ALREADY

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―Shatta Wale | ”

**"ALREADY"** is a song composed by Beyoncé, Toumani Diabaté, Diplo, GuiltyBeatz, the Picard Brothers, Starrah, and Shatta Wale for *The Lion King: Revisited*. It was released on July 19, 2019, as part of *The Lion King: The Gift*.

## Lyrics

**Beyoncé:**

*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 your 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*

**Shatta Wale:**

*Try to stop it, me say no, no, no*

*Royalty say don't you know, know, know*

*Try to stop it, me say go, go, go, go*

*Bubble up and watch it grow, grow, grow, grow*

*Every king be ruler, be ruler, yeah*

*Every warrior dey conquer, yeah*

*Every king be stronger, yeah*

*King to rule dem longer, yeah*

*(Osh)*

*Remember who you are, ooh*

*(Osh)*

*Real king always win, ooh*

*(Osh)*

*Give up your bread, ooh*

*(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*

**Beyoncé:**

*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 your 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*

*(Already)*

*It's time already*

*(Already)*

*In line already*

*(Already)*

*It's time already*

*(Already)*

*Shine already*

*(Already)*

*It's time already*

*(Already)*

*In line already*

*(Already)*

*It's time already*

**Shatta Wale:**

*Shine already*

*(Already)*

*It's time already*

*(Already)*

*In line already*

*(Already)*

*It's time already*

*(Already)*

*Shine already*

*(Already)*

*It's time already*

*(Already)*

*In line already*

*(Already)*

*It's time already*

*Try to stop it, me say no, no, no*

*Royalty say don't you know, know, know*

*Try to stop it, me say go, go, go, go*

*Bubble up and watch it grow, grow, grow, grow*

**Beyoncé:**

*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, oh*

*He said I'm moving too fast*

*Need to take it slow, oh*

*Take it slow, oh*

*Take it slow, oh*

*Tryna take my baby home, oh*

*Take it slow, oh*

**Shatta Wale:**

*(Osh)*

*Remember who you are, ooh*

*(Osh)*

*Real king always win, ooh*

*(Osh)*

*Give up your bread, ooh*

*(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*

*Ahh*

*Be your own king*

*Make nobody come rule your world*

*Yo, yo, yo, yo*

*Be your own king*

*Make nobody come rule your world*

*Ahh*

*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*

*Top everything*

*Everything, you know it*

*Show dem the way, you know it*

*You know it*

*You know it*

## Trivia

* "ALREADY" was the first song from *The Lion King: The Gift* to be uploaded as a standalone music video.

* The opening vocals of "ALREADY" were used in an official trailer for *Black Is King*.