Beyoncé’s critically acclaimed album Lemonade, which was released in 2016, included a suggestion that her husband Jay-Z had cheated on her which he had to respond to on his 13th solo album 4:44.
However, Jay-Z’s new song ”I Want You Forever” has lyrics that seem to indicate that he still harbors regrets for cheating on his wife, Beyoncé.
The rapper’s new nine-minute track, “I Want You Forever”, talks about a failing relationship and it is scored in the new movie, The Book of Clarence.
Both Jay Z and Beyoncé have previously been transparent about their relationship struggles.
But this time the 54-year-old raps about a woman, saying, “I don’t want to be without you,” after leaving her partner alone at home to stay at her mother’s house. “All I want to say is I love you so much / I don’t want to be without you / I need you forever. You know I’m crazy about you, so stop playing girl. Life doesn’t taste the same without you. Tears in my champagne about you”, the song’s lyrics read.
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He continues explaining he didn’t sleep in their bedroom as “the bed ain’t a bed without you.”
“You know that week you ran back to your mama’s house, ask my friend, they can vouch/slept on the couch ’cause the bed ain’t a bed without you.” Jay-Z adds he doesn’t want to end up like his parents, as his dad abandoned their family when he was younger.
“Love you for my life, and I put that on my dead,” he raps before concluding, “Can’t end up like my folks, nah.”
All of Beyoncé’s comments regarding Jay-Z’s infidelity come from her Lemonade album. Lyrics like “Can’t you see there’s no other man above you / What a wicked way to treat the girl that loves you” and “Looking at my watch, he shoulda been home / Today I regret the night I put that ring on” and “He always got them f***ing excuses” convey to listeners how Beyoncé felt about the affair.