The Hollering Pines - Tender Heart Lyrics

I came down to hear your speech
Fired off with reckless doublespeak
What did that mean anyway
Been rolling it around for days
I held it right up to the light
I couldn't find it on the page

I have believed since I was small
When one door opens
Build a wall

Do not threaten me with open doors
Or final terms laid bare
I will not hesitate to prove I could
I can't resist a dare
But a tender heart could not forgive
It's bitter blood and pain outlive
The memory of better times
Of sweeter words
And the love they buy

There are places you should know
I've warned you you can never go
Words said in anger are words you meant
They don't spill out on accident

Not I'm stepping over broken shells
To see what's left inside the well

If you threaten me with open doors
Or final terms laid bare
I will not hesitate to prove I could
I'd take it as a dare
But a tender heart cannot forget
The hot blood that once ran through it
No apologies that you could give
Could cool the flame that burns this bridge

A tender heart could not forgive
It's bitter blood and pain outlive
The memory of better times
Of sweeter words
And the love they buy