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Haunted

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Written by Beyoncé, BOOTS

Lyrics

Haunted

[Part I: "Ghost"]

[Intro: Beyoncé & Alaina Reed-Hall]

The winner is: Beyoncé Knowles, female pop vocalist

I would like to thank the judges for picking me

My parents who I love, I love you, Houston

[Verse: Beyoncé]

And I've been driftin' off on knowledge

Catcalls on catwalks, man, these women gettin' solemn

I could sing a psalm for a Solomon or Salamander

We took a flight at midnight and now my mind can't help but wonder, "How come?"

Spoon-fed pluralized eyes to find the beaches in the forest

When I'm lookin' off the edge, I preach my gut, it can't help but ignore it

I'm climbin' up the walls 'cause all the shit I hear is borin'

All the shit I do is borin', all these record labels borin'

I don't trust these record labels, I'm torn

All these people on the planet workin' nine-to-five just to stay alive

The nine-to-five just to stay alive, the nine-to-five just to stay alive

The nine-to-five just to stay alive, the nine-to-five just to stay alive

The nine-to-five just to stay alive, the nine-to-five just to stay alive

All the people on the planet workin' nine-to-five just to stay alive, how come?

About this track

"Haunted" is a song by Beyoncé from the album BEYONCÉ, released in 2013. The song was written by Beyoncé, BOOTS, Drake. It was produced by Beyoncé, BOOTS.

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, Drake

Produced by Beyoncé, BOOTS

[Chorus: Beyoncé]

What goes up, ghost around

Ghost around

What goes up, ghost around

Ghost around

[Bridge: Beyoncé]

Around

Around

Around

Around (Will it be forever?)

Around (What are you gonna do?)

Around (What are you gonna do?)

Around

[Outro: Beyoncé]

Soul not for sale

Probably won't make no money off this, oh, well

Reap what you sow

Perfection is so, mmm

[Part II: "Haunted"]

[Verse 1: Beyoncé]

It's what you do, it's what you see

I know if I'm hauntin' you, you must be hauntin' me

It's where we go, it's where we'll be

I know if I'm onto you, I'm onto you

Onto you, you must be onto me

My haunted lungs, ghost in the sheets

I know if I'm onto you, you must be hauntin' me

My wicked tongue, where will it be?

I know if I'm onto you, I'm onto you

Onto you, I'm onto you

Onto you, you must be onto me

[Bridge: Beyoncé]

You want me?

I walk down the hallway

You like it?

The bedroom's my runway

Slap me

I'm pinned to the doorway

Kiss, bite, foreplay

[Verse 2: Beyoncé]

My haunted lungs, ghost in the sheets

I know if I'm hauntin' you, you must be hauntin' me

My wicked tongue, where will it be?

I know if I'm onto you, you must be onto me

It's what we see

I know if I'm hauntin' you, you must be hauntin' me

It's where we go, it's where we'll be

I know if I'm onto you, I'm onto you

Onto you, I'm onto you

Onto you, you must be onto me

You must be onto me

You must be onto me

You must be onto me

[Outro: Beyoncé & BOOTS]

(Onto you, I'm onto you)

Me (Onto you, I'm onto you)

Me, me (Onto you, I'm onto you)

Me (Onto you, I'm onto you)

Me

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