"Mine" is a song by Beyoncé, featuring Drake, for her self-titled fifth studio album.
Background and composition[]
In September 2013, Drake revealed that he was working with Beyoncé on her new project. During an interview with Vibe, he talked about his collaboration with Beyoncé on "Mine", stating, "I had fun with it. I always wanted to write for her. She never really sings that minimal... We'll see where that goes."
"Mine" is a futuristic R&B song with a relaxed, jazzy flow, combining African beats with muted modern hip-hop. Lyrically, Beyoncé reveals her everyday doubts regarding marriage and motherhood, present in the lines, "I'm not feeling like myself since the baby, are we even going to make it? If we are, we're taking this a little too far". She also confesses about going through rough times with a husband after the birth of their daughter, asking the question: "Are we gonna even make it?" in the lines. Many critics opined that the lines were sung about the singer's real-life husband Jay-Z and their daughter Blue Ivy. However, her collaborator Drake manages "to turn the darkness into hope."
Reception[]
"Mine" received critical acclaim from music critics, who praised the song's production, Beyoncé's vocal performance and the song's breakdown. However, Drake's contributions were generally panned by critics. Following the release of the album, "Mine" charted in multiple regions, making appearances on the US Billboard Hot 100 and UK charts.
Lyrics[]
[Part I]
[Verse: Beyoncé]
I've been watchin' for the signs
Took a trip to clear my mind, oh
Now I'm even more lost
And you're still so fine, oh my, oh my
Been havin' conversations about breakups and separations
I'm not feelin' like myself since the baby
Are we gonna even make it? Oh
'Cause if we are, we're takin' this a little too far
If we are, we're takin' this a little too far
Baby, if we are, we're takin' this a little too far
With me bein' wherever I'm at
Worried 'bout wherever you are
We're takin' this a little too far
We're takin' this a little too far
We're takin' this a little too far
[Part II]
[Refrain: Drake]
Know you wanna roll with a good girl
Do it big, do it all for a good girl
One time, this is a song for the good girl
Don't sleep when you know you got it good, girl
One time, this is a song for the good girl
Wanna roll, wanna roll with a good girl
One time, this is a song for the good girl
And I still keep it hood, still treat you like I should, what's up?
[Verse 1: Beyoncé]
On my mind, up past my bedtime, no rest at the kingdom
Alone in my place, my heart is away, all that I can think of is
We should get married, we should get married
Let's stop holdin' back on this and let's get carried away
[Pre-Chorus: Beyoncé]
Stop makin' a big deal out of the little things
'Cause I got big deals and I got little things
Got everything I'm asking for but you
Stop makin' a big deal out of the little things
Let's get carried away
Come right now, you know where I stay
[Chorus: Beyoncé & Drake, Beyoncé]
I just wanna say, you're mine, you're mine
I just wanna say, you're mine, you're mine
Fuck what you heard, you're mine, you're mine
All I'm really askin' for is you
You're mine, you're mine (Yeah)
I just wanna say, you're mine, you're mine
Fuck what you heard, you're mine, you're mine
Long as you know who you belong to
[Refrain: Drake]
Know you wanna roll with a good girl
Do it big, do it all for a good girl
One time, this is a song for the good girl
Don't sleep when you know you got it good, girl
One time, this is a song for the good girl
Wanna roll, wanna roll with a good girl
One time, this is a song for the good girl
And I still keep it hood, still treat you like I should, what's up?
[Verse 2: Drake]
From eight until late, I think 'bout you
You own my nights, I don't know what to do, do
I can't get no rest, can't get no sleep, yeah
This whole thing got way too deep and we should
[Pre-Chorus: Drake]
Stop makin' a big deal out of the little things
'Cause I got big deals and I got little things
I got everything I'm askin' for but you
Stop makin' a big deal out of the little things
Let's get carried away
Come right now, you know where I stay
[Chorus: Beyoncé & Drake, Beyoncé]
I just wanna say, you're mine, you're mine
I just wanna say, you're mine, you're mine
Fuck what you heard, you're mine, you're mine
All I'm really askin' for is you
You're mine, you're mine (Yeah)
I just wanna say, you're mine, you're mine
Fuck what you heard, you're mine, you're mine
Long as you know who you belong to
[Refrain: Drake]
Know you wanna roll with a good girl
Do it big, do it all for a good girl
One time, this is a song for the good girl
Don't sleep when you know you got it good, girl
One time, this is a song for the good girl
Wanna roll, wanna roll with a good girl
One time, this is a song for the good girl
And I still keep it hood, still treat you like I should, what's up?
[Break: Beyoncé]
(All I'm really askin' for is you, yeah)
(Long as you know who you belong to)
[Part III]
[Verse: Drake]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
(Pull up on you) I gotta pull up on you
You gon' make me have to pull up on you
Don't go ghost on me, I'ma go "Thriller" on you
I'ma just (Pull up on you)
I'ma let my hands do the talkin' when I see you, baby girl
I miss feelin' on you (Pull up on you)
I miss everything that's real about you
And that's everything about you, that's just how I feel about you (Pull up on you)
Been about you and I'm still about you, but
We ain't finished talkin' (Pull up on you)
I told you you don't need to worry 'bout them bitches
All them fives need to listen when a ten is talkin' (Pull up on you)
'Cause they don't wanna see you happier than them
And, girl, you swear they all your friends and that's been a problem (Pull up on you)
You the one they hate, this come with that (Yeah)
I know you think it's funny that your ex is not a runnin' back
But that n***a came runnin' back (Pull up on you)
And you tell me you done with that
And I believe it's true
Long as you know who you belong to
Oh, oh-oh-oh
[Outro: Beyoncé]
All I'm really askin' for is you
Yeah