| Jill Scott – The Fact Is (I need you) Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I think this song is about the fact that African-American women are mostly taught to be independent. Even though we can do basically everything ourselves, like kill spiders, pay bills and whatnot, we still need men, specifically African-American men. I think she gets more specific when she talks about raising a child. While she can raise him to be the best person he can be, only a man can teach a boy how to be a man. This song basically talks about the fact that there are such high percentages of black men that do not take care of their children, whether they're in jail or simply just don't care. I like the fact she just flat out says, "I need you." "We need you." As a black woman, I've been raised to believe that I don't need a man to make my life. And while I can do what I need and want to do, I will still have that need for a man to be a man, whether it's my father, brother, husband, boyfriend, whatever. Jill Scott did an amazing job with this song. |
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| Maxwell – Pretty Wings Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Beautiful song. On MTV he said that this was a bittersweet love song about meeting the right girl at the wrong time. | |
| Dream – When I Get There Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I loved this song when it first came out when I was in the sixth grade. The other day it came on randomly on my iTunes and I fell in love with it all over again. I think the meaning of the song is pretty straightforward. I just really love the sense of hopefulness in the song. It's like, "This relationship isn't gonna be forever, but there's something out there for me that's amazing and real and true." Amazing song. | |
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