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BIGGER by Beyoncé

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Beyoncé

BIGGER

Release date: 18th July 2019

From The Lion King: The Gift
Track 2
3:46
SoundtrackMusicHip-Hop/RapR&B/Soul
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About This Track

Beyoncé builds 'Bigger' around a simple spiritual assertion: that individual lives matter as part of something larger than themselves. The song moves between direct address and personal testimony, with Beyoncé acknowledging the weight of her own responsibilities even as she urges listeners to recognise their own worth. "Life is your birthright, they hid that in the fine print," she sings, framing self-realisation as an act of resistance against systems designed to diminish. The track features British singer-songwriter RAYE and carries an undercurrent of maternal care. Beyoncé speaks to exhaustion, to the difficulty of holding oneself together whilst trying to uplift others, but frames this struggle as inseparable from the work of legacy and love. The song's architecture builds outward: from individual awakening to family bonds to collective power, each layer reinforcing the title's central claim that we are all part of something way bigger than ourselves.

"BIGGER" is a track by Beyoncé, from the album The Lion King: The Gift, released 18th July 2019. The track is 3:46 long. It's filed under Soundtrack. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 15 articles about Beyoncé.

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Beyoncé

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Lyrics

BIGGER

If you feel insignificant, you better think again
Better wake up because you're part of something way bigger
You're part of something way bigger
Not just a speck in the universe
Not just some words in a bible verse
You are the living word
Ahh, you're part of something way bigger
Bigger than you, bigger than we
Bigger than the picture they framed us to see
But now we see it
And it ain't no secret, no
Understand the truth 'bout that question in your soul
Look up, don't look down, then watch the answers unfold
Life is your birthright, they hid that in the fine print
Uh, take the pen and rewrite it
Step out your estimate
Step in your essence and know that you're excellent
Rise (rise), the spirit is teachin'
Oh, I'm not just preachin', I'm takin' my own advice
Let mama let you know (let you know)
Mama's just tryin', I can't get no days off
I don't get no days off
Truly, I'm feelin' it, I had to say that thing twice
Tryin' to be a good wife
Still really hard, I can't lie
But I promised you I will fight, so I fight
If you feelin' frustrated and (oh)
You're sinkin', I'm jumpin' in (oh)
Forgiveness is key because we're fightin' something way bigger
You'll never lose, we are winners
I'll be the roots, you be the tree
Pass on the fruit that was given to me
Legacy, ah, we're part of something way bigger
Bigger, you're part of something way bigger
Bigger than you, bigger than we
Bigger than the picture they framed us to see
Legacy, oh, you're part of something way bigger
Let love be the water
I pour into you and you pour into me
There ain't no drought here
Bloom into our actual powers
I'll be your sanctuary, you just don't know it yet
You just don't know it yet
No matter how hard it gets
You got my blood in ya
And you're gonna rise
You're part of something way bigger
You're part of something way bigger
Bigger than you, bigger than me
Bigger than the picture they framed us to be, yeah
Ooh, ooh, you're part of something way bigger
Understand the truth 'bout that question in your soul (bigger)
Look up, don't look down, then watch the answers unfold (bigger)
Life is your birthright, they hid that in the fine print
Take the pen and rewrite it
Step out your estimate
Step in your essence and know that you're excellent
Rise, the spirit is teachin'
Oh, I'm not just preachin', I'm takin' my own advice
If you feel insignificant, you better think again
Better wake up 'cause you're part of something way bigger
You're part of something way bigger
I'll be the roots, you be the tree
Pass on the fruit that was given to me
Legacy, ah, we're part of something way bigger

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From The Lion King: The Gift

3:462019
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Album
The Lion King: The Gift
The Lion King: The Gift
Beyoncé
19th July 2019
Track number
2
Release year
2019
  1. 1balance (mufasa interlude)
    0:44
  2. 2BIGGER
    3:46
  3. 3the stars (mufasa interlude)
    0:47
  4. 4FIND YOUR WAY BACK
    2:42

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  • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Beyoncé, Derek Dixie, RAYE, Richard Lawson, Stacy Barthe, Worldwide Fresh
    Producer
    Beyoncé, Derek Dixie
    Additional Vocals
    RAYE
    Arranger
    Derek Dixie, Stephanie Matthews
    Assistant Mixing Engineer
    John Cranfield, Tyler Scott
    Assistant Recording Engineer
    Andrea Roberts, Jenna Felsenthal
    Copyist
    Chelsea Stevens
    Mastering Engineer
    Colin Leonard
    Mixing Engineer
    Stuart White, Tony Maserati
    Orchestration
    Derek Dixie
    Recording Engineer
    Dani Pampuri, Lester Mendoza
    Strings
    Adrienne Woods, Bianca McClure, Chelsea Stevens, Crystal Alforque, Jonathan Richards, Marta Honer, Rhea Hosanny, Stephanie Matthews, Stephanie Yu, Tahirah Whittington
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