Beyoncé just caused innumerable heart palpitations, tears and hysterics with the release of her new visual album, LEMONADE, which is basically an hour-long diss track against her no-good, cheating husband Jay Z. But don’t worry; she takes him back…again. So what did Twitter have to say about it all?
Things started off with anticipation tinged with purple-tinted grief:
When you're excited for new Beyonce but still sad about Prince pic.twitter.com/es2Opd9DyX
— Mike Wass (@mikewassmusic) April 23, 2016
Immediately, we all got a loud-and-clear message about the state of Beyoncé and Jay Z’s union:
"I need to know….are you cheating on me" – answers why LEMONADE ain't on Tidal
— Jenna //\\ Wortham (@jennydeluxe) April 24, 2016
"Wedlock. What a fucking curse." — Beyoncé
!!! #LEMONADE
— Hayden Manders (@dont_bhayden) April 24, 2016
Live shot of Jay Z right now #LEMONADE pic.twitter.com/D7SYHFA6tu
— Heather Vanderpump (@HotelFoxtrot) April 24, 2016
Beyoncé: Men are trash. The end. #Lemonade
— Dee Lockett (@Dee_Lockett) April 24, 2016
60 minute subtweet
#Lemonade
— Johnetta Elzie (@Nettaaaaaaaa) April 24, 2016
Jay-Z finally got 100 problems #Lemonade
— X (@XLNB) April 24, 2016
Beyoncé is not playing around:
THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING
YOU KNOW I GAVE YOU LIFE
IF YOU TRY THIS SHIT AGAIN
YOU GONNA LOSE YOUR WIFE— Matt Bellassai (@MattBellassai) April 24, 2016
Jay tomorrow. #LEMONADE pic.twitter.com/9ulSJiObfb
— Christian Zamora (@Christian_Zamo) April 24, 2016
Texting during #LEMONADE pic.twitter.com/uWoynGsIcZ
— Emmanuel Hapsis (@xcusemybeauty) April 24, 2016
But concern for their marriage couldn’t top the feeling that we were all witnessing some miraculous sh*t:
this is what the disciples felt like when they rolled back that rock and Jesus was alive again
— Matt Bellassai (@MattBellassai) April 24, 2016
A breakup has never looked so beautiful or been more intense:
yoncé taking these break up visuals to monster truck levels
— Matt Ford (@JMatthiasFord) April 24, 2016
"Middle fingers up, I ain't thinking about you" #LEMONADE pic.twitter.com/dBMxcKaw8R
— billboard (@billboard) April 24, 2016
This entire song is Angela Bassett after lighting the car on fire in Waiting to Exhale and it's giving me FEELS
— Jenna //\\ Wortham (@jennydeluxe) April 24, 2016
Beyoncé’s resilient kiss-off tracks inspired some:
IM BOUT TO GO GET A BOYFRIEND JUST SO I CAN BREAK UP WITH HIS AINT SHIT ASS
— Tracy Clayton (@brokeymcpoverty) April 24, 2016
Can't wait to divorce my first husband to this. #LEMONADE
— sydney scott (@sydneymscott) April 24, 2016
*casually texts 'why do you deny heaven' to all my exes*
— Tracy Clayton (@brokeymcpoverty) April 24, 2016
off to a good start so far #lemonade pic.twitter.com/9bjbZUaZKU
— Tracy Clayton (@brokeymcpoverty) April 24, 2016
All of this airing of dirty laundry makes one wonder what the situation has been like over at chez Yoncé:
Jay: so how's the new album going? Can I hear some of it?
Bey: pic.twitter.com/3Rc1ziODX7— Danielle Gibson (@danimop) April 24, 2016
Bey looking at Jay on the couch during #LEMONADE like pic.twitter.com/7bLZZe99cD
— Brett S. Vergara (@BrettSVergara) April 24, 2016
jayz at the #lemonade listening party like pic.twitter.com/5kDR7cMPLe
— Tracy Clayton (@brokeymcpoverty) April 24, 2016
Good luck Jay #LEMONADE pic.twitter.com/FDGvpCiZsr
— Christian Zamora (@Christian_Zamo) April 24, 2016
The cultural implications of all of this could not be denied:
This is our generation's watergate
— Shakira (@shakiraaevans) April 24, 2016
BEYONCÉ JUST WON CUSTODY OF THE INTERNET IN THE DIVORCE. #LEMONADE
— Ellie Hall (@ellievhall) April 24, 2016
Beyonce said all of these things are canceled:
• anti-Blackness
• misogyny
• self-loathing
• yo cheatin boyfriend pic.twitter.com/OGo7MmoadX— Raquel Willis (@RaquelWillis_) April 24, 2016
Then, out of nowhere, Beyoncé delivers a country song because she can:
BEYONCE COMING FOR THIS AWARD, GIVE IT UP TAYLOR SWIFT, PUT THE AWARD DOWN AND WALK AWAY pic.twitter.com/GPbIxZ7tn5
— Caity Weaver (@caityweaver) April 24, 2016
As if the country song, the visual album’s very existence and all these divorce vibes weren’t surprising enough, Jay Z makes a redemptive cameo in the very project that is all about how no good he is:
BEYONCE: I'm gonna air you on TV in front of everyone.
JAY-Z: aight.
BEYONCE: Just destroy you. I want you to make a cameo
JAY-Z: yes ma'am— shrillary tintin (@theshrillest) April 24, 2016
They get back together because love conquers all or maybe because:
Jay Z must have an A+ dick #LEMONADE
— Emmanuel Hapsis (@xcusemybeauty) April 24, 2016
Looks like they’re going to be alright, but that doesn’t mean things will ever be the same:
Bey, I'm happy you stayin with Jay, but that wont stop me from fantasizing about you and your new girlfriend
— Jenna //\\ Wortham (@jennydeluxe) April 24, 2016
"You cheat on me and I'll make an epic, once-in-a-lifetime landmark artistic achievement of a Woman Power album" is not a bad deal.
— Rebecca Schinsky (@RebeccaSchinsky) April 24, 2016
So what did everyone think and feel when it was all over?
I'm different now. That was transformative. I could lift a car or birth six more babies or produce light from my fingers.
— Courtney Enlow (@courtenlow) April 24, 2016
i feel like i just ran a mile over hot coals with bare feet
— Matt Bellassai (@MattBellassai) April 24, 2016
#LEMONADE is more inspiring than anything a politician has ever said in this election cycle.
— Ryan O'Connell (@ryanoconn) April 24, 2016
your daily reminder that bey is god pic.twitter.com/2UzmZfmPuv
— LambTime™ (@julp) April 24, 2016
beyonce sang "suck on my balls"
— matty healy's lover (@joshywinty) April 24, 2016
Honestly Lemonade had a better twist than Sixth Sense.
— Courtney Enlow (@courtenlow) April 24, 2016
The Life Changing Magic of Throwing out Everything from your Pre-Lemonade Life.
— Beatrice K. (@_beatricek) April 24, 2016
— Anil Dash ☔️ (@anildash) April 24, 2016
So, in summary:
Cause of death: #LEMONADE pic.twitter.com/feGmNQLGZl
— Cocoa Butter (@cocoabutterbf) April 24, 2016