Brown performed the song on his 2009 Fan Appreciation Tour , and on Black Entertainment Television 's '' SOS Saving Ourselves : Hope for Haiti Telethon '' , to raise money for the country after the 2010 earthquake that devastated the area . Eric Ditzian of '' MTV News '' noted that although the song was rumored to be about Rihanna , " the lyrics also at times seemed to fit the evening 's focus , like when Brown sang , " If we crawl till we can walk again / Then we 'll run until we 're strong enough to jump . " The song received mixed to positive reviews . Greg Kot of the '' Chicago Tribune '' said the song was one of several on parent album '' Graffiti '' that " flirt with a public apology . " Kot went on to state that a " funeral organ " hovers over the song , and " the narrator longs for a second chance : " ' So where do we go from here/With all of this fear in your eyes ? ' " Jon Caramanica of '' The New York Times '' said that both " Crawl " and another song from '' Graffiti '' , " So Cold " , come off as " thoughtful , even if they 're not quite mea culpas " and further suggested that " In these moments Mr. Brown is pining , mildly apologetic . " Leah Greenblatt of '' Entertainment Weekly '' called the song a " genuinely affecting second single " , and stated that " Less forgiving listeners " looking for " signs of contrition " may find them on the track . Dan Gennoe of '' Yahoo! Music UK '' said that , of the six tracks on the album 's deluxe edition that could be interpreted as dealing with Brown 's relationship with Rihanna directly , " Crawl " is " by far the most catchily contrite . " '' Rap-Up '' said that the song shows Brown " taking baby steps back to love and into the spotlight , " and said that it found Brown " longing to mend a broken relationship " as in his 2008 Jordin Sparks collaboration , “ No Air ”
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Crawl (Chris Brown song)