Sandcastles

After dealing with Jay-Z's infidelity and venting her anger on the first half of Lemonade, a vulnerable Beyoncé is now ready to reconcile. She compares their relationship on this emotional, piano-driven ballad to sandcastles. Though the waves of broken marital promises have washed away the castles they had built together, she is now ready to start again.

Beyoncé wrote the song with: Singer-songwriter Vincent Berry II, who mainly works with gospel artists like James Fortune and Karen Clark Sheard. He is the one playing the piano on the ballad. Berry also co-produced the song with Bey. Chicago spoken word artist Malik Yusef, who has worked with Kanye West on a number of occasions. He received a Grammy Award in 2011 for Best Rap Song as a co-writer of the My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy track "All of the Lights." Los Angeles singer-songwriter Midian Mathers, whose other credits include Nico & Vinz's Cornerstone track "Our Love."

Beyonce's sister Solange has also recorded a song titled after beach fortifications. She released a single titled "Sandcastle Disco" in 2008, which became her second song to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.