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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Beyoncé
Vocals
Tanner Adell
Additional Vocals
Camaron Ochs (Cam)
Additional Vocals
Jon Batiste
Keyboards
Dwanna Orange
Choir
Raphael Saadiq
Drums
Lakeisha Lewis
Choir
Camille Grigsby
Choir
Nava Morris
Choir
Naarai Jacobs
Choir
Kiandra Richardson
Choir
Phylicia Hill
Choir
Storm Chapman
Choir
Jenelle Dunkley
Choir
Princess Fortier
Choir
Brooke Brewer
Choir
Chelsea Miller
Choir
Khirye Tyler
Bass
LaMarcus Eldridge
Choir
Cedrit Leonard
Choir
Donald Paige
Choir
Mabvuto Carpenter
Choir
Jason Morales
Choir
Jerome Wayne
Choir
No ID
Keyboards
Atia “ink” Boggs
Additional Vocals
DIXSON
Drums
Derek Dixie
Choir Director
George Young
Choir
JAY-Z
Sampled Artist
Steven Epting
Choir
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Beyoncé
Songwriter
Ernest Dion Wilson
Songwriter
Atia Boggs
Songwriter
Camaron Ochs (Cam)
Songwriter
Jon Batiste
Songwriter
Raphael Saadiq
Songwriter
Tyler Johnson
Songwriter
Darius Dixson
Songwriter
Derek Dixie
Songwriter
Michael Price
Songwriter
Dan Walsh
Songwriter
Stephen Stills
Songwriter
Shawn Carter
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Beyoncé
Producer
Jon Batiste
Producer
Tyler Johnson
Co-Producer
Derek Dixie
Additional Producer
Khirye Tyler
Additional Producer
No ID
Producer
Kuk Harrell
Vocal Producer
Stuart White
Mixing Engineer
John Cranfield
Vocal Recording Engineer
Andrea Roberts
Recording Engineer
Henrique Andrade
Recording Engineer
Jelli Dorman
Recording Engineer
Dani Pampuri
Vocal Recording Engineer
Lester Mendoza
Vocal Recording Engineer
Matheus Braz
Assistant Engineer
Danforth Webster
Assistant Engineer
Patrick Gardner
Assistant Engineer
Jonathan Lopez Garcia
Assistant Engineer
Terena Dawn
Assistant Engineer
Garrett Duncan
Assistant Engineer
Conner McFarland
Assistant Engineer
Nick Sutton
Assistant Engineer
Colin Leonard
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Nothin' really ends
For things to stay the same, they have to change again
Hello, my old friend
You change your name, but not the ways you play pretend
American Requiem
Them big ideas (yeah), are buried here (yeah)
Amen
It's a lot of talkin' goin' on
While I sing my song
Can you hear me?
I said, "Do you hear me?"
Looker there, looker there, now
Looker there, looker there
Looker-looker, looker there, looker there
Looker-looker, looker there, looker there
Looker-looker, looker there, looker there (oh, yeah)
Looker-looker, looker there, looker there
It's a lot of chatter in here
But let me make myself clear (oh)
Can you hear me? (Huh)
Or do you fear me? (Ow)
Can we stand for somethin'?
Now is the time to face the wind (Ow)
Comin' in peace and love, y'all
Oh, a lot of takin' up space
Salty tears beyond my gaze
Can you stand me?
(Can you stand me? Can you stand me? Can you stand me?) Ooh, ah
(Can you stand me? Can you stand me? Can you stand me?) Can we stand?
(Can you stand me? Can you stand me? Can you stand me?) Can you stand with me?
Can we stand for somethin'?
Now is the time to face the wind
Now ain't the time to pretend
Now is the time to let love in
Thinkin' to myself (thinkin' to myself)
Oh, it's a lot of talkin' goin' on (oh)
While I sing my song (yeah)
Do you hear me when I say?
Do you hear me when I say? Ah
Looker there, looker there
Looker, look
Looker-looker-looker-looker-looker
Looker-looker there, looker there
L-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-looker there
Oh, looker there, looker there
Looker there, looker there
(Can you stand me? Can you stand me? Can you stand me?) L-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l
(Can you stand me? Can you stand me? Can you stand me?)
Can we stand for somethin'?
Now is the time to face the wind (now is the time to face the wind)
Now ain't the time to pretend
Now is the time to let love in (to let love in)
Together, can we stand?
Looker there, looker in my hand
The grand baby of a moonshine man
Gadsden, Alabama
Got folks down in Galveston, rooted in Louisiana
They used to say I spoke, "Too country"
And the rejection came, said I wasn't, "Country 'nough"
Said I wouldn't saddle up, but
If that ain't country, tell me, what is?
Plant my bare feet on solid ground for years
They don't, don't know how hard I had to fight for this
When I sing my song
(When I sing the song of Abraham)
(When the angels guide and take my hand)
(Oh, no)
Goodbye to what has been
Pretty house that we never settled in
A funeral for fair-weather friends
I am the one to cleanse me of my Father's sins
American Requiem
Them big ideas (yeah) are buried here (yeah)
Amen
Writer(s): Raphael Saadiq, Michael Alan Price, Dan Walsh, Shawn C. Carter, Beyonce Gisselle Knowles, Ernest Dion Wilson, Stephen A. Stills, Jonathan M. Batiste, Camaron Marvel Ochs, Derek James Dixie, Tyler Sam Johnson, Atia Boggs, Darius Scott Dixson
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