oh my daddy said shoot
He held in his arms
And he taught me to be strong
He told me when he's gone
Here's what you do
When trouble comes to town
And men like me come around
Oh my daddy said shoot
Oh my daddy said shoot
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Daddy made me fight
It wasn't always right
But he said girl it's your second
amendment oh oh oh
He always played it cool
But daddy was no fool
And right before he died
he said remember
He said take care of your mother
Watch out for your sister
And that's when daddy looked at me
With his gun
with his head held high
He told me not to cry
Oh my daddy said shoot
Oh my daddy said shoot
With his right hand on his rifle
He swore it on the bible
My daddy said shoot
Oh my daddy said shoot
He held me in his arms
And he taught me to be strong
He told me when he's gone
Here's what you do
When trouble comes to town
And men like me come around
Oh my daddy said shoot
Oh my daddy said shoot
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
My daddy warned me about men like you
He said baby girl he's playing you
He's playing you
My daddy warned me about men like you
He said baby girl he's playing you
He's playing you
Cause when trouble comes in town
And men like me come around
Oh my daddy said shoot
Oh my daddy said shoot
Cause when trouble comes to town
And men like me come around
Oh my daddy said shoot
Oh my daddy said shoot
Good job Bey hahaha
07. Love Drought
https://youtu.be/CUyQSKe75L4?si=mvEQ0MfavigxMcbP
Ten times out of nine
I know you're lying
But nine times outta ten
I know you're trying
So I'm trying to be fair
And you're trying to be there
and to care
And you're caught up in your
permanent emotions
All the loving I've been giving
goes unnoticed
It's just floating in the air
lookie there
Are you aware you're my lifeline
are you tryna kill me
If I wasn't me would you still feel me
Like on my worst day
Or am I not thirsty enough
I don't care about the lights
or the beams
Spend my life in the dark
for the sake of you and me
Only way to go is up
skin thick too tough
Cause you you you you and me
could move a mountain
You you you you and me
could calm a war down
You you you you and me
could make it rain now
You you you you and me
could stop this love drought
Nine times out of ten
I'm in my feelings
But ten times out of nine
I'm only human
Tell me what did I do wrong
Feel like that question
has been posed
I'm movin' on
I'll always be committed
I been focused
I always paid
attention been devoted
Tell me what did I do wrong
Oh already asked that my bad
But you my lifeline
think you tryna kill me
If I wasn't me would you still feel me
Like on my worst day
Or am I not thirsty enough
I don't care about the lights
or the beams
Spend my life in the dark
for the sake of you and me
Only way to go is up
them old bitches so wack
I'm so tough wassup
Cause you you you you and me
could move a mountain
You you you you and me
could calm a war down
You you you you and me
could make it rain now
You you you you and me
would stop this love drought
08. Sandcastles
https://youtu.be/RD38JT8rypY?si=gVer1FOxoYf-Edfl
We built sand castles
that washed away
I made you cry
when I walked away
And although I promised
that I couldn't stay baby
Every promise
don't work out that way oh babe
Every promise
don't work out that way
Dishes smashed on my counter
from our last encounter
Pictures snatched out the frame
Bitch I scratched out your name
and your face
What is it about you
that I can't erase baby
Well every promise
don't work out that way no no babe
Well every promise
don't work out that way
And your heart is broken
cause I walked away
Show me your scars
and I won't walk away
And I know I promised
that I couldn't stay baby
Every promise
don't work out that way
no no no no no
Every promise
don't work out that way
09. Forward (Feat. James Blake)
https://youtu.be/tPzCGZXULbQ?si=5qemapkzD4M6FxVO
Forward
Best foot first just in case
When we made our way 'til now
It's time to listen
it's time to fight
Forward
Now we're going to hold
doors open for a while
Now we can be open for a while
Forward
I love you more than this job
please don't work for me
Forward
Go back to your sleep
in your favorite spot just next to me
Forward forward
10. Freedom (Feat. Kendrick Lamar)
https://youtu.be/7FWF9375hUA?si=yNOcKbXgmsnwWUAD
Tryna rain
tryna rain on the thunder
Tell the storm I'm new
I'm a wall
come and march on the regular
Painting white flags blue
Lord forgive me
I've been running
Running blind in truth
I'ma rain
I'ma rain on this bitter love
Tell the sweet I'm new
I'm telling these tears
Go and fall away fall away
May the last one burn into flames
Freedom Freedom
I can't move
Freedom
cut me loose
Singin'
freedom Freedom
Where are you
Cause I need freedom too
I break chains all by myself
Won't let my freedom rot in hell
Hey I'ma keep running
Cause a winner
don't quit on themselves
I'ma wade
I'ma wave through the waters
Tell the tide
Don't move
I'ma riot
I'ma riot through your borders
Call me bulletproof
Lord forgive me
I've been runnin'
Runnin' blind in truth
I'ma wade
I'ma wave through your shallow love
Tell the deep I'm new
I'm telling these tears
Go and fall away fall away
May the last one burn into flames
Freedom Freedom
I can't move
Freedom
cut me loose
Singin'
freedom Freedom
Where are you
Cause I need freedom too
I break chains all by myself
Won't let my freedom rot in hell
Hey I'ma keep running
Cause a winner
don't quit on themselves
Ten Hail Marys
I meditate for practice
Channel 9 news tell me
I'm movin' backwards
Eight blocks left
death is around the corner
Seven misleadin'
statements 'bout my persona
Six headlights wavin'
in my direction
Five O askin' me
what's in my possession
Yeah I keep runnin'
jump in the aqueducts
Fire hydrants and hazardous
Smoke alarms on the back of us
But mama don't cry for me
ride for me
Try for me
live for me
Breathe for me
sing for me
Honestly guidin' me
I could be more than I gotta be
Stole from me
lied to me
nation hypocrisy
Code on me
drive on me
Wicked
my spirit inspired me
Like yeah
open correctional gates
in higher desert
Yeah
open our mind as
we cast away oppression
Yeah
open the streets
and watch our beliefs
And when they carve
my name inside the concrete
I pray it forever reads
Freedom Freedom
I can't move
Freedom
cut me loose
Singin'
freedom Freedom
Where are you
Cause I need freedom too
I break chains all by myself
Won't let my freedom rot in hell
Hey I'ma keep running
Cause a winner
don't quit on themselves
What you want from me
Is it truth you seek
Oh father can you hear me
What you want from me
Is it truth you seek
Oh father can you hear me
Hear me out
I had my ups and downs
but I always find the inner
strength to cool myself off
I was served lemons
but I made lemonade
11. All Night
https://youtu.be/gM89Q5Eng_M?si=j2NZyP-bbGxMtCe3
Found the truth beneath your lies
And true love never has to hide
True love never has to hide
I'll trade your broken
wings for mine
Trade your broken wings for mine
I've seen your scars and
kissed your crime
Seen your scars and
kissed your crime
So many people that I know
they're just tryna touch ya
Kiss up and rub up and feel up
Kiss up and rub up and feel up on you
Give you some time to prove that
I can trust you again
I'm gonna
kiss up and rub up and feel up
Kiss up and rub up and feel up on you
All night long
Sweet love all night long
Sweet love all night long
Sweet love all night long
All I wanna
ain't no other
We together
I remember
Sweet love all night long
Our love was stronger
than your pride
Beyond your darkness
I'm your light
If you get deep
you touch my mind
If you get deep
you touch my mind
Baptize your tears and dry your eyes
Baptize your tears and dry your eyes
So many people that I know
they're just tryna touch ya
Kiss up and rub up and feel up
Kiss up and rub up and feel up on you
Give you some time to
prove that I can trust you again
I'm gonna
kiss up and rub up and feel up
Kiss up and rub up and feel up on you
All night long
Sweet love all night long
Sweet love all night long
Sweet love all night long
All I wanna
ain't no other
We together
I remember
Sweet love all night long
They say true love's
the greatest weapon
To win the war caused by pain pain
But every diamond
has imperfections
But my love's too pure
to watch it chip away
Oh nothing real can be threatened
True love breathes salvation
back into me
With every tear came redemption
And my torturer became a remedy
So many people that I know
they're just tryna touch ya
Kiss up and rub up and feel up
Kiss up and rub up and feel up on you
Give you some time to prove that I
can trust you again
I'm gonna
kiss up and rub up and feel up
Kiss up and rub up and feel up on you
All night long
Sweet love all night long
Sweet love all night long
Sweet love all night long
All I wanna
ain't no other
We together
I remember
Sweet love all night long
How I missed you my love
12. Formation
https://youtu.be/WDZJPJV__bQ?si=UTmHUe6qak_jsnfI
Y'all haters corny with that
illuminati mess
Paparazzi catch my fly
and my cocky fresh
I'm so reckless when I rock
my Givenchy dress
stylin'
I'm so possessive so I rock his
Roc necklaces
My daddy Alabama Momma Louisiana
You mix that negro with that
Creole make a Texas bama
I like my baby heir with
baby hair and afros
I like my negro nose with
Jackson Five nostrils
Earned all this money
but they never take the
country out me
I got a hot sauce in my bag swag
I see it I want it I stunt yellow
bone it
I dream it I work hard I grind
'til I own it
I twirl on them haters
albino alligators
El Camino with the seat low sippin' Cuervo
with no chaser
Sometimes I go off I go off
I go hard I go hard
Get what's mine take what's mine
I'm a star I'm a star
Cause I slay I slay
I slay I slay
All day I slay
I slay I slay
We gon' slay gon' slay
we slay I slay
I slay okay
I slay okay okay
Okay ladies now
let's get in formation
cause I slay
Okay ladies now
let's get in formation
cause I slay
Prove to me you got some
coordination
cause I slay
Slay trick or you get eliminated
I slay
When he fuck me good
I take his ass to Red Lobster
cause I slay
When he fuck me good
I take his ass to Red Lobster
cause I slay
If he hit it right I might take him on
a flight on my chopper
I slay
Drop him off at the mall
let him buy some
J's let him shop up
cause I slay
I might get your song played on
the radio station
cause I slay
I might get your song played on
the radio station
cause I slay
You just might be a black Bill
Gates in the making
cause I slay
I just might be a black Bill Gates
in the making
I see it I want it I stunt yellow
bone it
I dream it I work hard I grind
'til I own it
I twirl on my haters
albino alligators
El Camino with the seat low sippin'
Cuervo with no chaser
Sometimes I go off I go off
I go hard I go hard
Take what's mine take what's mine
I'm a star I'm a star
Cause I slay I slay
I slay I slay
I slay I slay
I slay I slay
We gon' slay gon' slay
we slay I slay
I slay okay
I slay okay
Okay ladies now
let's get in formation
I slay
Okay ladies now
let's get in formation
cause I slay
Prove to me you got some
coordination
I slay
Slay trick or you get eliminated
I slay
Okay ladies now
let's get in formation
I slay
Okay ladies now
let's get in formation
You know you that bitch
when you cause all this conversation
Always stay gracious best revenge
is your paper
13. Sorry (Original Demo)
https://youtu.be/c8hhQHnJWzE?si=8rpa21n6e6uYtU9P
The big homie better hold up
Big homie better hold up
My whoadies 'bout to roll up
Young whoadies 'bout to stroll up
They comin' through the back door
The big homie better hold up
Me and my whoadies
'bout to roll up
I see them boppers in the corner
Sneaking out the back door
We really could be
Living young wild and free
I left a note in the hallway
By the time you read it
I'll be far away far away
I ain't fucking with nobody
Toast to the good life
Suicide before you see
my tears in my eyes
Me and my daughter
we gon' be alright
We gon' live a good life
Big homie better hold up
Me and my whoadies
'bout to roll up
I say my whoadies
'bout to stroll up
They comin' through the back door
Big homie better hold up
Me and my whoadies
'bout to stroll up
I see them boppers in the corner
Sneaking out the back door
We really could be
Living young wild and free
Hell no
I ain't gon' call you back
Chase me 'round the world
just to fall back
Ain't nobody got no time for that
Tryna keep my family right
Swear you're giving me your heart
but I don't care don't care
Better call Becky
with the good hair good hair
You only want me
when I'm not there
Boy you better get in line
Sometimes I regret the day
I put this ring on
Looking at my watch
he should've been home
He always got them
motherfucking excuses
I pray to god you reveal to me
what his truth is
Hey big homie better grow up
Ask you something
then you choke up
Me and my whoadies gonna roll up
Beating down your back door
Big homie better hold up
You've been running game
on the wrong one
I'm runnin' so fast
for the long run
Runnin' out the back door
We truly could have been
Living young wild and free
We truly could have been
Living young wild and free
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예술성과 정치적 메시지의 결합
2016년에 발매된 비욘세의 앨범 Lemonade는 단순한 음악 작품을 넘어선 하나의 문화적 사건이자 예술적 선언으로 평가받고 있습니다. 이는 비욘세가 자신이 처한 복합적인 정체성, 즉 아프리카계 미국인으로서의 역사와 현재의 경험을 작품에 반영한 드문 사례로, 그녀의 음악적 경력을 새로운 차원으로 끌어올렸습니다. Lemonade는 단순히 음악을 넘어서 시각적, 청각적, 감정적 경험을 통해 강렬한 메시지를 전달하며, 비욘세의 깊이 있는 예술성과 사회적 인식을 상징하는 중요한 작품으로 자리 잡았습니다.
Lemonade는 주제를 사랑과 배신, 회복, 그리고 자기 인식으로 나누며, 각 곡은 이 테마를 다채롭게 풀어냅니다. 앨범은 비욘세의 남편 제이지(Jay-Z)와의 관계에 대한 복잡한 감정을 노골적으로 다루며, 그녀의 개인적인 고통과 분노를 예술적으로 표현하고 있습니다. 이 과정에서 그녀는 아프리카계 미국인 여성으로서의 자부심과 공동체 의식을 드러내고, 자신의 목소리를 통해 가정 내 문제뿐 아니라 인종과 여성의 정체성 문제까지 다루며 공적인 메시지로 확장해 나갑니다.
Lemonade의 서사는 “Intuition(직관),” “Denial(부정),” “Apathy(무관심),” “Emptiness(공허),” “Accountability(책임),” “Reformation(개혁),” “Forgiveness(용서),” “Hope(희망)“으로 나누어져 있으며, 이를 통해 사랑과 배신의 감정을 단계적으로 탐색합니다. 이처럼 치밀하게 구성된 스토리텔링을 통해 비욘세는 청취자에게 감정적 여정을 제공하며, 이러한 서사가 청중에게 강렬한 공감대를 형성하게 합니다.
장르의 혼합과 음악적 혁신
음악적 측면에서 Lemonade는 팝, 알앤비(R&B), 소울, 록, 힙합, 블루스, 컨트리 등 다양한 장르를 혼합하여 비욘세가 가진 폭넓은 음악적 스펙트럼을 보여줍니다. 예를 들어, “Don’t Hurt Yourself”는 잭 화이트(Jack White)와 협업해 로큰롤과 펑크 사운드를 접목시켜 강렬한 분노의 감정을 표출하는 곡으로, 기존 비욘세의 음악에서 쉽게 볼 수 없었던 에너지를 담고 있습니다. 반면, “Daddy Lessons”는 컨트리 음악의 전통을 따르며 뉴올리언스 블루스의 영향을 받은 곡으로, 비욘세가 자신의 뿌리와 고향에 대한 애정을 표현하는 동시에 장르의 경계를 뛰어넘는 시도를 보여줍니다.
이 앨범의 또 다른 매력은 사운드의 다층성과 복합성에 있습니다. 섬세한 프로덕션과 강력한 비트, 정교한 보컬 하모니가 어우러져 곡의 깊이와 분위기를 더욱 강화합니다. 예를 들어, “Hold Up”에서는 경쾌한 레게 리듬과 느린 템포의 베이스 라인이 조화를 이루며 밝으면서도 묘하게 슬픈 감정을 자아냅니다. 이러한 다양한 스타일의 혼합은 비욘세가 음악적 한계를 뛰어넘어 새롭고 도전적인 사운드를 추구하고 있음을 보여줍니다.
가사와 메시지: 개인적 고백과 정치적 선언
Lemonade의 가사는 비욘세의 내면을 투명하게 드러내며 동시에 강한 정치적 메시지를 전달합니다. 앨범의 여러 곡에서 비욘세는 자신의 고통과 치유의 과정을 솔직하게 표현하면서, 흑인 여성으로서 겪는 고난과 차별을 거침없이 드러냅니다. 특히 “Formation”은 아프리카계 미국인으로서의 정체성과 자부심을 강렬하게 강조하는 곡으로, 가사와 뮤직비디오는 흑인 사회와 그들의 역사적 경험을 다루며 강한 사회적 메시지를 전달합니다. 비욘세는 이 곡에서 “I slay”라는 구절을 반복하며 자신과 같은 흑인 여성들의 강인함과 자긍심을 찬미합니다. 이로 인해 Lemonade는 단순히 비욘세 개인의 이야기를 넘어, 많은 흑인 여성들이 자신의 목소리와 정체성을 재확인할 수 있는 플랫폼을 제공합니다.
또한, 비욘세는 앨범 전체에서 흑인 문화의 여러 요소를 차용하고 있으며, 이는 비주얼 앨범에서도 두드러집니다. 예를 들어, 그녀는 역사적인 옷차림과 장소, 전통적인 아프리카계 미국인 상징들을 배경으로 삼아 흑인 공동체의 역사와 문화를 시각적으로 표현합니다. 이는 그녀가 단순히 음악을 넘어, 사회적 운동과 연대의 상징으로 자리 잡고 있음을 보여줍니다.
비주얼 앨범과 예술적 성취
Lemonade의 비주얼 앨범은 음악 이상의 경험을 제공합니다. 각 곡의 영상은 독특한 스타일과 이야기를 담고 있으며, 이는 앨범의 감정을 더욱 깊이 있게 전달합니다. 비욘세는 다양한 연출 기법과 강렬한 색채 대비, 상징적인 이미지들을 활용하여 곡마다 다른 감정적 울림을 만들어냅니다. 이러한 시각적 표현은 비욘세가 자신의 예술적 비전을 온전히 실현하고자 했음을 보여주며, 앨범에 대한 몰입감을 극대화하는 중요한 요소로 작용합니다.
예를 들어, “Hold Up”에서 비욘세가 노란 드레스를 입고 거리를 파괴하며 걷는 장면은 분노와 해방감을 상징하며, 시청자에게 강렬한 인상을 남깁니다. 이러한 연출은 단순한 분노 이상의 것을 담고 있으며, 비욘세가 사회적 억압에 대한 도전과 스스로를 해방시키려는 의지를 표현한 것이라 볼 수 있습니다. 또한, 각 영상마다 역사적 배경과 상징적인 이미지를 통해 흑인 여성으로서의 정체성과 아프리카계 미국인의 문화를 강조하고 있습니다.
음악 산업과 문화에 미친 영향
Lemonade는 음악 산업에 큰 파장을 일으켰습니다. 비욘세는 이 앨범을 통해 앨범 발매의 새로운 방식과 비주얼 콘텐츠의 중요성을 부각시켰으며, 이는 많은 아티스트에게 영감을 주었습니다. 이 앨범은 여성 아티스트들이 스스로의 목소리를 찾아 나가는 데 있어 중요한 전환점을 제공했으며, 비욘세는 이를 통해 음악계뿐만 아니라 사회적, 문화적 변화를 촉발하는 중요한 인물로 자리매김했습니다.
또한, Lemonade는 흑인 여성의 경험과 정체성을 강조하는 동시에, 흑인 커뮤니티와 그들의 문화적 유산에 대한 자부심을 표현함으로써 새로운 사회적 담론을 형성했습니다. 비욘세는 이 앨범을 통해 대중들에게 흑인 여성의 이야기를 중심에 두는 것이 얼마나 중요한지 보여주었으며, 이는 이후 여러 아티스트가 자신의 배경과 정체성을 음악에 적극적으로 반영하는 데 큰 영향을 미쳤습니다.
비욘세의 예술적 진화와 메시지의 힘
Lemonade는 비욘세의 예술적 진화를 보여주는 동시에, 흑인 여성의 목소리를 대변하는 강력한 작품으로 남았습니다. 그녀는 이 앨범을 통해 음악과 메시지의 경계를 허물고, 청중들에게 강렬한 공감을 이끌어내는 동시에 예술가로서의 신념과 정체성을 확립했습니다. Lemonade는 단순히 음악이 아닌, 비욘세가 세상에 던지는 선언이며, 이는 그녀의 커리어를 상징하는 결정적 순간으로 남을 것입니다.
이 앨범은 청중들에게 깊은 감동을 주며, 비욘세의 음악적, 예술적, 그리고 사회적 영향력을 재확인하게 합니다. Lemonade는 그녀의 팬뿐 아니라 음악 평론가들에게도 예술성과 메시지의 힘을 일깨워 주며, 오랜 시간이 지나도 여전히 그 영향력을 잃지 않을 걸작으로 기억될 것입니다.
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