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Saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts Taylor Swift – Death By A Thousand Cuts
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“Death by a thousand cuts” was another name for “Lingchi,” a form of execution and torture used in China from 900 CE in which prisoners condemned for especially severe crimes would be slowly put to death by having each of their limbs cut off. Suffering “death by a thousand cuts,“ suggests a slow torture far more unpleasant than a sudden break or end.

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More recently, the phrase ‘death by a thousand cuts’ was used in Taylor Jenkins Reid’s 2017 novel “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo”, in which the main characters states that her love interest might have left her in a huff, but it was death by a thousand cuts.

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This song follows “Paper Rings” potentially indicating that the man she would marry with paper rings broke her heart.

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Death by a thousand cuts could also mean that instead of the break-up being hurtful due to one big issue, it is instead a million little things that add up to cause pain.

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Ah, well...

Every day a little death—

[ANNE]
Every day a little death— Patricia Elliott & Victoria Mallory – Every Day a Little Death
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With “Ah, well,” the song turns. Now Charlotte models for Anne that resignation, with full knowledge, can become its own kind of defiance. Anne echoes Charlotte’s words with her own experiences.

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MY POWER Beyoncé (Ft. Busiswa, Moonchild Sanelly, Nija, Tierra Whack & Yemi Alade) – MY POWER
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In this team up with Tierra Whack, Moonchild Sanelly, and Nija, Beyonce quotes the crowd’s cheer for Muhammad Ali in his famous “Rumble in the Jungle” fight against George Foreman, “boma ye.”

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There’s no mention of Busiswa here.

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Yemi Alade is not apart of this song.

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Tierra Whack wrote her verse in 20 minutes. Originally written as the closing of the song, Beyonce liked it so much she decided that it would be switched to the opening. Once the track was sent to Tierra for approval, she was discouraged to hear her verse off beat. Not knowing how to bring this up with Beyonce’s team. Tierra decided to reach out to her cousin Meek Mills to act as her middle man. Meek Mill calls Jay-Z to relay the mistake to Beyonce, to which she then gets her team to fix the track. To Tierra’s relief her verse is put on beat with the rest of the track and Jay-Z calls her to commend her professionalism in making things perfect. (Taken from Tierra Whack’s interview with Hot 97FM)

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The Lion King: The Gift The Lion King: The Gift
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This Beyoncé produced and curated album is a companion to the 2019 live-action remake of the original 1994 animated Disney film, The Lion King.

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​balance (mufasa interlude) James Earl Jones – ​balance (mufasa interlude)
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The album opens with an iconic piece of Lion King dialogue from James Earl Jones, who played Mufasa in the original animated Lion King and reprises his role in the 2019 remake.

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yo, @TheScrivener could we cite the imdb pages for both lion kings?

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FIND YOUR WAY BACK Beyoncé – FIND YOUR WAY BACK
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On “Find Your Way Back” Beyonce plays with Simba’s story and narrative within The Lion King to talk about fathers and finding your own way. This is notable as Beyonce has had her own well-publicized journey with her father Matthew Knowles, who managed her early in her career. After a period of seeming estrangement, Beyonce has been seen with her father again since Lemonade.

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BIGGER Beyoncé (Ft. RAYE) – BIGGER
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“Bigger” takes its themes from “balance (mufasa interlude)” which precedes it; like Mufasa, Beyoncé encourages her audience to see themselves as a crucial piece of a larger whole.

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There is now a video on youtube for this song:

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Van Morrison - The Prophet Speaks - 4/14 Genius – December 2018 Album Release Calendar
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Van Morrison – The Prophet Speaks Lyrics and Tracklist

  1. Gonna Send You Back Where I Got You From Lyrics
  2. Dimples Lyrics
  3. Got To Go Where The Love Is
  4. Laughin And Clownin Lyrics
  5. 5 am Greenwich Mean Time Lyrics
  6. Gotta Get You Off My Mind Lyrics
  7. Teardrops Lyrics
  8. I Love The Life I Live Lyrics
  9. Worried Blues / Rollin And Tumblin Lyrics
  10. Ain’t Gonna Moan No More
  11. Love Is A Five Letter Word Lyrics
  12. Love Is Hard Work Lyrics
  13. Spirit Will Provide
  14. The Prophet Speaks

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In the Event of Typhoon Lupe Fiasco – In the Event of Typhoon
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The text of this intro comes from the painter J.M.W. Turner’s untitled poem which accompanied his 1840 painting “The Slave Ship.” Originally titled “Slavers Throwing overboard the Dead and Dying—Typhoon coming on,” Turner wrote the poem itself in 1812.

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"For better or for worse", huh? Kanye West (Ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR) – Wouldn't Leave
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“For better for worse” is part of traditional marriage vows in both the Anglican and Roman Catholic Church.

In American Catholic weddings the vows read:

I, , take you, , to be my lawfully wedded (husband/wife), to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part."

Anglican ceremonies (and many others) include this line from The Book of Common Prayer:

I,, take thee,_, to be my wedded Wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God’s holy ordinance; and thereto I plight thee my troth."

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In one episode of KUWTK Kim Kardashian is seen saying how she said to Kanye ‘So this is what the mean when they say for better or for worse’ just after his BREAK THROUGH, this line is therefore a direct quote from Ye’s wife

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Also, Kim’s said on an episode of Keeping Up that after her robbery and while Kanye was in hospital he turned around to her and said “I guess this is what for better or for worse means huh”

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