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Damage

Release date: 21st October 2020

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Released on October 21, 2020, through RCA Records as the second single from her debut studio album 'Back of My Mind', 'Damage' finds H.E.R. negotiating the fragile early stages of romantic trust. Written alongside Ant Clemons, Tiara Thomas, and producers Cardiak and Jeffy 'Gitty' Gitelman, with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the track balances vulnerability with self-preservation, H.E.R. cataloguing her imperfections whilst warning a prospective partner about the consequences of carelessness. The chorus pivots between two possible futures: one of devotion and presence, the other of deception and wasted time. H.E.R. frames emotional investment as a kind of exposure, the song's central plea a simple one: be careful what you take for granted. The production, handled by a team including members of Kanye West's Sunday Service gospel-rap group, keeps the arrangement restrained, allowing the lyric's directness to carry the weight.

"Damage" is a single by H.E.R., released 21st October 2020. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about H.E.R..

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Lyrics

Damage

If you got it, it ain't no question
No, it ain't no room for guessin'
No more than emotionally invested (no, no)
Showin' you all my imperfections, oh

If I let you, you'll take me for granted, yeah (you, you, you, you)
If I work all day, you could manage, manage, yeah
Open with me, oh, we could be honest
Closer to me, oh, givin' me silence
Promise that you won't let me fall, oh, oh

Holdin' me tight, lovin' me right, givin' me life
All night you could be (you could be)
Tellin' me lies, makin' me cry, wastin' my time
The whole timе, so just be
Careful what you take for grantеd, yeah
'Cause with me know you could do damage
You (uh), you could do damage
You (you), you could do damage
Yeah, uh

Worry 'bout it, I'm puttin' pressure (you know)
You'll only kept me if I let you
No, he ain't the one, it's just for pleasure
Either learn me or I'm a lesson, no, no

If you want me, don't take me for granted, yeah, yeah
If I'm worth more then you could manage, baby
Oh, you're fallin' for me, oh, baby, I've caught it
Ooh, we could be whatever you wanna call it
Promise that you won't let me fall, oh, oh

Holdin' me tight, lovin' me right, givin' me life
All night, you could be (you could be)
Tellin' me lies, makin' me cry, wastin' my time
The whole time, so just be
Careful what you take for granted, yeah
'Cause with me know you could do damage
You (uh), you could do damage
You, you could do damage

Oh, you could do damage
Oh, you could do damage, yeah
Oh, you could damage, yeah, yeah, oh, oh
Oh, you could damage, oh, with me

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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Ant Clemons, Cardiak, H.E.R., Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Tiara Thomas
    Producer
    Cardiak, H.E.R., Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman, Jeff Robinson, Walter Jones
    Engineer
    Miki Tsutsumi, OmixedIt
    Bass
    Isaac Wriston
    Keyboards
    Johnathan Smith
    Additional Production
    H.E.R., Jeff Robinson, Walter Jones
    Assistant Engineer
    Alex Pyle, DJ Riggins, Jacob Richards, Mike Seaberg
    Background Vocals
    Ant Clemons
    Mastering Engineer
    Colin Leonard
    Mixing Engineer
    Jaycen Joshua
    Trumpet
    John Panos
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