Teardrops Cure All. When I was young, I used to cry when I was upset. After being reprimanded not to do so, I eventually stopped, but held in the pain to a point where eventually I would crack. I have since learned that letting it out is a healthy response and should be commended, not shunned.

Verse 1 is written about how high intense pressure and failing caused me to burst. A unique failure I’d like to share was when I would cry when striking out in baseball. From a competitive standpoint, I was never as great as I had been while crying. For me to stop, I had to remove the importance of the game to me. As soon as I did that, my performance suffered. If you look at Japan, grown men still cry to this day when losing important games. For those who are baseball lovers like me, they are now separating themselves as the best players on the planet. Sounds like we all should follow suit!

The chorus is a celebration of how tears wash away our dread and pain. They really reset us back to our normal baseline. To me, tears are a part of our nature and should be welcomed when they fall.

Vese 2 is reflecting on how crying also persisted into other failures in my life (school, football, relationships and more). As time passed, I came to realize that crying was helping me, not hurting me, but I still was fighting the tears from escaping.

The final verse demonstrates how I finally came to terms with crying. From that point on, I will allow tears to flow. I can’t stress how much this has helped me in my life and want to inspire others, especially men, to be vulnerable and show their emotions.