J. Crum was born in Detroit, MI and raised in Omaha, NE. As a kid, he really just wanted to know who he was. What he was created to be. His father left him when he was young so he was looking for a place to belong. “As a young kid up to my teens I really didn't know where I belonged. I tried to fit in with whatever was popular. I had literally no idea who I was.” says Crum.
When he was 13, a few of his friends started free-styling at the lunch table. “They would begin to beat on the table and people would jump in and start rhyming. Wanting to fit in, I jumped in. That's when I found out I had a gift.” He started to attach himself to the hip-hop culture. It motivated everything that he did. From the clothes he wore, to his thought-process. 'Get more. I don't have enough'. By his freshman year in high school after achieving popularity he still felt empty, like there was something more out there. He tried to find fulfillment in the world, but came up short every time.
At the age of 15, J. Crum developed an infection on his brain. It put him in a 3 day coma. After awakening out the coma, Crum had a powerful encounter with God. He realized that he was on this Earth for a reason. He was on this earth to serve the One that made him, to serve the One that saved him. Jesus Christ. He then realized that achieving his own fame was no longer important. Making the one who sent him famous, however, became vital in his life.
Crum met Mark McGaffin, Pastor of G2:20 and founder of the worship band WatersEdge, in 2007. Mark had a vision of reaching teens of all colors, backgrounds, and creeds for the the LORD. “His all or nothing mentality is revealed in his music and his lifestyle. J. Crum is more than just an artist, but a way of life as he strives to tell others about Christ.” says Mark. Crum and WatersEdge joined forces in the summer of 2008. Combining hip-hop, rock, and indie styles to reach the young generation on all cylinders. He released, The Portrait, with WatersEdge in February of 2010.
J. Crum's singles, Skitzo, How I'm Living, and Refuge from his new solo record “Kingdom Minded” (released 2010) have gained him a quite the following, sky rocketing him to the number 1 Christian artist in the state of Nebraska on Reverbnation. With WatersEdge right behind him at number 2.
J. Crum is still in Omaha serving in the local body, along with pursuing steadfastly after music ministry. Through his music, he hopes to help these lost revolutionaries find their identity in the One who made them.
Walk This Way
J. Crum Lyrics
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So many nights I've spend here all alone by myself
Whenever you're with him, whose loving me, nobody
Hurry up this way again, I love you, hurry up this way again
I'll never know when I'm going to see you again
Can't make no plans, I just see you whenever I can
What happens in between, I sit and dream about you
So many lives I spend here all alone
I love you, hurry up this way again
I need you, I want you, I don't want nobody else
Hurry up this way again, I love you, hurry up this way again
I love you, hurry up this way again
I've gotta have you, I want you, hurry up this way again
Hurry up this way again, I love you, hurry up this way again
The lyrics to J. Crum's song "Walk This Way" tell a story of unrequited love. The singer is deeply in love with someone who is in a relationship with someone else. They spend many nights alone, dreaming and pining for the person they love. When the person they love is with their partner, the singer is left feeling empty and unloved. They long for the person to return to them, repeating the refrain "hurry up this way again" multiple times throughout the song.
These lyrics portray the pain of unreturned love and the longing for someone who may never feel the same way. It speaks to the universal experience of loving someone who is unattainable and hoping for their return. The repetition of the refrain highlights the desperation and intensity of the singer's feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, how it hurts loving someone who has someone else
The pain of loving someone who is committed to someone else is unbearable
So many nights I've spend here all alone by myself
I've spent countless nights alone, yearning for your love
Whenever you're with him, whose loving me, nobody
When you're with him, I feel unloved and forgotten
Hurry up this way again, I love you, hurry up this way again
Please come back to me soon, I love you, I need you
I'll never know when I'm going to see you again
I can't predict when our paths will cross again
Can't make no plans, I just see you whenever I can
I can't plan to see you, I take any chance to be with you
What happens in between, I sit and dream about you
During the time apart, I only daydream about you
So many lives I spend here all alone
I've spent entire lifetimes feeling lonely without you
I need you, I want you, I don't want nobody else
I can't live without you, I only desire you, no one else matters
I've gotta have you, I want you, hurry up this way again
I can't live without you, I want you, come back to me soon
I love you, hurry up this way again
I love you deeply and I can't wait for you to return
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CYNTHIA DE MARI BIGGS, DEXTER WANSEL
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