Some artists write to be heard; Tarric writes like he’s been listening too long. On “Born to Go,” his latest single, the Los Angeles-based musician strips pop songwriting of its usual emotional theater and offers something riskier: stillness.
There’s no rise-and-fall here. No stadium chorus. No build toward catharsis. Instead, Tarric delivers a delicate, deliberate meditation on the kind of heartbreak that doesn’t come in explosions, but in exhalations. The song’s central lyric—“You were born to love me / You were born to go”—isn’t screamed or sobbed. It’s murmured, almost like an afterthought. But that’s precisely what makes it devastating.
“Born to Go” sounds like it was written in the after-hours haze of a long goodbye. The synths hover like breath on cold glass, and the percussion feels more like pulse than beat. Tarric knows the strength of a well-placed silence. Where other artists might crowd the space with sound, he pulls back. He leaves room for the listener’s own grief to step in and stretch out.
It’s hard not to connect the song’s cinematic restraint to Tarric’s other life as a film and TV producer. He’s no stranger to narrative economy. He knows that not every story needs to be explained—just felt. That instinct serves him well here. “Born to Go” is emotionally legible without being obvious. There’s narrative, yes, but more importantly, there’s mood. And Tarric has mastered it.
What makes the track resonate so deeply isn’t its sadness—it’s its maturity. Tarric doesn’t wallow. He reflects. This isn’t teenage heartbreak. It’s grown-up regret, measured in hindsight and unspoken understandings. It’s not about the storm; it’s about the quiet drive home after.
“Born to Go” might be one of the most understated songs of the year—but its impact lingers long after it ends. Like the person who inspired it, it leaves quietly. But it never really leaves you.