Beyoncé
Resentment lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2006
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:41
I wish I could believe you
Then I'll be alright
But now everything you told me
Really don't apply
To the way I feel inside
Lovin' you was easy
Once upon a time
But now my suspicions of you
Have multiplied
And it's all because you lied
I only give you a hard time
'Cause I can't go on and pretend like
I haven't tried to forget this
But I'm much too full of resentment
Just can't seem to get over
The way you hurt me
Don't know how you gave another
Who didn't mean a thing to you (mean a thing)
The very thing you gave to me
I thought I could forgive you
And I know you've changed
As much as I wanna trust you
I know it ain't the same (it ain't the same)
And it's all because you lied
I only give you a hard time
'Cause I can't go on and pretend like
I haven't tried to forget this
But I'm much too full of resentment (I'm much too full of resentment)
I may never understand why
I'm doing the best that I can and I
I tried and I tried to forget this
But I'm much too full of resentment
I'll always remember feeling (you lied)
Like I was no good (you lied)
Like I couldn't do it for you (you lied)
Like your mistress could
And it's all because you lied
You lied to more than I was (you lied)
More than my own life (you lied)
The best part of me I gave you
It was a sacrifice (sacrifice)
And it's all because you lied
I only give you a hard time
'Cause I can't go on and pretend like (I can't go on and pretend like)
I tried and I tried to forget this (I tried and I tried)
But I'm too damn full of resentment
I know she was attractive
But I was here first
Been riding with you for six years
Why did I deserve
To be treated this way by you?
I know you're probably thinking
What's up with me?
I've been crying too long
What did you do to me?
I used to be so strong
But now you took my soul
And I'm crying
Can't stop crying
Can't stop crying
You could have told me
You wasn't happy
I know you didn't wanna hurt me
But look what you done to me now
I gotta look at her in her eyes (you lied)
And see she's half of me (you lied, you lied)
How could you lie? (You lied)
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Key vocabulary
- wish
- want something
- i'll
- I will (future)A2
- alright
- okay; fine
- told
- said information
- don't
- do notA1
- apply
- put to; request helpA2
- inside
- withinA2
- lovin
- loving; affectionate
- upon
- onB1
- suspicions
- doubts about honestyC1
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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.