Celibacy Blues
Celibacy Blues: Jill Scott's Soulful Reflection on Desire and Restraint
Lyrics
This here celibacy thing
This practice of celibacy
Lawd,just got something over me
Oh Lord, has a strong hold on me
Like an addict,I could really use a thing
Similar to an addiction, I strongly desire something
You know what I'm talking about
Referring to a specific desire or longing
Yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah
Repetition for emphasis or expression of frustration
It's been hard to sleep at night
I find it difficult to fall asleep
I'm ying ying ying ying it
Expressing restlessness or discomfort
Scratching it right
Physically itching or yearning for satisfaction
I get some new batteries almost every night
Relies on battery-powered devices for fulfillment
Lawd,this here celibacy thing
Expresses frustration or difficulty with celibacy
The stresses of this world
The pressures or anxieties of life
You know how they come down on a girl
How society judges or criticizes women
I'm trying to clear my mind
Attempting to clear one's thoughts or emotions
But all I seem to find
Struggling to achieve mental clarity
Is this gangsta,gangsta,type of need
Feeling a strong, aggressive need or desire
People say mind over matter
Belief that one's thoughts are stronger than physical desires
But,I don't mind what they say
Unaffected by others' opinions
And it don't matter
Others' opinions are inconsequential
This here celibacy thing
Struggling with the concept of celibacy
Is working on me'
Experiencing the effects of celibacy
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