by H.E.R. · 2024
The song “Every Kind of Way” by H.E.R. is about deeply loving someone and wanting to express that love fully, intimately, and unconditionally, cherishing every moment together as if time were limited.
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‘Every Kind of Way’ is a song by H.E.R. about love and the many ways it can be shown. We’re going to talk about how the lyrics and music make people feel, and what this song truly means. Let’s get started and see what makes it special. ⬇️
From the very first note, the song wraps us in a warm, velvety atmosphere where longing hums softly beneath every lyric. There’s a gentle honesty here—each line feels like a late-night confession whispered in the dark.
The chorus is a slow-motion heart rush, swelling with the promise to “love you in every kind of way.” We feel the urgency and sincerity as H.E.R. sings, “If the world should end tomorrow, and we only have today,” making us pause—because who hasn’t dreamed of loving without limits? It’s a declaration that real love stretches itself over time, space, and circumstance; we’re invited to imagine what it means to give all of ourselves, no matter how long it takes.
The verses are where vulnerability peeks out from behind the melody, lines like “I want you off my mind and on me” and “I wanna fall like your favorite season” painting a picture of deep desire and devotion. H.E.R. isn’t just professing affection; she’s surrendering to it, giving herself up to the moment with an almost reckless abandon. These words unravel like late-night thoughts—raw, a little wild, sometimes messy, but always real.
️ There’s a sense of timelessness here, an idea that love is both urgent and eternal, that “holding me closer than we’ve ever been before” isn’t just about proximity, but about hearts inching toward true intimacy. Every lyric is soaked in the need to be present, to savor, to stay—forever if possible, or at least until the world falls away.
So, H.E.R. uses “Every Kind of Way” to remind us that real love is a promise to show up, again and again, in every possible form—no matter how long, no matter what tomorrow brings.
Writer(s) of Every Kind of Way: Darhyl Camper, Gabriella Wilson, Hue Wayne Strother
