Beyoncé’s eagerly anticipated concert film Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé opens today in theaters, and the end credits feature a brand-new song that’s also landed on streaming services. It’s called “MY HOUSE,” and while the title alludes to Bey’s recent forays into dance music, the two-part track isn’t strictly situated in that world. The first half finds Beyoncé rapping fiercely in a style evoking her Houston roots.
“MY HOUSE” was written and produced by Beyoncé and The-Dream, and in the opening lines of the first verse, Beyoncé sets the tone for the whole thing. She’s doing whatever the hell she wants this evening, and that includes buying direct from famed jewelry designer Lorraine Schwartz.
Me and my thug bae gon' slide tonight (Slide tonight)
Call the paparazzi, ain’t got clips to hide tonight (Boom, pow)
Cash out this pain, call Lorraine (Schwartz)
Then take me to Tiffany, I want forty-four karats on my fangs (Bling, ah)
A couple of lines later, she references the vibrant paint jobs and woodgrain steering wheels found in Houston’s “slab culture.”
I’m grabbin’ grain, sippin’ sideways on this candy paint (Candy paint; Damn, damn)
I’m done savin’ this money, tonight we gon’ ball out (We gon’ ball out)
At around 2:03, “MY HOUSE” turns into a dance track, and Beyoncé sings about the pride she feels in owning a home. Going forward, this song should play automatically whenever someone signs a mortgage and gets the keys to their new place.
When I grow up, I’m gon’ buy me a (House)
Make love in the (House)
Stay up late in this (House)
Don’t give a fuck about my (House)
Then get the fuck up out of my house
But Beyoncé isn’t just thinking about herself and her own staggering awesomeness. She’s out to change the world for the better, and you can help.
I will always love you (Ooh, house, house)
But I’ll never expect you to love me (Ooh, house, house)
When you don’t love yourself (Ooh, house, house)
Let’s heal the world (Ooh, house, house)
One beautiful action at a time (Ooh, house, house)
This is real love
Lend your soul to intuitions (This is real)
RENAISSANCE, new revolution
You can read all the lyrics to “MY HOUSE” on Genius now.
