Subsequently, she collaborated with Eric Benet, Will Smith, Lupe Fiasco, Common and broadened her performing experience by touring Canada in a production of the Broadway musical Rent. Signed to Steve McKeever's newly formed Hidden Beach Recordings label, she released her debut album Who Is Jill Scott: Words and Sounds Vol. 1 in July 2000. The following summer she released Experience:Jil Scott 826+ after she released the single "A Long Walk." Scott continued to gain more recognition, eventually earning a Grammy nomination in early 2003 for Best Female Vocal Performance for "A Long Walk". Jill Scott also won a Grammy award at the 2005 Grammy awards for Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female.
Jill Scott appears in David Chappelle's Block Party performing with The Roots and Erykah Badu.
Scott released a new album, entitled Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 in 2004. Her book of poetry, The Moments, The Minutes, The Hours was released in April 2005.
Recently, Scott was prominently featured on hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco's 2006 single "Daydreaming" which also appeared on a new Scott collection called Collaborations on January 30, 2007.
The Collaborations collection served as "an appetizer" for her next studio album, The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 released September 25, 2007. A clip of the title track was released on a bonus disc from Hidden Beach Records and included with Collaborations. The lead single, "Hate on Me", gained airplay in May 2007 with a video released in mid-July. In advance of the album's release, Hidden Beach released a 17-minute album sampler through their forums. Interspersed between the dozen songs previewed on the sampler was a personal explanation from Jill for the inspiration behind some of her songs.
Jill Scott is also an accomplished actor, appearing as detective Precious Ramotswe in the BBC's dramatisation of Alexander McCall Smith's series of books: "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency". Scott also appeared as "Sheila" in the Tyler Perrry film, "Why Did I Get Married" (2007) and its sequel, "Why Did I Get Married Too" (2010) .
Running Away
Jill Scott Lyrics
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Didn't wanna face my own misery
Smiled as hard as I could
That felt much better to me
But sometimes I couldn't sleep at night
And food and shoes couldn't curve my appetite
I couldn't think and I couldn't pray
Running away, I was running
Running away, I was running
Running away, I was running
Running away, I was running
I, I, I tried to hide inside a beautiful place
I held on to my joy, but it felt so second place
More than anything I felt afraid
Afraid to feel the pain that I myself had made
Didn't like what I had done
But I realized I was on the run
Running away, I was just running
Running away, I was just running
Running away, I was just running
Running away, I was just running
I was just running from the shadow side of the pool
It wasn't me, just a caricature
Sometimes the pain came and I ran away
Didn't wanna see that life can be hard and ugly sometimes
That's just the way it is
But I realized I couldn't keep running from it
No, no, that's the way life goes
Everything I'm supposed to feel
Sometimes I'm supposed to cry
Sometimes I'm supposed to be confused
Sometimes we have to ask the question
Why, why, that's the way it's supposed to be
Nothing in life is easy, ooh
Can't keep running, running, running, running
Can't keep running, running, running, running
I can't keep running
I put my heart on the back burner
Didn't wanna face my own misery
Smiled as hard as I could
That felt so much better to me
But sometimes I couldn't sleep at night
And food and shoes couldn't curve my appetite
I couldn't think and I couldn't pray
And that's what really done it to me
I was running
I was running, running, running
I was running, running
I was running, running, running
The lyrics of "Running Away" by Jill Scott speak of the struggle of facing one's own pain and fears. Scott talks about how she put her heart on the back burner and avoided confronting her misery. She would smile as hard as possible instead of facing the truth, but that did not always help her. In the middle of the night, she could not sleep, and food and shoes were not enough to satisfy her appetite. Scott acknowledges that she could not think or pray and eventually realized that she was running away from her problems.
The second verse of the song reflects how she tried to hide in a beautiful place and hold on to joy but still felt afraid of feeling the pain she caused herself. She disliked what she had done and realized that she was running away when she should have been facing the shadow side of herself. Scott recognizes that sometimes life can be hard and ugly, and one cannot keep running from it. She had to face the fact that in life, one should cry, be confused, and sometimes ask why things happen.
In the end, Scott recognizes that she cannot keep running and must face her pain and struggles. It is hard to confront them, but one must face them to move forward in life. The lyrics convey a universal message that everyone experiences pain and struggles in life, but running away is not the solution.
Line by Line Meaning
I put my heart on the back burner
I avoided dealing with my emotions
Didn't wanna face my own misery
I didn't want to confront my problems
Smiled as hard as I could
I pretended to be happy
That felt much better to me
It was easier to pretend than to face the truth
But sometimes I couldn't sleep at night
My problems kept me awake
And food and shoes couldn't curve my appetite
Material things couldn't solve my problems
I couldn't think and I couldn't pray
I felt lost and had no direction
That's what really done it do me, I was running
Avoiding my issues only made things worse
Running away, I was running
I was escaping reality
I, I, I tried to hide inside a beautiful place
I tried to surround myself with beauty to forget my problems
I held on to my joy, but it felt so second place
My happiness felt false and temporary
More than anything I felt afraid
I was scared to face my problems
Afraid to feel the pain that I myself had made
I was scared to feel the consequences of my own actions
Didn't like what I had done
I regretted my choices
But I realized I was on the run
I finally understood that I was running away from my problems
Running away, I was just running
I was avoiding my problems
I was just running from the shadow side of the pool
I was avoiding the dark side of life
It wasn't me, just a caricature
I wasn't being true to myself
Sometimes the pain came and I ran away
I avoided dealing with pain
Didn't wanna see that life can be hard and ugly sometimes
I didn't want to accept the harsh realities of life
That's just the way it is
Life isn't always fair
But I realized I couldn't keep running from it
I understood that I needed to face my problems
No, no, that's the way life goes
Life has its ups and downs
Everything I'm supposed to feel
I have to accept all my emotions
Sometimes I'm supposed to cry
It's normal to express sadness
Sometimes I'm supposed to be confused
It's okay to not have all the answers
Sometimes we have to ask the question
Asking questions helps us learn and grow
Why, why, that's the way it's supposed to be
It's okay to not always understand why things happen
Nothing in life is easy, ooh
Life is challenging
Can't keep running, running, running, running
I can't avoid my problems forever
I can't keep running
I need to face my problems
Lyrics © JELLYBEAN MUSIC GROUP, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Anton Scott, Rob Davis, Steffen Harning, Michael Kronenberger
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I put my heart on the back burner
Didn’t wanna face my own misery
Smiled as hard as I could
That felt so much better to me
But sometimes I couldn’t sleep at night
And food and shoes couldn’t curve my appetite
I couldn’t think and I couldn’t pray
That’s what really done it do me, I was running
[Chorus]
Running away, I was running [x3]
I, I, I tried to hide inside a beautiful place
I held on to my joy, but it felt so second place
More than anything I felt afraid
Afraid to feel the pain that I myself had made
Didn’t like what I had done
But I realized I was on a run
[Chorus]
Running away, I was just running [x3]
I was just running
From shadow side of the pool
It wasn’t me, just a caricature
Sometimes the pain came and I ran away
Didn’t wanna see
That life can be hard and ugly sometimes
That’s just the way it is
But I realized I couldn’t keep running
From this no, no, that’s the way life goes
Everything I’m supposed to feel,
Sometimes I’m supposed to cry
Sometimes I’m supposed to be confused
Sometimes we have to ask the question
Why? why?
That’s the way it's supposed to be
Nothing in life is easy
Can’t keep running, running, running, running
Can’t keep running, running, running, running
I can’t keep running
I put my heart on the back burner
Didn’t wanna face my own misery
Smiled as hard as I could
That felt so much better to me
But sometimes I couldn’t sleep at night
And food and shoes couldn’t curve my appetite
I couldn’t think and I couldn’t pray
And that’s what really done it do me,
I was running
I was running, running, running
I was running, running
I was running, running, running..
nikki
I wanna run away the man that I love don't treat me right 😢😢😢i can't keep allowing him to hurt me
Emihle Sokatsha
This song is just 🥲....
nicolas santiago
🔥♥️♥️
Heather Lane
❤❤❤