Jill Scott

Slowly, Surely

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Slowly surely, slowly surely
I'll walk away from
that old desperate and tainted love
caught up in a maze of love
the crazy crazy love
thought it was good
thought it was real
thought it was
but it wasn't love

I just don't know
Where i should go
So
Slowly surely
I'll walk away from
self-serving
undeserving
constantly hurting me love
deserting me love
you said, I said, we said
but

Slowly surely
I'll walk away from
confusing love
misusing love
abusing love
this can't be

Slowly surely
I'll walk away from
self serving
undeserving
constantly hurting me love

I just don't know
where I should go
No
I just don't know
know, know, know
Where I should go
so

Slowly surely
I'll walk away from
that old desperate and dazed love
caught up in the maze of love
the crazy craze of love

thought it was good
thought it was real
thought it was
but it wasn't love

I just don't know where to go
So

Slowly surely
I'll walk away from
I'll walk away from
Slowly surely
I'll walk away from love
Oh
Lonely, surely one step at a time
but surely
I will pass the old love aside
and love me
Lonely,
surely I'll walk away from
slowly surely I'll walk away from desperating love
caught up in the maze love
crazy crazy crazy love
slowly surely, I'll walk away from (repeat 5 times)
Slooooooowly Suuuuuuurely, slowly surely

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myslumberingheart On Sep 18, 2004

Gettin' In the Way

A Long Walk

My Petition

He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)

Love Rain

Slowly surely, slowly surely 
I'll walk away from 
that old desperate and tainted love 
caught up in a maze of love 
the crazy crazy love 
thought it was good 
thought it was real 
thought it was 
but it wasn't love

I just don't know 
Where i should go 
So 
Slowly surely 
I'll walk away from 
self-serving 
undeserving 
constantly hurting me love 
deserting me love 
you said, I said, we said 
but

Slowly surely 
I'll walk away from 
confusing love 
misusing love 
abusing love 
this can't be

Slowly surely 
I'll walk away from 
self serving 
undeserving 
constantly hurting me love

I just don't know 
where I should go 
No 
I just don't know 
know, know, know 
Where I should go 
so

Slowly surely 
I'll walk away from 
that old desperate and dazed love 
caught up in the maze of love 
the crazy craze of love

thought it was good 
thought it was real 
thought it was 
but it wasn't love

I just don't know where to go 
So

Slowly surely 
I'll walk away from 
I'll walk away from 
Slowly surely 
I'll walk away from love 
Oh 
Lonely, surely one step at a time 
but surely 
I will pass the old love aside 
and love me 
Lonely, 
surely I'll walk away from 
slowly surely I'll walk away from desperating love 
caught up in the maze love 
crazy crazy crazy love 
slowly surely, I'll walk away from (repeat 5 times) 
Slooooooowly Suuuuuuurely, slowly surely

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2004-09-18 17:02:09

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by darkstar23

17y ago

To me, this song is about loving yourself enough to stop getting into bad relationships. She's trying to learn not to get caught up in relationships that are crazy, filled with drama and hurt. It's a long process of healing and coming to terms with things, which is why she is she walking "slowly," but "surely."

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by Brakefall333

2y ago

It talks about a person who used to put other people first and forgetting themselves and after realising that self love is important and learning to love yourself is the greatest love of them All

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