Never apart you're still running through my blood A-yes, yes y'all, and you don't stop But she was there for me, and I was there for her Now she's a gangsta rollin' with gangsta bitches Tellin' me sad stories, now she only fucks with the funk [Verse 1] We can't go back to the way that we used to love We can't go back to the way that we used to love Just havin' fun, not worried about anyone I used to love H.E.R Mainframe, yo, they gotta be the sure shot Now I see her in commercials, she's universal People just connected to it. This occurred while Garrix in the hospital the day after he received surgery on his right ankle. A-yes, yes y'all, and you don't stop And on some dumb shit when she comes to the city Over the years, though, they have drifted apart due to the girl’s changing personas. [Chorus] We can't go back to the way that we used to– You can sometimes fool yourself into thinking it’s better than what it is, which stops me from being creative on the next thing I do. We had Springsteen playing so loud But I can't escape, you're still in my head Be talking through the night, you laying by my side A few New York niggas had did her in the park My role was refining it into a song and orchestrating the musical changes, and helping Rash structure the bars—making sure he rapped on beat. But I'ma take her back, hopin' that the shit stop She didn't have a body, but she started gettin' thick quick She used to only swing it with the inner-city circle One of those songs that would grab people emotionally more than anything. I wasn't salty she was with the boys in the hood If you don't check it, mm-mm, bust it, bust it Always smokin' blunts and gettin' drunk [Outro] A-yes, yes y'all, and you don't stop I think you’re overstepping your bounds just a little bit She was really the realest, before she got into showbiz A-yes, yes y'all, and you don't stop And to the beat Com Sense'll be the sure shot, come on Slim was fresh, joe, when she was underground About.com rated this the #1 hip-hop song of all-time. (Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 2005) by Common. So I kind of didn’t know that it was going to be so big. A-Com Sense y'all, and you don't stop A-yes, yes y'all, and you don't stop Told her if she got an image and a gimmick He writes deeply personal lyrics and his style of music is timeless.”. Martin commented on his collaboration stating, “It was amazing to make this song together, Dean is such a good friend and an exciting talent. We can't go back to the way that we used to love I used to love her But I had to kill her I used to love her, Mm, yeah But I had to kill her She bitched so much, She drove me nuts And now I'm happier this way, yeah Whoa, oh yeah I used to love her But I had to kill her I used to love her, Mm, yeah But I had to kill her I had to put her, Oo, six feet under And I can still hear her complain And what I loved most, she had so much soul [Pre-Chorus] That’s the first time when I thought ‘Maybe I’m onto something here.’, And to the beat Com Sense'll be the sure shot, come on, On the regular, not a church girl, she was secular, Not about the money, those studs was mic-checkin' her, A few New York niggas had did her in the park, Sittin' on a bone, wishin' that I could do her, Did a couple of videos and became Afrocentric, Out goes the weave, in goes the braids, beads, medallions, She was on that tip about stoppin' the violence, But then she broke to the West Coast, and that was cool, Cause around the same time, I went away to school, So she got into R&B, hip-house, bass, and jazz, I wasn't salty she was with the boys in the hood, I thought it was dope how she was on that freestyle shit, Just havin' fun, not worried about anyone, And to the beat Com gotta be the sure shot, Once the man got to her, he altered her native, Told her if she got an image and a gimmick, Now I see her in commercials, she's universal, She used to only swing it with the inner-city circle, Now she's a gangsta rollin' with gangsta bitches, Tellin' me sad stories, now she only fucks with the funk, But I'm committed (girl, he's committed) but so many niggas hit it, ‘Cause who I'm talkin' about, y'all, is hip-hop, spoke about the decision to release “I Used To Love H.E.R.” as a single, the George Benson sample [‘The Changing World’], Gioventù Bruciata by Fritz Da Cat (Ft. Clementino), Peaches by MISOGI (Ft. drip-133, Eric North, Jimmy V, Pollari & Smitty The BG), Me and Those Dreamin' Eyes of Mine (Dreamy Remix) by D'Angelo, Convo Piece by Loer Velocity (Ft. Sky Child), War Against Commercialism by Culture Power45 (Ft. Infinito 2017), No Commercial Shit by ManKind X The Deity Complex, No Commercial Shit (Antimatter) by The Deity Complex, Homecoming by Kanye West (Ft. Chris Martin), Young Hearts Run Free by Common (Ft.