On his new single, “Heartbreak in Reverse,” Houston Bernard gives a master class in emotional storytelling and a tender, cinematic country ballad that encapsulates the ache of wanting love to be rewound and rewritten. Bernard beckons you to dwell in that melancholy space between memory and what could have been.
Co-written with Willie Morrison, the song is a heartstring-pulling letter to that past sealed and opened in true quiet reflection. Bernard’s voice is raw and truthful in a way that feels both his own pain and universal. It’s just the sort of song that makes us remember how fragile love is, how easily it can be swept away, and how desperately we wish we could tap rewind.
Bernard was born in Oklahoma and raised in Alaska, and his country roots echo through every chord. In his delivery, warmth and sincerity abound, and sentiments that date back to classic country storytelling, yet keep the song sounding fresh and timeless.
“Heartbreak in Reverse” is the hope that love might return. It’s the soundtrack for late-night drives, for quiet moments of reflection, for anyone who’s ever wished they could un-say goodbye. Here, Houston Bernard is painting heartache in reverse motion, filming the beauty of longing and the poetry of regret. It’s a reminder that even in loss, there remains grace and a song to lead us through it.
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