Beyoncé
AMEN lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:26
Mercy on me, baby
Have mercy on me
Mercy, mercy
Hurtin' badly, I can see you're hurtin' badly
Hurtin', hurtin', hey
Mercy on me, baby
Have mercy on me
(Mercy) mercy (mercy)
I see you hurtin', see you, please, have mercy on me, oh-oh
(Mercy, mercy) oh-ooh-ooh
This house was built with blood and bones
And it crumbled, yes, it crumbled
The statues they made were beautiful
But they were lies of stone, they were lies of stone
Trumpets blare, with silent sound
I need to make you proud
Tell me, can you hear me now?
Mercy on me, mercy, have mercy on me
(Mercy) yeah (mercy) yeah
I can see you hurtin', see you hurtin' badly
Can see you hurtin', see you hurtin' (mercy, mercy)
Say a prayer for what has been
We'll be the ones to purify our fathers' sins
American Requiem
Them old ideas (yeah), are buried here (yeah)
Amen
'Men (amen)
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Key vocabulary
- mercy
- kindness or forgivenessC1
- baby
- very young childA1
- hurtin
- feeling pain
- badly
- in a bad wayA2
- you're
- you are
- hey
- used to get attentionA1
- oh-oh
- expresses worry
- oh-ooh-ooh
- expressing delight
- house
- building to live inA1
- built
- made with materials
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About this song
Beyoncé Knowles is an American singer and songwriter who works across pop, R&B, hip-hop, and dance music, recognized for shaping Black cultural themes through her albums and high-profile performances. She first rose to prominence with Destiny’s Child before becoming a solo artist known for records including Lemonade, RENAISSANCE, and Cowboy Carter.