Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Beyoncé
Vocals
Ryan Beatty
Background Vocals
Jack Rochon
Guitar
Gary Clark Jr.
Guitar
Rumi Carter
Additional Vocals
Khirye Tyler
Sound Effects
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Beyoncé
Songwriter
Ryan Beatty
Songwriter
Jack Rochon
Songwriter
Camaron Ochs (Cam)
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Beyoncé
Producer
Jack Rochon
Producer
Khirye Tyler
Editing Engineer
Stuart White
Vocal Recording Engineer
Andrea Roberts
Recording Engineer
Dani Pampuri
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
John Cranfield
Additional Engineer
Tony Maserati
Mixing Engineer
Najeeb Jones
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Julia Norelli
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Gabriella Wayne
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Colin Leonard
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Mom, can I hear the lullaby
Please?
[Verse 1]
And there I was, tangled up in marigold
We were listening to the reverent children singing, huh, yeah (Sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing)
Humming low as the garden river flows
While the August light becomes a golden evening, yeah (Evening)
[Chorus]
And I will lead you down that road if you lose your way
Born to be a protector, mm-hmm
Even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own
I will be your projector, mmm, mm-hmm
[Verse 2]
An apricot picked right off a giving tree
I gave water to the soil, and now it feeds me, yeah, yeah (Yeah)
And there you are, shaded underneath it all
I feel proud of who I am because you need me, yeah (Yeah)
[Chorus]
And I will lead you down that road if you lose your way
Uh, born to be a protector, 'tor, mmm
Even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own
I will be your projector, mm-hmm
[Chorus]
And even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own
I will be your projector
Projector, projector
[Bridge]
I first saw your face in your father's gaze
There's a long line of hands carrying your name
Mmm, lifting you up so you will be raised
[Chorus]
Even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own
I will be your projector, yeah, yeah
And even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own
I will be your protector
Born to be a protector
[Outro]
Okay
Written by: Beyoncé, Jack Rochon, Ryan Beatty, Camaron Ochs