[Chorus] 'Cause I'd rather die young than live my life without you I'd rather not live at all than live my life without you 'Cause I'd rather die young than live my life without you I'd rather not live at all than live my life without you
[Verse 2] You know I've been in love before You're the first one I ever seen That burns like gasoline So light a match Turn off the lights I'm holdin' on to you 'Cause this might be our last night, oh
[Chorus] 'Cause I'd rather die young than live my life without you I'd rather not live at all than live my life without you 'Cause I'd rather die young than live my life without you I'd rather not live at all than live my life without you (You)
[Bridge] What I'm tellin' you I'm givin' you my life, it's in your hands And what I'm gonna do Is be a woman and you can be a man And I wanna say it Nobody understands what we've been through I'd rather give up everything Than to live my Live my life without you, ooh, oh, ooh Ooh, oh, ooh, ooh Oh, ooh
[Chorus] 'Cause I'd rather die young than live my life without you I'd rather not live at all than live my life without you 'Cause I'd rather die young than live my life without you I'd rather not live at all than live my life without you
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Although the track wasn’t a single, it’s been acknowledged as an important track from the record. Co-written by Bey, Australian Luke Steele and Jeff Bhasker, it’s a wonderful 70’s soul throwback. Beyonce begins almost acapella, before the instrumental explodes behind her. She continues to toy with the pace of the song, exploding again for the bridge, as the rising synth notes match her strong vocal performance.
The track is a precursor to the kind of sentiment she’d revisit on LEMONADE. It could easily be about husband Jay Z.
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