Her unyielding nature can cloud her judgment over what trust and love are and as a result, she falls into toxic relationships. That’s what makes Walker’s journey so special, because what she wants is what nobody is giving her. She asks, “Am I really that much to handle?/Breakin’ these ni**as down like enamel (Oh)/Yet I’m ready to blow you out like a candle?” Even though she questions herself, she still knows her worth: “But I need a ni**a who can handle me (Oh)/I want a, a ni**a who can handle me, oh/Ni**a keep your hands off me.” She follows with, “All I ask for you to keep it trill (Oh)/All I ask for you to keep it real, real, real, real, real” Walker knows her value, and only wants the truth. Summer Walker knows what she wants, and she makes it clear on the opening track “Over It.” In the first two verses, Walker questions her worth in this weird, confusing spiderweb of love. It’s a weird space that leaves many people caught in a confusing spiderweb of emotions, and Summer Walker is one of them. Genuine connection isn’t the motive anymore, making sure you don’t catch feelings is. The album examines the need for affection but the awkwardness of desiring it. “Over It” is a musical version of those “What-should-I-reply-with?” and “Are-they-even-worth-it?” conversations that we have with ourselves. In the album, she shares her misguided decisions that lead to the most toxic feelings of sh*tty self-worth. The album triumphs because Summer Walker doesn’t sugarcoat her emotions or the situation she is in.
That’s Walker’s candid confession on “Over It,” which becomes an overarching theme throughout her debut album. Rather than always settling for the worst from her partner, she needs a deeper kind of love. Her lyrics break down the awkwardness of love in the digital age and describe in detail the contradictions of wanting affection while needing to stay away from superficial love because it’s unfulfilling. Summer Walker is the ultimate truth-teller and that’s her appeal.
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