Tear Jerker / Beyoncé

Music

• B'Day
  • The entirety of "Resentment" is a tearjerker. In this song, Beyoncé sorely laments about her lover cheating on her. The live versions don't do much to help hold back the tears.
• I Am... Sasha Fierce
  • "If I Were A Boy"
    You don't listen to her
    You don't care how it hurts
  • An alternate music video for "Halo" surfaced in 2010. In this version, Beyoncé's lover is chased through a forest and attacked by police dogs. At the end of the video, Beyoncé comes across his lifeless body.
  • In "Disappear," Beyoncé sings about
  • "Scared of Lonely" sees Beyoncé begging her partner for reassurance. This is a sharp contrast from her usual confident persona.
• 4
  • "I Care" is about Beyoncé fighting alone to save a dying relationship with her cold and emotionally distant partner.
    Ever since you knew your power
    You made me cry
    And now every time our love goes sour
    You won't sympathize
    You see these tears falling down to my ears
    I swear you like when I'm in pain
  • "I Miss You" is a song about pining for a partner from whom she has split.
  • "I Was Here" is a somber ballad commemorating Beyoncé's career. Though she's not done yet, surely this song will prove to be even more emotional when her career inevitably ends due to retirement or death.
• Beyoncé
  • In "Heaven," Beyoncé is mourning the loss of a loved one. It is speculated that the song is about a child that Beyoncé miscarried.
    We laughed at the darkness
    So scared that we lost it
• Lemonade: Beyoncé
  • The album opens with "Pray You Catch Me," a haunting ballad that lays the groundwork for the subsequent songs.
    Nothing else ever seems to hurt
    Like the smile on your face
    When it's only in my memory
    It don't hit me quite the same
    Maybe it's a cause for concern?
  • "Hold Up"
  • "Love Drought"
    You my lifeline
    Think you're tryin' to kill me
    If I wasn't Bey
    Would you still feel me?
  • "Sandcastles"
• The Lion King: The Gift
  • "Otherside"
• Other songs

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