By Serena Edwards
Grammy-nominated recording artist Summer Walker released the third edition to her “Over it” album series on Nov. 14. This album is entitled “Finally Over It,” and it is safe to say that she is no longer settling for less. Throughout this album, Walker shows you can be a lover girl with boundaries.
The “Over It” series started back in 2019 with her debut album entitled “Over It,” which covered all of the stages of grieving someone who is still alive but someone she couldn’t be with. She then continued the series in 2021 with “Still Over It,” which covered her tumultuous relationship with London on Da Track. In that album, she covered what caused the breakup between them and how it affected her pregnancy. This album, “Finally Over It,” completes the series and reemphasizes everything that her previous album states. Walker is known for her unique storytelling through her albums. Her relationship stories flow through her albums and help bring the album all together.
The album has been anticipated since her Grammy-nominated single “Heart of a Woman” was released on Oct. 25, 2024.. To market the album, she did a pop-up at Morehouse College, an HBCU, also known as “Historically Black Colleges and Universities”. The pop-up featured a garbage truck for fans to throw away their exes’ belongings. This pop-up helped people release the leftover feelings they were experiencing and to help them “finally get over it”.
This album was split into two discs, “For Better” and “For Worse”. The album has a total of 18 songs, including a music video featuring “Heart of Women”.
She starts the album off with “Scars,” which carries the message of how unhealed wounds bleed into the next relationship.
“I can’t see you for who you are if you won’t show me what’s beneath those scars”, sings Walker. She starts off vulnerable within this 1 minute song, which foreshadows the repeating theme of emotional tolerance the album has.
In her song “Robbed You,” featuring fellow R&B artist Mariah the Scientist, there is a moment of reflection, feeling like she should’ve got her revenge, or “lick back,” and taken everything from her exes when she left.
“I need all of that back and then some, cause with all the things you’ve done, I should’ve robbed you,” stated Walker.
She reiterated that her exes are lucky that she is nice and that she didn’t leave the same amount of damage they left her with. The song also features a sample from 50 Cent’s “I’ll Whip Ya Head Boy” at the beginning of it
Her song “No” talks about gaining the courage to speak up for herself and learning that it is okay to set boundaries.
“But hold my tongue when I got stuff to say (Don’t wanna piss you off). Just wanna keep the peace up in the home. Tryna meet all your demands when you ain’t even got no goals,” said Walker.
This song is for the people pleasers who are learning to say no.
“The answer’s no, no, no (No, no, no-no). You used to hear yes, but I can’t take no more. Get used to hearing this ’cause the answer’s no.” She reemphasizes through this song that she will no longer be a doormat in her relationships.
Walker then flows into a song that shows appreciation to women who are setting their boundaries and looking good while doing it. “Go Girl” features female rappers Latto and Doja Cat. This trio was a perfect blend of lover girl and not settling with Latto’s confidence and Doja’s seductive flow, met with Walker’s insane vocals.
“FMT” was a song that shows that sticking to your type might leave you in shambles. Walker also talks about how her friends want better for her and tell her that she can do better.
“They said, Girl, can’t you see, won’t you open your eyes? The places you’ll reach, you’ll go higher and higher. You need someone who’s gonna equal your fame.”
This song emphasized that sometimes what we desire might not be the best for us.
“Don’t Make Me Do It/Tempted” resonates with those at their wits’ end with the relationship, and that sometimes the things you love have to be let free.
“Baby. ain’t nobody else gonna understand. What’s understood ain’t gotta be explained. How come all this pleasure gotta come with pain?” Walker sings.
The title track “Finally Over It” was the last song on the album and tied the journey of a third album altogether.
It marked the end of an era. Walker is now living for herself and not paying any mind to what others think because it is her life.
“Oh, no more crying in public. Our love bipolar, finally over. Oh, for you I pray,” sings Walker. She also takes a moment to reflect on the toll that it has caused on her and how she is waiting for love now. “I got too many issues I never solved. I’ve been jaded, I have questions.”
This album showcased Walker’s diversity in many ways and wrapped up the “Over It” series strongly, with many songs redefining the kind of music she makes.
Walker showed that she will no longer be living for toxicity but for prosperity.