He certainly did earn that reputation.
Sensitive heart, you're doomed from the start
Meant to play the penitent part
Inquisitive mind, you're destined to find
Tempted fate and knowledge divine
View in there a pitied pair
Denoted by a scene unfair
Will you make my children bear
The consequences everywhere?
Is it so hard to forgive
The way that we have been made to live?
How much is required to set things right?
Have you confused your power with mine?
Oh whoa oh
View in there a pitied pair
Denoted by a scene unfair
Will you make my children bear
The consequences everywhere?
Imminent you seem to be
A picture of fragility
What is it that you think of me?
Is it a woman that you see?
Is it so hard to forgive
The way that we have been made to live?
How much is required to set things right?
Have you confused your power with mine?
Oh whoa oh
Is it so hard to forgive
The way that we have been made to live?
How much is required to set things right?
Have you confused your power with mine?
Oh whoa oh
Oh oh ooh oh oh ooh oh oh
Oh oh ooh oh oh ooh oh oh
Oh oh ooh oh oh ooh oh oh
Oh oh ooh oh oh ooh oh oh
Meant to play the penitent part
Inquisitive mind, you're destined to find
Tempted fate and knowledge divine
View in there a pitied pair
Denoted by a scene unfair
Will you make my children bear
The consequences everywhere?
Is it so hard to forgive
The way that we have been made to live?
How much is required to set things right?
Have you confused your power with mine?
Oh whoa oh
View in there a pitied pair
Denoted by a scene unfair
Will you make my children bear
The consequences everywhere?
Imminent you seem to be
A picture of fragility
What is it that you think of me?
Is it a woman that you see?
Is it so hard to forgive
The way that we have been made to live?
How much is required to set things right?
Have you confused your power with mine?
Oh whoa oh
Is it so hard to forgive
The way that we have been made to live?
How much is required to set things right?
Have you confused your power with mine?
Oh whoa oh
Oh oh ooh oh oh ooh oh oh
Oh oh ooh oh oh ooh oh oh
Oh oh ooh oh oh ooh oh oh
Oh oh ooh oh oh ooh oh oh
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Before coming on this site and looking at others' views, I kind of thought this song was about Tennis' decision to sell off all their material things and set sail across the ocean for 8 months. I also got some of the lyrics wrong so i thought that Alaina Moore was singing to her husband Patrick will you have my babies, or bear my babies. also the senstive heart lyric i can relate to. im doomed. now i see i am wrong. still a killer song with beautiful lyrics and as always, alaina's vocals kill it. shes like a better Madeline Follin from Cults