Lil Tjay’s peeling back the scars on “Used To Love,” his rawest single drop yet via TrenchKid Records today—December 12—turning bedroom betrayals into anthems that hit like a late-night scroll through deleted texts, all while he’s out here rebuilding empires from the ashes.
This one’s Tjay in full confessional mode: melodic rap with that signature Bronx silk, produced by Gabe Lucas, Bizness Boi, and Kaigoinkrazy into a hazy trap-R&B hybrid—think twinkling keys over thumping 808s that swell like unresolved tension, his auto-tuned croon cracking just enough to let the hurt breathe. It’s got that post-heartbreak haze he’s mastered, but sharper now, loops of “someone that I used to love” echoing like a ghost in the aux.
Thematically, it’s a gut-punch autopsy on love’s bait-and-switch: the mind games, the loyalty bets gone bust, that sucker-punch text read at 3 a.m. He’s flipping regret into resolve—“get to that money, I spread it”—nodding to the trenches’ cold grip and chasing aesthetics over authenticity, all while questioning God’s playbook on who deserves the crown. Dropped with a moody visualizer on YouTube that’s already at 2M views, it’s got fans flooding the comments with their own “brainwashed” war stories, TikTok stitching the chorus into breakup montages overnight.
Standalone for now, but it’s the perfect table-setter for Tjay’s looming sophomore swing, They Just Ain’t You, slated for February 20 via Columbia—his first full project since 2023’s 222, which poured out the shooting survival tales. Recorded in piecemeal LA sessions amid therapy arcs and jet-set collabs, “Used To Love” feels like the emotional exhale before the storm: no features, just him owning the narrative, proving he’s ditching the victim script for villain-proof armor.
Tjay’s at that rare crossroads glow, 24 and unbreakable after the ’22 hail of bullets that could’ve ended it all—now he’s stacking plaques, headlining Rolling Loud residuals, and teasing D-Block Europe links that scream global takeover. The kid who turned SoundCloud sob stories into platinum plaques is evolving: less wide-eyed wonder, more weathered warrior, channeling the pain into pockets and poetry that sticks. This drop? It’s him closing the chapter on what was, wide open for what’s next—no more changing minds, just changing lanes.
Dive into the Used To Love lyrics below and unpack its raw narrative. Don’t miss other Lil Tjay tracks for more of his melodic heartbreak anthems.
Lyrics of Used To Love by Lil Tjay
[Intro]
You Say Whatever
To Get In My Head
You Say You Love Me
Why Are You In My Bed?
But You Treat Me Different Sometimes
Can’t Keep On Changing Your Mind
Damn Kai, You Goin’ Crazy
I Gave It All
I Always Put You First
It’s Like
Even On Days
When You Were At Your Worst
Where The Fuck Is The Love At Like?
Seems Like You Don’t See Me For What I’m Worth
What I’m Worth, Ooh
Nothin’ Ain’t Right Like It’s Always A Fetish
Headaches, Over And Over, I Swear I Regret It
I Had A Convo With God And He Doubled Down On You, I Finally Get It
Played With My Heart So I’m Different
I Thought You Was Loyal, I Swear I Would Bet It
I Saw That Text, Ain’t No Edit
I Felt Like A Sucker, No Lie, When I Read It
It Ain’t No Makin’ Up Nothin’
I Promise It’s Over, You Might As Well Dead It
Get To That Money, I Spread It
I Can’t Let Up For Nothin’, That’s In My Genetics
Give Me What Them Lil’ Bitches Owe For Them Dubs
You Out Here Chasin’ Aesthetics [Chorus]
Peeped You Up So Hard To Come Close As The Time Go By
You Had Me Brainwashed, Fucked Up ’bout You, I Can’t Lie
I Never Ever Thought That This Is How’d It Get
Movin’ Onto Someone Next, Now You’re Someone That I Used To Love
Someone That I Used To Love
Someone That I Used To Love
Someone That I Used To Love
Someone That I Used To Love [Post-chorus]
You Say Whatever
To Get In My Head
You Say You Love Me
Why Are You In My Bed?
But You Treat Me Different Sometimes
Can’t Keep On Changing Your Mind
I Gave It All
I Always Put You First
Even On Days
When You Were At Your Worst
Seems Like You Don’t See Me For What I’m Worth
What I’m Worth, Ooh [Verse 2]
Trenches Keep Gettin’ Colder
Tell The Chatterbox, You Got A Motor
[She Gon’ Turn You?], I Thought I Told Ya
Dumb Bitch A Attitude, It Gotta [Older?]
I Should Have Only Kept You For The Neck
I Kept It P, You Know I Could Expose Ya
Shit That I Found Out, I’m Like What The Heck?
You Just A Thot Bitch Chasin’ After Closure
Always A Solid Nigga, I’m No Poser
Had You [Kneely?] Down, No Fashion Nova
Had To Private Flyin’ On Them Jets
[?] Show You Like The Way I Showed Ya
I’m Already Knowin’ How It Get
But You Want The Check, Only Want Exposure
I’m Already Knowin’ How It Gets
See You Goin’ Left, I Know It’s Over [Chorus]
Peeped You Up So Hard To Come Close As The Time Go By
You Had Me Brainwashed, Fucked Up ’bout You, I Can’t Lie
I Never Ever Thought That This Is How’d It Get
Movin’ Onto Someone Next, Now You’re Someone That I Used To Love
Someone That I Used To Love
Someone That I Used To Love
Someone That I Used To Love
Someone That I Used To Love
[Outro]
You Say Whatever
To Get In My Head
You Say You Love Me
Why Are You In My Bed?
But You Treat Me Different Sometimes
Can’t Keep On Changing Your Mind
I Gave It All
I Always Put You First
Even On Days
When You Were At Your Worst
Seems Like You Don’t See Me For What I’m Worth
What I’m Worth, Ooh
