Hesitant Heart
1977 soft disco pop, 104 BPM 4/4, key A major with final chorus +1 semitone, romantic, male light-tenor lead with falsetto lifts, clear diction, bright plate reverb and subtle slapback, shimmering electric piano hook, clean funk guitar chucks, melodic round bass, steady disco kit with soft open hats, tasteful handclaps, lush strings and light brass, stacked ooh-ah backing vocals, call-and-response chorus, bridge lift into key change, analog tape warmth, tambourine build, fade-out outro, pop, dream pop, city pop, funk pop, soul, r&b, high quality, studio production, world-class studio mix
Hesitant Heart
1977 soft disco pop, 104 BPM 4/4, key A major with final chorus +1 semitone, romantic, male light-tenor lead with falsetto lifts, clear diction, bright plate reverb and subtle slapback, shimmering electric piano hook, clean funk guitar chucks, melodic round bass, steady disco kit with soft open hats, tasteful handclaps, lush strings and light brass, stacked ooh-ah backing vocals, call-and-response chorus, bridge lift into key change, analog tape warmth, tambourine build, fade-out outro, pop, dream pop, city pop, funk pop, soul, r&b, high quality, studio production, world-class studio mix
Lyrics
Intro
Verse 1
I walked alone, my heart was cold
Love was a story I let go
Wounded by shadows of yesterday
Living this life in my own way
Resisting the pull became my norm
Still sometimes pain rings through the form
I hear your name and play it cool
Pretend we’re friends, but I’m the fool
Pre-Chorus 1
I try to hide these restless tides
Your gentle spark lights up my skies
If tomorrow fades I’ll stay
I want your love, don’t drift away
Chorus 1
Hesitant heart, you’re breaking through
Every beat keeps pulling me to you
When you are near, my world’s alive
With you beside me, love will survive
Verse 2
I want to know the truth of you
Expecting nothing, learning new
What is this feeling taking flight
With you my wary heart feels light
I won’t let foolish doubts be loud
I only want to make you proud
Maybe a dream that I could lose
But now it’s you my heart will choose
Pre-Chorus 2
Forgive the miles my thoughts have run
I see a life that starts with one
Under the city lights tonight
Take both my hands and hold me tight
Chorus 2
Hesitant heart, you’re breaking through
Every beat keeps pulling me to you
When you are near, my world’s alive
With you beside me, love will survive
Instrumental Break
Bridge
Yesterday I swore I’d never fall
Today a different me stands tall
Fear may linger, I won’t retreat
Love is the step that moves my feet
Final Chorus
Hesitant heart, you’re breaking through
Every beat keeps pulling me to you
When you are near, my world’s alive
With you beside me, love will survive
Say goodbye to the past I knew
Everything changes when I choose you
With you here my soul’s complete
Hesitant heart, you set me free
Outro