Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Tagged: H.E.R.

"Fight For You"

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“Fight For You” by H.E.R.

“Fight for YouU” is derived from a film which possesses, shall we say a Black nationalist ideology. But nationalism as defined by African-Americans isn’t about establishing their own independent country. Rather it centers more on...

"Hold Us Together" by H.E.R.

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“Hold Us Together” by H.E.R.

The lyrics of “Hold Us Together” reads as if they are sort of religious in connotation. That is to say that the singer identifies the addressee as being her all, i.e. her life’s “light”, “guide”,...

Damage by H.E.R.

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“Damage” by H.E.R.

H.E.R. is singing to her significant other on the song “Damage”. And what the title of the song is based on is his potential to do her emotional “damage”. In other words, the singer understands that...

Do To Me by H.E.R.

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“Do To Me” by H.E.R.

“Do To Me” is a love song. The title alludes to the effect the addressee, i.e. the singer’s romantic interest, has on her. Or simply put, she is smitten by him. And the lyrics and metaphors used...

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“I Can’t Breathe” by H.E.R.

H.E.R. wrote “I Can’t Breathe” in direct relation to the protests which have swept across America in the wake of the killing of a man named George Floyd. Floyd, a Blackman, was basically murdered by...

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“Wrong Places” by H.E.R.

This song is based on the old saying of “looking for love in all the wrong places”.  The singer is very much ready for a serious, lasting romance in which her partner will reciprocate...

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“B.S.” by Jhené Aiko (ft. H.E.R.)

Basically speaking, the term ‘back on my BS’, upon which this song is based, means that a person is just doing their own thing, despite the fact that others may not agree with their...

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“Sometimes” by H.E.R.

This song by H.E.R. is based on the simple idea that “sometimes” things won’t go the way a person has idealized. Or stated differently, when we set forth to accomplish a specific goal in life,...