I absolutely love this song. I can't start the album without playing SAML. When I first heard it, I'll admit I felt the same way ( corny , lyrics sound amateur, sounds out of pocket , I liked the demo vocals more etc) but with B7 as a whole I honestly just had to let go of the previous Brandy and just receive what she was giving us. The lyrics are all over the place but very powerful when you truly listen and remove expectation of what Brandy should sound like.
she's really bringing us inside of her head I feel and sharing some of her deepest thoughts if you truly listen. BUT I can understand just not being able to get into it like that, and there is nothing wrong with that.
I feel like a Brandy was truly a mess at one point , broken hearted , high , probably on meds , Bi polar ,low self esteem , suicidal , insecure etc etc and she's telling us all of that in a very non traditional, poetic way throughout this song and album.