Taylor D’s latest single, “Born To Love You,” is a track that could drive through a notebook of poetry in tow, a head full of harmony with no mistake. The artist offers up a song that’s equal parts heart-on-sleeve confession and rock ‘n’ roll outburst, one that gives the impression of a frenzied high that was both familiar and freshly engraved.
“Born To Love You” pounces. With hard-rock guitar riffs that twinkle like the reflection of the sun off a windshield and vocals that neatly balance blooming teen frailty with a raw emotional edge, Taylor D creates a space that feels like some middle ground between Olivia Rodrigo’s lyrical frankness and Avril Lavigne’s no-bullshit passion. The production has a cinema-size quality, as if the song were a soundtrack for the most crucial moment in a coming-of-age film when everything flips upside down, and the heart takes the first leap before the head catches up. Beyond the lush instrumentation and anthemic chorus, what distinguishes this track most is Taylor’s voice, it goes high, and ultimately claims each moment, transcending lyrics about giving oneself to love into something primal, almost spiritual. “Born To Love You” is about the chaos, the ache, and the euphoria of falling as hard and fast as you can’t help but be rebuilt. It’s love not as a decision but as a destiny.
What’s so exciting is how something this big feels so personal in Taylor D.'s hands. It’s the sort of song that sounds like it for you, yet it's for stadiums. It’s messy and melodic, loud and tender, bold and bruised in all just the right ways.
“Born To Love You,” which follows last fall’s “Those Days,” an album that embraced a more grounded, humanized brand of storytelling, is a high-voltage leap forward. It’s Taylor D with the top down, heart wide open, nothing holding him back.