Song Description

A heartfelt pop ballad celebrating emotional vulnerability and the power of gentle strength. "Tenderhearted Tenor" flips traditional masculinity on its head with intimate lyrics, and a warm, uplifting production. Perfect for scenes of self-acceptance, romantic healing, or male introspection, the track offers a message of softness as strength and love as liberation.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Used to lower my voice to hide the truth
Thought strength meant silence, not breaking through
But every note I buried, every word unsaid
Was a part of me I left for dead

[Pre-Chorus]
Till I found the courage to cry in falsetto
To let go of pride and sing to my echo
Of love that lifts, not love that binds
And a woman who reads between my lines

[Chorus]
I don't need to shout to feel strong
I feel most alive when I'm singing soft
In a world that tells men to hold it in
I let the high notes take me again
I don't bark, I bloom
I don't break, I bend
I'm a tenderhearted tenor
In the arms of my best friend

[Verse 2]
I feel everything times ten
I love love, but heartbreak, will I recover again?
But thankfully her grounding did me in
I can surrender cause I am her man

[Chorus]
I don't need to shout to feel strong
I feel most alive when I'm singing soft
In a world that tells me to hold it in
I let the high notes take me again
I don't bark, I bloom
I don't break, I bend
I'm a tenderhearted tenor
In the arms of my best friend

[Outro]
Tap into all of my range at times
But I love what was hidden in plain sight
Bold and true, I sing to you
To let you know I feel it too