ZAYN - BEFOUR

BEFOUR

ZAYN

SONGWRITERS: ZAYN MALIK; TERRENCE SMITH; JAMES HO & HAROLD LILLY

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: MINDE OF MINE

LABEL: RCA

GENRE: R & B

YEAR: 2016

"Befour" (stylised as "BeFoUr") is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Zayn for his debut solo studio album, Mind of Mine(2016). It was written by Zayn Malik,  ames Ho, Harold Lilly and Terrence "Scar" Smith, and produced by Malay. It was released as the third promotional single from the album on 17 March 2016 by RCA Records. "Befour" is a smooth R&B and synth-pop song, which incorporates musical elements of disco and soul music. It features four-on-the-floor beats, mellow synths, and a grinding guitar loop in its instrumentation. The song is also noted for Malik's high-reaching falsetto during the song's middle eight section.

Lyrically, the song talks about the story of a man who has finally broken out on his own, and also addresses critics of his career with his former band One Direction and how he felt frustrated and suffocated during the time he was with the band. The song's music video was released on 25 March 2016 (same day as the album's release), and it focuses on youth culture around the North of England, splitting scenes between Malik hanging with friends to images of young people boxing, drinking and dancing.

I've done this before

Not like this

I don't drink to get drunk

I feel all the right funk

If there's something I want

I'll take all the right wrongs

Now, I'm gonna stay in my zone

I'm tired of picking that bone

And I can't be bothered to fight it no more, no!

Numb on a roof

Set it on fire

Just to give me proof

I'm living on a wire

Numb on a roof

Set it on fire

Just to give me proof

I'm living on a wire

So say what you wanna say, what you wanna

So say what you wanna say, what you gotta say, now

So say what you wanna say, what you want

Shame is you won't say that to my face

I've done this before

Not like this, not like this

Time for me to move up

So many hours have gone

Heart beats the pump of my blood

No strings for you to pull on

You've got your tongue in your cheek

So pardon if I don't speak

Can't tune my chords into your songs, no

Numb on a roof

Set it on fire

Just to give me proof

I'm living on a wire

So say what you wanna say, what you wanna

So say what you wanna say, what you gotta say, now

So say what you wanna say

So say what you wanna say, what you want

Shame is you won't say that to my face

I've done this before

Not like this, not like this

Flashing lights

So say what you wanna say, what you wanna

So say what you wanna say, what you gotta say, now

So say what you wanna say, what you want

Shame is you won't say that to my face

So say what you wanna say, what you wanna

So say what you wanna say, what you gotta say, now

So say what you wanna say, what you want

Shame is you won't say that to my face

I've done this before

Not like this, not like this

I've done this before

(Not like this, not like this).