Music Review: Jill Scott "A Long Walk"
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A Long Walk
Album: Who Is Jill Scott?, Words and Sounds Vol. 1
Year: 2000
Jill Scott makes the first move in getting to know her crush in the nuanced "Long Walk."
Nervous keyboards open the single, setting an anticipating tone. In the first verse, she waits for him to meet her for coffee. When he arrives, she tells him what a great guy he is. She doesn't know much about him. But her impression of him that he’s a laid-back, calm, friendly guy. She realizes she misjudged him before. She asks him he would like to join her for a walk at the park.
In the chorus, she says they could take a walk and get to know each better. They could sit on the bench and discuss their lives, guilty pleasures, where they went to school, and what they like to do for fun. She says they could even talk about the Bible.
In the second verse, she learns that he’s been arrested twice and served jail time. She tells him it's ok. Nobody's perfect and everyone has to make mistakes. She says he's paid his debt and now works hard on being a law-abiding citizen. She's proud of him for stopping his downward spiral and getting help. She compliments him again, which he takes in stride. She feels blessed to have met him.
The second chorus is sung.
In the bridge, she asks him on a date for the weekend and suggests things they could do. As long as she sees him, she doesn’t mind what to do.
The third chorus is sung.
The bridge is sung again.
In the final chorus, she says that they could think of ideas on how to change the world.
She had met him through a friend. She was hesitant at first, but her friend told her that he was a wonderful guy. Her friend gave them they chance a meet over at her house. At the dinner, they clicked. Immediately, she wanted to know more about him. They exchanged phone numbers at the end of the evening and decided to have coffee. She's excited over the possibility of something meaningful happening. The possibility is within her grasp. It's not the least bit slippery she has a firm hold on it. Someone has entered her life and given her hope.
Scott's welcoming vocals are gentle and heartfelt. She's not pushing him into anything. She just would like something to start between them.
The encouraging keyboards nudge her along, attentive to every word of the conversation.
The smart "Long Walk" is a subtle look at the beginning of a romance.
Album: Who Is Jill Scott?, Words and Sounds Vol. 1
Year: 2000
Jill Scott makes the first move in getting to know her crush in the nuanced "Long Walk."
Nervous keyboards open the single, setting an anticipating tone. In the first verse, she waits for him to meet her for coffee. When he arrives, she tells him what a great guy he is. She doesn't know much about him. But her impression of him that he’s a laid-back, calm, friendly guy. She realizes she misjudged him before. She asks him he would like to join her for a walk at the park.
"You're here, I'm pleased/I really dig your company/Your style, your smile, your peace mentality/Lord, have mercy on me/I was blind, now I can see/What a king's supposed to be/Baby I feel free, come on and go with me."
In the chorus, she says they could take a walk and get to know each better. They could sit on the bench and discuss their lives, guilty pleasures, where they went to school, and what they like to do for fun. She says they could even talk about the Bible.
"Let's take a long walk around the park after dark/Find a spot for us to spark/Conversation, verbal elation, stimulation/Share our situations, temptations, education, relaxations/Elevations, maybe we can talk about Surah 31:18."
In the second verse, she learns that he’s been arrested twice and served jail time. She tells him it's ok. Nobody's perfect and everyone has to make mistakes. She says he's paid his debt and now works hard on being a law-abiding citizen. She's proud of him for stopping his downward spiral and getting help. She compliments him again, which he takes in stride. She feels blessed to have met him.
"Your background it ain't squeaky clean shit/Sometimes we all got to swim upstream/You ain't no saint, we all are sinners/But you put your good foot down and make your soul a winner/I respect that, man you're so phat/And you're all that, plus supreme/Then you'rehumble man I'm numb/Yo with feeling, I can feel everything that you bring."
The second chorus is sung.
"Let's take a long walk around the park after dark… Elevations, maybe we can talk about Revelation 3:17."
In the bridge, she asks him on a date for the weekend and suggests things they could do. As long as she sees him, she doesn’t mind what to do.
"Or maybe we can see a movie/Or maybe we can see a play on Saturday (Saturday)/Or maybe we can roll a tree and feel the breeze and listen to a symphony/Or maybe chill and just be, or maybe/Maybe we can take a cruise and listen to the Roots or maybe eat some passion fruit/Or maybe cry to the blues/Or maybe we could just be silent/Come on, come on."
The third chorus is sung.
"Let's take a long walk around the park after dark…Elevations, maybe we can talk about Psalms in entirety."
The bridge is sung again.
In the final chorus, she says that they could think of ideas on how to change the world.
"Let's take a long walk around the park after dark…. Elevations, maybe baby, maybe we can save the nation/Come on, come on."
She had met him through a friend. She was hesitant at first, but her friend told her that he was a wonderful guy. Her friend gave them they chance a meet over at her house. At the dinner, they clicked. Immediately, she wanted to know more about him. They exchanged phone numbers at the end of the evening and decided to have coffee. She's excited over the possibility of something meaningful happening. The possibility is within her grasp. It's not the least bit slippery she has a firm hold on it. Someone has entered her life and given her hope.
Scott's welcoming vocals are gentle and heartfelt. She's not pushing him into anything. She just would like something to start between them.
The encouraging keyboards nudge her along, attentive to every word of the conversation.
The smart "Long Walk" is a subtle look at the beginning of a romance.