Oh Tender
Bryde Lyrics

Oh tender thing
Addressing a person or thing being described as delicate and precious

I want you more
Expressing a desire for that person or thing

With your smooth
Describing the person or thing as effortless and easy

And barefoot on the kitchen floor
Depicting a scene of intimacy and simplicity

I could not wake your sedated heart
Describing the inability to make that person or thing feel alive and engaged

With the strongest will or steadiest heart
Emphasizing the effort and commitment put into the endeavor

All the things you pull, pull, pull outta me
Referring to the way the person or thing elicits strong emotions or reactions

Oh you make a fool out of me
Acknowledging the way the person or thing causes the artist to lose control or dignity

This wall of lies we weave between
Describing the falsehoods and barriers that exist between the two parties

And there you found me
Describing a moment of discovery or realization

Searching for your company
Expressing a desire for connection and companionship

But truth it stings a thousand times
Acknowledging the painful reality that needs to be confronted

In this harshest winter
Metaphorically representing a time of darkness and difficulty

In cannot survive
Admitting the inability to endure under such circumstances

And it never lets up
Describing the relentlessness of the emotions or the situation

This feeling won't subside
Admitting that the intensity of the feelings does not diminish over time

That I'll always be yours
Expressing a sense of being possessed or owned by the other person

And you were never truly mine
Acknowledging the lack of reciprocated feelings or commitment

And we blindfold ourselves
Suggesting the way the parties ignore or deny the realities of the situation

From what we left behind
Referring to the past and the way it informs the present