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Beyoncé knows we're burnt out.
The musician/actor/director/designer/GOAT is back with a new song, 'Break My Soul'. The house banger marks the beginning of an entirely new era ahead of the release of her seventh studio album, Renaissance, on July 29.
And its message? 'Screw your job, let's dance'.
In verse one, she sings: "I just quit my job, I'm gonna find new drive, damn, they work me so damn hard, work by nine
then off past five".
The post-chorus, sung by Big Freedia, states: "Release ya anger, release ya mind, release ya job, release the time, release ya trade, release the stress, release the love, forget the rest".
Bey's "I just quit my job" bop is the latest cultural reference to the Great Resignation, a labour trend that has seen people quit after reevaluating their jobs in the wake of COVID-19's two years of isolation.
This is all happening alongside a culture that's completely reassessing capitalism, work and burnout, and a world economy that's seeing rampant inflation and rising interest rates.
And hey, arriving soon after Kim Kardashian's bad-taste 'get your f***ing ass up and work" comments helps too.
This message is so in line with the wide cultural conversations that no one's even that bothered by the fact that Beyoncé doesn't work a '9 to 5'.
I mean... she's probably a billionaire.
Her net worth, according to Forbes, has been around US$500m for more than a decade. It's believed Bey just hasn't bothered to keep them updated, but even if we pretend she has made no money in recent years, her combined income with husband Jay Z put her in billionaire territory.
And we probably shouldn't take advice about quitting our jobs from a billionaire. Unless she's down to pay our rents?
But really, what's the suspension of belief matter when we're dancing?
With 'Break My Soul', Beyoncé's saying: 'I see you, I know work sucks, let's just dance it out'. And because she's Beyoncé... we will.
Feature image: Getty/Mamamia.
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