“Love Drought” não tem nada a ver com a relação de Beyoncé com o marido Jay Z. Ingrid Burley, que assina a canção com Beyoncé e Mike Dean, deu uma entrevista revelando a real inspiração para a composição: um mal estar que ela teve com a gravadora. Ela, Ingrid. Não ela, Beyoncé. Ou seja, a música não tem nada a ver com a vida da Beyoncé.
Segundo Ingrid, ela escreveu “Love Drought” depois que a gravadora da Bey mentiu para ela. Ingrid queria entregar músicas para a popstar e lhe disseram que ela não estava mais recebendo material. No entanto, depois ela viu uma folha com notas escritas por Beyoncé para outro artista, então ela descobriu que estavam evitando-a. “Love Drought”, então, é sobre a relação da Ingrid com a Columbia Records.
Os temas das músicas da Beyoncé no “Lemonade” tem rendido todo tipo de interpretação por parte da mídia e dos fãs. A cantora, por sua vez, prefere não entrar em explicações, deixando que as canções falem por si mesmas. É o caso de “Sorry”, por exemplo.
LOVE DROUGHT
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
You and me would stop this love drought
