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MAN: I feel like I'm not a king yet.

But, like, I got potential for it, you feel me?

But I'm not there yet, you feel me?

Like, I know I got the capabilities to,

but sometimes I don't know how to navigate.

(SOFT ANCIENT MUSIC PLAYING)

MUFASA: Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance.

You need to understand that balance

and respect all the creatures...

from the crawling ant...

to the leaping antelope.

We are all connected

in the great circle of life.

(CHILDREN CHATTERING)

BEYONCÉ: Bless the body,

born celestial,

beautiful in dark matter.

Black is the color of my true love's skin.

Coils and hair catching centuries of prayers,

spread through a smoke.

You are welcome to come home to yourself.

Let black be synonymous with glory.

(SONG PLAYING)

(SINGING) 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 Aa-ah

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 ainʼt no secret, no

Understand that truth about 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

The spirit is teaching No, I'm not just preaching

I'm taking my own advice

Let Mama let you know Mama's still trying

I can't get no days off I don't get no days off

Truly I'm feeling it I had to say that thing twice

Trying to be a good wife Still really hard I can't lie

But I promised you I would fight So I fight

If you're feeling frustrated and

You're sinking, I'm jumping in

Forgiveness is key

Because we're fighting something way bigger

You'll never lose We are winners

I'll be the roots You'll be the tree

Pass on the fruit that was given to me Legacy

Aa-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

(MUSIC PAUSES)

(MUSIC RESUMES)

History is your future.

One day, you will meet yourself back where you started,

but stronger.

(SINGING) Let love be the water

I pour into you And you pour into me

There ainʼt 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 paint us to be

Ooh! Ooh, ooh

You're part of something way bigger

Understand that truth about 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

Take the pen and rewrite it

Step out your estimate

Step in your essence

And know that you're excellent Rise

The spirit is teaching No, I'm not just preaching

I'm taking my own advice

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

I'll be the roots You'll be the tree

Pass on the fruit that was given to me

Legacy

Aa-ah

We're part of something way bigger

A journey is a gift,

something to offer at the door to the rooms of your mind.

This is how we journey

far,

and can still always find something like home.

The great kings were here long before us,

ancient masters of celestial lore.

BANKULLI: (SINGING) Rikirobo roborebe

Mamsibo robirebi rebi

MUFASA: Let me tell you something my father told me.

BAKULLI: (SINGING) Skindanu dinda dundun

MUFASA: Look at the stars.

BANKULLI: (SINGING) Sibirobo roborebe

Oroboskibo robi rebirebi

MUFASA: The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars.

BANKULLI: (SINGING) Skidin dadun dadun daya

MUFASA: So whenever you feel alone...

just remember those kings will always be up there to guide you.

And so will I.

(CELESTIAL MUSIC PLAYING)

(WOMAN VOCALIZING)

(SONG PLAYING)

(SINGING) Daddy used to take me walkin' down the street

Daddy used to take my hand, say, "Follow me"

Daddy used to lead me back home all the time

I got big enough to run around, Daddy left me outside

He said, "Find your way back

"Big, big world, but you got it, baby

"Find your way back

"Don't let this life drive you crazy

"Find your way back

"Come back home before the street light's on

"Find your way back

"Find your way back"

Daddy used to tell me, "Look up at the stars

"It's been a long time but remember who you are

"Circle of life and one day I might not make it

"Circle of life and one day I might not make it

"But you just gotta find your way back

"Big, big world, but you got it, baby

"Find your way back

"Don't let this life drive you crazy

"Find your way back

"Come back home before the street light's on

"Find your way back

"Find your way back"

Daddy used to teach me all my moves

Running 'round wild, had to tie my shoes

Itty bitty child with a smile like you

Wild, wild child, look a lot like you

Daddy used to teach me all my tricks

Running 'round wild, had to get my fix

Daddy used to teach me all my plays

On a marathon Have to run my race

BANKULLI: Skindanu dinda dundun

"Find your way back

"Big, big world, but you got it, baby

"Find your way back

"Don't let this life drive you crazy

"Find your way back

"Come back home before the street light's on

"Find your way back

"Find your way back" Yeah

BANKULLI: Rikirobo roborebe

Mamsibo robirebi rebi

Skindanu dinda dundun

Sibirobo roborebe

Oroboskibo robi rebirebi

Skidin dadun dadun daya

"Find your way back

"Big, big world, but you got it, baby

"Find your way back

"Don't let this life drive you crazy

"Find your way back

"Come back home before the street light's on

"Find your way back

"Find your way back" Yeah

BANKULLI: Rikirobo roborebe

Mamsibo robirebi rebi

Skindanu dinda dundun

Sibirobo roborebe

Oroboskibo robi rebirebi

Skidin dadun dadun daya

Daddy used to teach me all my moves

Running 'round wild, had to tie my shoes

Itty bitty child with a smile like you

Wild, wild child, look a lot like you

Daddy used to teach me all my tricks

Running 'round wild, had to get my fix

Daddy used to teach me all my plays

On a marathon, told me run my race

Find your way back

(MUSIC TEMPO SLOWS)

(VOCALIZING)

Daddy used to tell me, "Look up at the stars

"It's been a long time but remember who you are

"Who you are

"Circle of life..."

"Circle of life..."

SCAR: Go back to your den, Simba. I don't babysit.

(MONKEY SQUEAKING)

BEYONCÉ: Life is a set of choices.

Lead, or be led astray.

Follow your light

or lose it.

Ah!

Young boy.

Ha. Does your father know you are here?

Huh?

Who are you?

(LAUGHING)

You see this?

You see the sadness, eh?

What are you afraid of? Huh?

What are you scared of?

Who, ha-ha, are you?

(SONG PLAYING)

TEKNO: (RAPPING) A-ha! Suzuki no be Chang Jiang

Jet Li no be Liu Kang

You know me, I not be pretender From start of the week to the weekend, ah

I no de hide for corner

Footwork like Pogba

If you get my ton ton ton

Me, I want to get on your don don don Zagadat

Sheep don't run with lion Snake don't swing with monkey

I can't talk for too long Got too much gold to try on

Sheep don't run with lion Snake don't swing with monkey

I can't talk for too long Got too much gold to try on

Jealousy, huh Don't you jealous me

Ah, that's that jealousy Huh?

Don't you jealous me, ey

That's that jealousy Huh?

Don't you jealous me, ah

That's that jealousy, huh

Don't you come for me, ah

MR EAZI: Baako Mienu

Yenko Aahbaaa

Baako Mienu

Yenko Aahbaaa

Baako Mienu

Yenko Aahbaaa

Baako Mienu

Yenko Aahbaaa

Oh, Odogwu

I beg make them talk I go give them the action

I be the grand master Salute the commander

Otunba Oga

Saidi Chairman

Mansa Oba

Yaro Clear Road

Sheep don't run with lion Snake don't swing with monkey

I can't talk for too long Got too much gold to try on

Sheep don't run with lion Snake don't swing with monkey

I can't talk for too long Got too much gold to try on

Jealousy, huh

Don't you jealous me

Ah, that's that jealousy Huh?

Don't you jealous me, ey

That's that jealousy Huh?

Don't you jealous me, ah

That's that jealousy, huh

Don't you come for me, ah

MR EAZI: Baako Mienu

Yenko Aahbaaa

Baako Mienu

Yenko Aahbaaa

(WOMAN VOCALIZING)

YOUNG SIMBA: (ECHOING) This must be it.

Come on!

YOUNG NALA: Simba, get down! It could be dangerous.

YOUNG SIMBA: Danger? (SCOFFS) I laugh in the face of danger.

(SCAR INTRO MUSIC PLAYING)

(ENGINE ROARING)

Ahhh!

(RAPPING) In the jungle Ain't no Bible

Showtime, showtime No recital

Show no fear, boy Where's your spinal?

Where's your backbone? Where's your pyro?

I had to be everything you couldn't be, for my survival

My own idol Skipped my trial

Took my rightful Rightful title

No remorse The sin is final

I found all my own disciples

I'm too far gone Down this spiral

No white angels Just albinos

Check my eyes, man They're all white, man

Roll them back now Where'd the light go?

Guess it died, so cold like cryo

Crack my neck back like I'm the chiro

SCAR: Simba! What have you done?

-(MAN SCREAMING) -(MEN CHANTING IN ZULU)

Run away, Simba.

And never return.

(OMINOUS LAUGHTER)

(MUSIC PLAYING)

BEYONCÉ: No true king ever dies.

Our ancestors hold us from within our own bodies,

guiding us through our reflections.

Light refracted.

(SINGING) Hey, little buddy, where you going?

I'm not sure but I know I'm still in motion

This ain’t regular, I seen regular

These streams may take me out to the ocean

KENDRICK LAMAR: Told myself if I dive in it without precaution of a lifejacket

Then I'll dive in it 'til I'm exhausted and I'm type lackin'

Waistline on four deep Senses on four deep

Feel like there's four me

One time I took a swim in the Nile

I swam the whole way, I didn't turn around

Man, I swear It made me relax when I came down

I felt liberated like free birds I'm stimulated now

Plunging away unless my body's on top

Stimulated now

All of these currents might cost me my life

Right now

Where danger finds me, it follows with tides

Many miles ahead of me, still I'm in stride

That's some good

Got the Nile runnin' through my body

Look at my natural, I'm so exotic

Darker the berry, sweeter the fruit

Deeper the wounded, deeper the roots

Nubian doused in brown, I'm lounging in it

Fountain of Youth, I said I'm drowning in it

KENDRICK AND BEYONCÉ: I'm in the Nile, deep in denial

I'm in the Nile, deep in denial

KENDRICK: That's some good

MAN: When it's all said and done, I don't even know my own native tongue.

And if I can't speak myself, I can't think myself.

And if I can't think myself, I can't be myself.

But if I can't be myself, I will never know me.

So, Uncle Sam, tell me this,

if I will never know me, how can you?

(BIRDS CALLING)

(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING)

(CHOIR SINGING IN ZULU)

TIMON: Look, kid,

bad things happen and you can't do anything about it, right?

YOUNG SIMBA: Right.

TIMON: Wrong!

When the world turns its back on you, you turn your back on the world.

PUMBAA: Only embrace what's next!

TIMON: And turn the "what" into "so what?"

YOUNG SIMBA: Well, that's not what I was taught.

TIMON: Well, then maybe you need a new lesson.

Repeat after me, kid.

"Hakuna matata."

(MEN SINGING IN ZULU)

(SONG CONTINUES PLAYING)

(SONG STOPS)

(PLAYS DRAMATIC CLASSICAL TUNE)

(PLAYS UPBEAT TUNE)

(WOMAN SINGING IN BAMBARA)

(SONG CONTINUES PLAYING)

(SINGING) I know my enemy prey on me So pray for me

Tick, tick, wait on it I'm keepin' down my body count

I'm finessin' like a trap bounce, a trap bounce, yeah

'Cause every day above ground is a blessing

I done leveled up Now my view panoramic

None of my fears can't go where I'm headed

Had to cut 'em loose Now I'm loose, break the levee, yeah

I’m ‘bout to flood on ‘em Flood on a sinner

The rain and thunder gon' fall Go Mutombo, no, no, sinner

You can't dim my light

'Cause when we walk up in the club I need them sirens goin' off

Then we can look up in the sky

The tears we cry let us know that we alive, yeah, yeah

It give me goosebumps every time

I throw up my diamond

Together we big timin'

Don't make me have to remind ya

I got my cup up to the heavens Another night I won't remember

Promise this my mood 4 eva

Promise this my mood 4 eva, eva

Dancers dancin' on the bezel

This kinda feelin' unforgettable

Promise this my mood 4 eva Promise this my mood 4 eva

4 eva and eva

JAY-Z: You heard that?

BEYONCÉ: 4 eva and eva

4 eva and eva

That's the sound of the price going up (CHUCKLES)

(RAPPING) 4 eva and eva eva, and eva eva

At the Saxon Madiba suite like Mandela Bumping Fela on the Puma jet

Like we from Lagos Mansa Musa reincarnated

We on our levels that's a billi', a thousand milli'

First one to see a B out these housing buildings

I be feeling like Prince in '84, Mike in '79, Biggie in '97

'94 Nas, Ali Bomaye, no Kumbaya Just give me the sommelier

I'm on La Tâche Helmet on the Jet Ski

You know the vibes Hit my head, figured out me

Oh, my God without the God in the XY

I'm afraid the whole game will be colonized

The marathon will be televised for NIP

'Cause true kings don't die, we multiply Peace

(SINGING) I'm so unbothered, I'm so unbothered

Y'all be so pressed while I'm raising daughters

Sons of empires, y'all make me chuckle

Stay in your struggle Crystal blue water

Piña colada-in', you stay Ramada Inn

My baby father, bloodline Rwanda

Why would you try me? Why would you bother?

I am Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter

I am the Nala Sister of Naruba

Oshun, Queen Sheba I am the mother

Ankh on my gold chain I sold my whole chain

I be like soul food I am a whole mood

(LAUGHS)

When we walk up in the club, I need the sirens going off

-(AIRHORN TOOTS) -And when you look up to the sky

The tears we cry let us know that we're alive, yeah, yeah

I give him goosebumps every time

I throw up my diamond

Together we big timin' The children are our reminder

I got my cup up to the heavens Another night I won't remember

Promise this my mood 4 eva

Promise this my mood 4 eva, eva

Dancers dancing on the bezel This kinda feeling unforgettable

Promise this my mood 4 eva Promise this my mood 4 eva

4 eva and eva

Eva, eva

4 eva and eva Eva, and eva, and eva

No shade, no shade I got that limelight

No trade, no trade I won't give up my pride

Focused, I'm focused To get your mind right

Cloud nine, cloud nine I couldn't even tell you what's going down

(ECHOING) Hey!

-(DREAMY MUSIC PLAYING) -(CHORAL SINGING)

(HIP-HOP BEAT PLAYING)

Aaaa-ahh!

Whoo! Yeah! Whoo!

Yeah! Whoo! Yeah!

Time to break it down now!

(FOLK MUSIC PLAYING)

(WOMAN SINGING IN BAMBARA)

CHILDISH GAMBINO: All praise due

My enemies still pressed

Cannot lose

'Cause I bet on myself

I'm dancing

Ancestors in my steps

Now I move better, move better

Energy pouring out

I feel a change coming now Royalty in my blood from the kingdom

The more money, more problems season

But don't you let that get you out your way

Rise up higher Jump, jump and don't look down

You're so far from the ground Yeah, yeah

I got my cup to the heavens Another night I won't remember

Promise this my mood 4 eva

Promise this my mood 4 eva and eva

Treasures dancing on the bezel This kinda feeling unforgettable

Promise this my mood 4 eva

Promise this my mood 4 eva 4 eva and eva

(LAUGHING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER ON TV)

(RINGS CLANKING)

(MAN ON TV LAUGHING)

MAN 1: Dark and light.

Duality, the balancing of, um, good and evil.

MAN 2: All of this is what you need to make a move.

Understand that good and evil often appear together.

Nothing is complete on its own.

There's an ongoing exchange between dark and light.

You know, what we call good and what we call evil.

MAN 1: The king is representative of you, is representative of the soul.

MAN 2: It's not always a battle. It's a conversation.

MAN 1: The king is... The king is you.

I don't know if that sounds right.

Anyway, you are the king.

(HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING)

MAN 3: Our brothers and sisters are walking around

with crowns in their back pockets because of an environment of repression.

BURNA BOY: (SINGING) You no forget o

Shey you get the concept

Dem go tell you watch out

Watch out pon de road Watch out

Watch out

(SIGHS)

-MAN: You ready? -Yeah, man.

MAN: What's happening?

Hi.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(SONG PLAYING)

-(SINGING) Eh -Ko jupa, ko jupa

-Eh -Ko jupa, ko jupa

-Ah -Ko jupa, ko jupa

-Eh -Ko jupa, ko jupa

Your body go rest o Papa tell piken

Your body go rest o Your body go rest o

Your tongue go confess o Your head will correct o

You no forget o Shey you get the concept

-Dem no day tell person -Ja ara é, ja ara é

-You go learn your own lesson -Ja ara é, ja ara é

-Everybody keeps on searching -Ja ara é, ja ara é

-For miraculous blessings -Ja ara é, ja ara, ja ara é

-You go bow for Lagos -Ja ara

-If you no know yourself, you go lost -Ja ara

-If you get money, you be bros -Ja ara

-Omo nobody holy, no apostles -Ja ara

Your body go rest o Papa tell piken

Your body go rest o Your body go rest o

Your tongue go confess o Your head will correct o

You no forget o Shey you get the concept

Dem go tell you watch out when you go Watch out pon de road

Watch out for them hyenas

Watch out when you go Watch out pon de road

Watch out

Look around in all the places you go to Stand your ground and stay solid like ogun

Watch your back and just do what you're supposed to

Take care of family and people you're close to

-Dem no day tell person -Ja ara é, ja ara é

-You go learn your own lesson -Ja ara é, ja ara é

-Everybody keeps on searching -Ja ara é, ja ara é

-For miraculous blessings -Ja ara é, ja ara é

-You go bow for Lagos -Ja ara

-If you no know yourself, you go lost -Ja ara

-If you get money, you be bros -Ja ara

-Omo nobody holy, no apostles -Ja ara

Your body go rest o Papa tell piken

Your body go rest o Your body go rest o

(MUSIC FADES)

(RINGS CLANKING)

-(SLOWED) Eh -Ko jupa, ko jupa

-Eh -Ko jupa, ko jupa

-Ah -Ko jupa, ko jupa

-Eh -Ko jupa, ko jupa

BEYONCÉ: To live without reflection for so long might make you wonder

if you even truly exist.

SIMBA: Who are you?

RAFIKI: I know exactly who I am.

The question is, who are you?

SIMBA: I'm nobody. So leave me alone. All right?

RAFIKI: Everybody is somebody. Even a nobody.

SIMBA: Yeah, I think you're confused.

RAFIKI: I am confused?

You don't even know who you are.

SIMBA: Oh. And I suppose you do?

RAFIKI: Follow me. I will show you!

(BEYONCÉ VOCALIZING)

(SINGING) Long live the king You a king, you know it

King already Already, you know it

Top everything Everything, you know it

King already Already, you know it

Mind, body, soul Got a king body

Body gon' shine Bling bling body

Callin' all the shots Ring ring body

Crown on ya head Got a king body

Long live the king You a king, you know it

King already My baby, you know it

Top everything Everything, you know it

King already Already, you know it

Shine already It's time already

In line already It's time already

Shine already It's time already

In line already It's time already

Tried to stop it Me say no, no, no

Royalty say don't you know, know, know

Tried to stop it Me say go, go, go, go

Bubble up and watch it Grow, grow, grow, grow

Every king be ruler Be ruler, yea

Every warrior they conquer, yea

Every king be stronger, yea

King dey rule them longer, yea

-Osh -Remember who you are ooo ooo

-Osh -Real king always win ooo ooo

-Osh -You for be brave ohh oh

-Osh -And show your people more love

-Osh -It's time already

I say it's time already

-Osh -In line already

I say in line already

-Osh -Only you got the remedy

I say you got the remedy

-Osh -Shine your body

Shine your body

Long live the king You a king, you know it

King already Already, you know it

Top everything Everything, you know it

King already Already, you know it

Mind, body, soul Got a king body

Body gon' shine Bling bling body

Callin' all the shots Ring ring body

Crown on ya head Got a king body

Long live the king You a king, you know it

King already My baby, you know it

Top everything Everything, you know it

King already Already, you know it

Shine already It's time already

In line already It's time already

Shine already It's time already

In line already It's time already

(SLOWED) Top everything Everything, you know it

King already Already, you know it

Shine already It's time already

In line already It's time already

Shine already It's time already

In line already It's time already

SHATTA WALE: Shine already It's time already

In line already It's time already

Shine already It's time already

In line already It's time already

Tried to stop it Me say no, no, no

Royalty say don't you know, know, know

Tried to stop it Me say go, go, go, go

Bubble up and watch it Grow, grow, grow, grow

Diamonds on my fist Fighting demons, y'all

Come and rest your head Take your crown off, oh

Woke up in a foreign Need to take it slow ow

He said I'm moving too fast Need to take it slow ow

Take it slow ow ow Take it slow ow ow

Trying to take my baby home ow ow

Take it slow ow ow

Remember who you are ooo ooo

-Osh -Real king always win ooo ooo

-Osh -You for be brave ohh oh

-Osh -And show your people more love

-Osh -It's time already

I say it's time already

-Osh -In line already

I say in line already

-Osh -Only you got the remedy

-I say you got the remedy -Osh

Shine your body Shine your body

Ah ah ah

Be your own king, make nobody come rule your world

Yo yo yo yo

Be your own king, make nobody come rule your world

Ah ah ah

Be your own king, make nobody come rule your world

Yo yo yo yo

Be your own king, make nobody come rule your world

Long live the king You a king, you know it

King already Already, you know it

Top everything Everything, you know it

King already Already, you know it

SHATTA WALE: Long live the king You a king, you know it

Top everything Everything, you know it

Show them the world You know it

You know it You know it

(CHOIR VOCALIZING)

MUFASA: As king, I was most proud of one thing.

Having you as my son.

(CHOIR CONTINUES VOCALIZING)

I never left you.

And never will.

Remember who you are.

Remember.

WOMAN: You can't wear a crown with your head down.

I can't say I believe in God and call myself a child of God

and then not see myself as a god.

That wouldn't make any sense.

I wear my Nefertiti chain every day. I never take it off.

I know my history. I did the research.

I'm a creator of all things.

MAN: Many times it's the women that reassemble us.

A lot of my manhood training came from women.

Men taught me some things,

but women taught me a whole lot more.

BEYONCÉ: You're swimming back to yourself.

You'll meet yourself at the shore.

The coast belongs to our ancestors.

We orbit,

make joy

look easy.

Cutlass and calabash.

Earth and womb.

Lost languages spill...

out of our mouths.

MAN 2: Water signifies life.

Water signifies purity.

Water signifies hope.

And water signifies the ability to be reborn.

(SONG PLAYING)

(MAN ULULATING)

SALATIEL: (SINGING) Yeah

Baby, oh I'm not much of a talker

Baby, oh Can I drink from your water?

Baby, oh Meet me down by the river

We can dance to the rhythm

'Til the sun is high and the water runs dry

PHARRELL WILLIAMS: Yes, we can make it far

Don't need inflatables

That's what the waves are for What are you waiting for?

Yes, we can make it far Don't need inflatables

That's what the waves are for What are you waiting for?

Oh, darling, if you leave I'll go wherever you go

I'll wear your heart on my sleeve So everybody here knows

But if you tell me to stay You'll never be on your own

So, baby, don't wait too long

Baby, oh I'm not much of a talker

Baby, oh Can I drink from your water?

Baby, oh Meet me down by the river

We can dance to the rhythm

'Til the sun is high and the water runs dry

PHARRELL: Yes, we can make it far Don't need inflatables

That's what the waves are for What are you waiting for?

Yes, we can make it far Don't need inflatables

That's what the waves are for What are you waiting for?

(MAN ULULATING)

I'll bring you back the moon Just so we got all night

I'll bring the sun down too So I can show you the light

Trust me if you ever leave I'll be right by your side, oh

For you, I'll ride Ah

-Baby, oh -I'm not much of a talker

-Baby, oh -Can I drink from the water?

-Baby, oh -Meet me down by the river

We can dance to the rhythm

BOTH: 'Til the sun is high and the water runs dry

PHARRELL: Yes, we can make it far

Ashé

Ashé Ashé

That's what the waves are for

Ashé Ashé

-What are you waiting for? -Ashé

Yes, we can make it far

Ashé

Don't need inflatables

Ashé

That's what the waves are for

Ashé Ashé

What are you waiting for?

Ashé

Yes, we can make it far

Don't need inflatables

That's what the waves are for

-(BEYONCÉ VOCALIZING) -What are you waiting for?

Yes, we can make it far Don't need inflatables

That's what the waves are for What are you waiting for?

SALATIEL AND BEYONCÉ: Baby, oh I'm not much of a talker

Baby, oh Can I drink from your water?

Baby, oh Meet me down by the river

We can dance to the rhythm

'Til the sun is high and the water runs dry

(SERENE MUSIC PLAYING)

MAN: Black men especially, we're told not to love ourselves.

We're told, I'm supposed to hate you.

The world will always tell you that you're something else.

That you're too dark, too short, whatever.

We need to show Black men and women are emotional,

are strong, are smart, intuitive.

BEYONCÉ: We have always been wonderful.

I see us reflected in the world's most heavenly things.

Black is king.

We were beauty before they knew what beauty was.

(SERENE MUSIC PLAYING)

(GIRLS GIGGLING)

BLUE IVY CARTER AND SAINT JHN: (SINGING) Brown skin girl

Ya skin just like pearls The best thing in the world

I'd never trade you for anybody else, baby

Brown skin girl

Ya skin just like pearls The best thing in the world

BLUE IVY: I'd never trade you for anybody else, singin'

WIZKID: She say she really grew up poor like me

Don't believe in nothing but the Almighty

Just a likkle jeans and a pure white tee

She never dream for ever be nobody wifey

She Wilhelmina pretty but she heart is a maze

Play ya like a villain 'cause she caught in a wave

Tonight I am walking away 9-to-5 mind on the grind ya ya

Tonight I might fall in love Depending on how you hold me

I'm glad that I'm calming down Can't let no one come control me

Keep dancing and call it love She fights it but falling slowly

If ever you are in doubt Remember what Mama told me

Brown skin girl

Ya skin just like pearls Your back against the world

I'd never trade you for anybody else, yeah

Brown skin girl

Ya skin just like pearls The best thing inna di world

I'd never trade you for anybody else, yeah

MAN: And now, introducing the debutantes and their beaux.

(SINGING) Pose like a trophy when Naomi's walkin'

She need a Oscar for that pretty dark skin

Pretty like Lupita when the cameras close in

Drip broke the levee when my Kelly's Rowland

I think tonight she might braid her braids

Melanin too dark to throw her shade

She minds her business and whines her waist

Gold like 24K, OK

WIZKID AND BEYONCÉ: Tonight I might fall in love

Depending on how you hold me

I'm glad that I'm calming down Can't let no one come control me

Keep dancing and call it love She fights it but falling slowly

If ever you are in doubt Remember what Mama told me

Brown skin girl

Ya skin just like pearls Ya back against the world

I'd never trade you for anybody else, yeah

Brown skin girl

Ya skin just like pearls The best thing inna di world

I'd never trade you for anybody else, yeah

Oh oh, have you looked in the mirror lately?

Wish you could trade eyes with me 'Cause there's complexities in complexion

But your skin It glows like diamonds

Pigment like the earth You be giving birth

To everything alive Baby, know your worth

I love everything about you From your nappy curls

To every single curve Your body natural

Same skin that was broken Be the same skin taking over

Most things out of focus view But when you're in the room

They notice you

'Cause you're beautiful

Yeah, you're beautiful

The men, them gon' fall in love With you and all of your glory

Your skin is not only dark It shines and it tells your story

Keep dancing They can't control you

They watching They all adore you

If ever you are in doubt Remember what Mama told you

Brown skin girl

Ya skin just like pearls Your back against the world

I'd never trade you for anybody else

Brown skin girl

Ya skin just like pearls The best thing about the world

I'd never trade you for anybody else, yeah

WIZKID AND BEYONCÉ: Brown skin girl

Ya skin just like pearls Your back against the world

I'd never trade you for anybody else, yeah

Brown skin girl

Ya skin just like pearls The best thing inna di world

I'd never trade you for anybody else, yeah

Brown skin girl

Ya skin just like pearls The best thing in the world

I'd never trade you for anybody else, singin'

MAN: Systemically, we've had so much taken from us.

Being a king is taking what's yours,

but not just for selfish reasons, but to actually build up the community.

NALA: You have to come home.

We've really needed you.

You're the king.

(SONG PLAYING)

TIWA SAVAGE: (SINGING) See how the sun and the moon bow for you

But you won't open your eyes

Omo oba ma gba gbe

Run ti oruko Baba re

Tick tock pretty baby You can get it back, don't you waste it

To grow from your past, gotta face it

Ah, yeah

You're the key to the kingdom

Oh, you are the remedy Don't know what's inside

But you're the key to the kingdom You're the key to the kingdom

So believe Even if you can't see, I'll never leave

'Cause you're the key to the kingdom You're the key to the kingdom

Here's some things you have to know It go rough for man to grow

When you feel you've had enough You gotta breathe

Just remember who you are If you forget, look to the stars

Even the strong get weak But you're the key, you're the key

Tick tock pretty baby You can get it back, don't you waste it

To grow from your past, gotta face it

Ah, yeah Yeah, yeah

Tick tock pretty baby You can get it back, don't you waste it

To grow from your past, gotta face it Ah, yeah

You're the key to the kingdom

Oh, you are the remedy Don't know what's inside

But you're the key to the kingdom You're the key to the kingdom

So believe Even if you can't see, I'll never leave

'Cause you're the key to the kingdom You're the key to the kingdom

Zagadat Just like the tree

Just like the Chinese bamboo tree

See, eyes might not see the greatness inside you, that lies within

Oya come sit pon your throne You know you no go stay down for long

Whenever in doubt and alone

Just remember you're the king inna the kingdom

Tick tock pretty baby You can get it back, don't you waste it

To grow from your past, gotta face it

Ah, yeah Yeah, yeah

Tick tock pretty baby You can get it back, don't you waste it

To grow from your past, gotta face it Ah, yeah

You're the key to the kingdom

Oh, you are the remedy Don't know what's inside

But you're the key to the kingdom You're the key to the kingdom

So believe Even if you can't see, I'll never leave

'Cause you're the key to the kingdom You're the key to the kingdom

See how the sun and the moon bow for you

(OUTRO PLAYING)

(FAINTLY) You're the key to the kingdom

So believe Even if you can't see, I'll never leave

'Cause you're the key to the kingdom You're the key to the kingdom

See how the sun and the moon bow for you

WOMAN: It would be a much better world for all of us

if kings and queens realized that being equal,

sharing spaces, sharing ideas, sharing values,

sharing strength, sharing weaknesses, balancing each other out,

that is the way in which our ancestors did things,

and that is an African way.

The royalty in you is there for you to be a blessing to others.

For you to leave a legacy that others can look to

and find hope and find strength, find healing as well.

BEYONCÉ: Child of dust, return to the river.

Your roots and your story will be reborn.

(SLOW-TEMPO DRUM MUSIC PLAYING)

(MAN YELLS)

MAN: We've been conditioned to be inside of a box.

And we've been created with this image

that Black men are supposed to be this way.

And I feel like we're kings.

We have to take responsibility of stepping outside of those barriers

that they've put us in for the next generation.

(SONG PLAYING)

(SINGING) If the storm comes If we burn up

If the wells run dry

You're my reason

To believe in

Another life

If it all ends

And it's over

If the sky falls fire

Best believe me

You will see me

On the other side

If we wake up

Lose our patience

Or even lose our lives

Oh

I'll feel lucky

To say that you've been

A friend of mine

Best believe me

You will see me

On the other side

BANKULLI: So kale

So okale

Sokale wa

Woah Wao

Wa Wonu Okan mi Lo

So kale

So okale

Sokale wa

Woah Wao

Wa Wonu Okan mi Lo

(WOMEN VOCALIZING)

Bigger

Bigger

BEYONCÉ: Salutations.

To survivors of the world.

The elders are tired.

To God, we belong.

To God, we return.

You find yourself in a room with all the people you lost

and you dance with joy

as pure as your father's face.

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

BANKULLI: (SINGING) Oluwa

So kale

Oluwa

So kale

Oluwa

Mababu katika mawingu

Mababu katika mawingu

Mababu katika mawingu

Mababu katika mawingu

Mababu katika mawingu

Mababu katika mawingu

Mababu katika mawingu

Mababu katika mawingu

Mababu katika mawingu

Mababu katika mawingu

BEYONCÉ: When the wind kissed the trees,

they sang melodies,

and the ancestors returned, smiling.

Divine archetype,

predecessor of light.

You who were formed by the heat of the galaxy,

who was dusted with a star,

who has the universe in your eye,

whose blood keeps the score of your blessings and trials.

MAN: People don't remember who they were, what they were,

what they were taken from, why people tried so hard to make us forget.

There's something about kingship, you know?

There's something about walking in the room with your head high

and not disrespecting your crown by bowing your neck, you know?

(DRAMATIC PERCUSSIVE MUSIC PLAYING)

NALA: Your reign is over, Scar.

If you wanna get him, you have to get through us.

Are you with me, lions?

(SONG PLAYING)

NIJA: (SINGING) They'll never take my power

My power, my power

They'll never take my power, my power, my power

They feel a way Oh, wow

They feel a way Oh, wow

They'll never take my power, my power, my power

They'll never take my power, my power, my power

They feel a way Oh, wow

They feel a way Oh, wow

(RAPPING) I was always in the lead

Who ya wanna be I'm who they wanna be

B-E-A-U-T-Y

Never seen so much rage from a queen

Rage from a queen

Queen so strong Thought she was a machine

Girl of ya dreams Synclaire, Regine

Turned to the max Can't forget Maxine

Refer to me as a goddess I'm tired of being modest

A hundred degrees the hottest If we being honest

Ebony and Ebonics Black people win

They say we being demonic Angel in disguise

I hate I have to disguise it Why you gotta despise it

Rich in the mind That's why I'm makin' deposits

I carry all the power It's time to realize it

NIJA: (SINGING) They'll never take my power, my power, my power

They'll never take my power, my power, my power

They feel a way Oh, wow

They feel a way Oh, wow

They'll never take my power, my power, my power

They'll never take my power, my power, my power

They feel a way Oh, wow

They feel a way Oh, wow

BEYONCÉ: This that rhythm This that lightning

This that burn This ain't no perm

This that nappy This that herb

This that kinfolk This that skinfolk

This that war This that bloodline

On the frontline Ready for war

Where you gon' run?

Get loose, get low, get low

Oh, yeah, get loose, get loose, get low, get low, oh

Gotta protect my grace Keep it locked in a safe

Don't make me get back to my ways My power, they'll never take

NIJA: They'll never take my power, my power, my power

They'll never take my power, my power, my power

They feel a way Oh, wow

They feel a way Oh, wow

They'll never take my power, my power, my power

They'll never take my power, my power, my power

They feel a way Oh, wow

They feel a way Oh, wow

-(RAPPING) Are you with me? -We are with you!

The king has arrived

Do not doubt my power

I'll persuade those who are stubborn

-Be quiet! -We are still!

My inner demons have awakened

Have you asked those who know of me?

There will be peace when I'm done

-Look here! -We see!

It's me and my squad

We have prepared weapons

Cowards have no place here

-Sit! -Be still and obedient

Can you see we have a challenge? We will resolve it

Put your trust in me Gather the troops! We'll finish this now!

NIJA: (SINGING) They'll never take my power, my power, my power

They'll never take my power, my power, my power

They feel a way Oh, wow

They feel a way Oh, wow

They'll never take my power, my power, my power

They'll never take my power, my power, my power

They feel a way Oh, wow

They feel a way Oh, wow

YEMI ALADE: Them no fit to take am o

No, no

Nobody can touch it

I think he means let's go, so...

Woza! Boom, boom, check you later I roll with the danger

Andoyiki n'inja Mina ndili ninja

Boom, boom, check you later I roll with the danger

Andoyiki n'inja Mina ndili ninja

(MEN CHANTING IN XHOSA)

MUFASA: The king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun.

(CHOIR SINGING IN SWAHILI AND ZULU)

One day, Simba, the sun will set on my time here...

and will rise with you as the new king.

SARABI: Simba.

SIMBA: I'm here, Mother.

I'm home.

(CHOIR CONTINUES SINGING)

BEYONCÉ: The Orishas hold your hand through this journey

that began before you were born.

We never forget to say thank you

to the ancestors,

noble and royal,

anointed our blessings in the stars.

MAN: That's what really being a king is,

taking care of your responsibilities

and making sacrifices that I may or may not want to make.

Sometimes we can't go out, we gotta work, you know what I'm saying?

That's kingship to me, taking care of what's really yours.

Your kids, your family, you know what I mean? Momma Dukes, all that.

Taking care of people, that's kingship to me.

(SINGING) Yeah, yeah And the wind is talking

(CHOIR VOCALIZES)

Yeah, yeah For the very first time

(CHOIR VOCALIZES)

Oh, the melody, it pulls you towards it

-Paint in pictures of paradise -(CHOIR HARMONIZING)

Singin' Rise up

To the light in the sky, yeah

Watch the light lift your heart up

Burn your flame through the night

Whoa

Spirit

Watch the heavens open

Yeah

Spirit

Can you hear it callin'?

Yeah

Yeah, yeah And the water's crashing

Trying to keep your head up high

While you're trembling That's when the magic happens

And the stars gather by

By your side, sayin'

Rise up

To the light in the sky, yeah

Let the light lift your heart up

Burn your flame through the night

Yeah

Spirit

Watch the heavens open

Yeah

Spirit

Can you hear it callin'?

Yeah

Your destiny is coming close

Stand up and fight

So go into that far-off land

And be one with the great

I am I am

Boy becomes a man

Whoa

Spirit

Watch the heavens open

Yeah

Spirit

Can you hear it callin'?

Yeah

Spirit

Watch the heavens open, open

Yeah

Spirit

Spirit Can you hear it callin'?

Yeah

Your destiny is coming close

Stand up and fight

So go into that far-off land

And be one with the great I am

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

(SONG PLAYING)

BEYONCÉ: (SINGING) I'm goin' back to the South

I'm goin' back, back, back, back Where my roots ain't watered down

Growin', growin' like a baobab tree Of life on fertile ground

Ancestors put me on game Ankh charm on gold chains

With my Oshun energy, oh

Drip all on me, woo

Ankh or the dashiki print

Hol' up, don't I smell like such a nag champa incense?

Yeah, pure ice

-Ice -Ice

-Ice -Buss down

-Uh, flooded -Flooded

-Flooded -Flooded

On my wrist, out

Ooh, goin' up, goin' up Motherland, motherland drip on me

Ooh, melanin, melanin, my drip is skin deep, like

Ooh, motherland, motherland, motherland, motherland drip on me

Yeah, I can't forget my history is her-story, yeah

Being black, maybe that's the reason why they always mad

Yeah, they always mad, yeah

Been past 'em, I know that's the reason why they all big mad

And they always have been

Honey, come around my way, around my hive

Whenever Mama say so, Mama say

Here I come on my throne, sittin' high

Follow my parade, oh, my parade

-Talkin' slick to my folk -My folk

-Nip that lip like lipo -Lipo

You hear them swarmin', right? Bees is known to bite

Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high

Follow my parade, oh, my parade

Yeah, yeah

I'm for us, all black

All chrome, Black-owned Black tints, matte black

Roll by, my window down, let 'em see who in it

-Crack a big smile -Ding

Go figure, me and Jigga, fifty 'leven children

They like, "Chick, how?"

I charge my crystals in a full moon

You could send them missiles, I'mma send my goons

-Baby sister reppin' Yemaya -Yemaya

Trust me, they gon' need an army

Rubber bullets bouncin' off me

Made a picket sign off your picket fence Take it as a warning

-Waist beads from Yoruba -Woo

-Four hunnid billi', Mansa Musa -Woo

Stroll line to the barbeque

Put us any-damn-where, we gon' make it look cute

Pandemic fly on the runway, in my hazmat

Judgin', runnin' through the house to my art, all black

Ancestors on the wall Let the ghosts chitchat

Ancestors on the wall Let the ghosts chitchat

Hold my hands, we gon' pray together

Lay down, face down in the gravel

Woo, wearin' all attire white to the funeral

Black love, we gon' stay together

-Curtis Mayfield on the speaker -Woo

-Lil' Malcolm, Martin mixed with Mama Tina -Woo

-Need another march, lemme call Tamika -Woo

-Need peace and reparation for my people -Woo

Forget these laid edges

-I'mma let it shrivel up -Shrivel up

Forget this fade and waves

-I'mma let it dread all up -Dread all up

Put your fists up in the air

-Show Black love -Show Black love

Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me

Honey, come around my way, around my hive

Whenever Mama say so, Mama say

Here I come on my throne, sittin' high

Follow my parade, oh, my parade

-Talkin' slick to my folk -My folk

-Nip that lip like lipo -Lipo

-Hear 'em swarmin', right? -Zzz

-Bees is known to bite -Zzz, zzz

Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high

Follow my parade, oh, my parade

-We got rhythm -We got rhythm

-We got pride -We got pride

-We birth kings -We birth kings

-We birth tribes -We birth tribes

-Holy river -Holy river

-Holy tongue -Holy tongue

-Speak the glory -Speak the glory

-Feel the love -Feel the love

-Motherland, motherland drip on me -Hey, hey, hey

-Motherland, motherland drip on me -Hey, hey, hey

I can't forget my history, it's her-story

Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me

Being black, maybe that's the reason why they always mad

Yeah, they always mad, yeah

Been past 'em, I know that's the reason why they all big mad

And they always have been

Honey, come around my way, around my hive

Whenever Mama say so, Mama say

Here I come on my throne, sittin' high

Follow my parade, oh, my parade

-Talkin' slick to my folk -My folk

-Nip that lip like lipo -Lipo

You hear them swarmin', right? Bees is known to bite

Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high

Follow my parade, oh, Black parade

BANKULLI: (SINGING) Rikirobo roborebe

Mamsibo robirebi rebi

Skindanu dinda dundun

Sibirobo roborebe

Oroboskibo robi rebirebi

Skidin dadun dadun daya

BEYONCÉ: Daddy used to take me walkin’ down the street

Daddy used to take my hand, say "follow me"

Daddy used to lead me back home all the time

I got big enough to run around, Daddy left me outside

He said, "Find your way back

"Big, big world, but you got it, baby

"Find your way back

"Don't let this life drive you crazy

"Find your way back

"Come back home before the street light's on

"Find your way back Find your way back"

Daddy used to teach me all my moves

Running 'round wild, had to tie my shoes

Itty bitty child with a smile like you

Wild, wild child, look a lot like you

Daddy used to teach me all my tricks

Running 'round wild, had to get my fix

Daddy used to teach me all my plays

On a marathon Have to run my race