On ‘Tears,’ Sabrina Carpenter Shares Her Favorite Qualities in a Man

THE RUNDOWN:

• “Tears” is the second single from Sabrina Carpenter’s seventh studio album, Man’s Best Friend, following the single “Manchild.”
• In the song, she sings about the qualities she values most in a man.
• The music video stars Colman Domingo, whom Carpenter called “truly incomparable, magnetic, and fantastic.”

Sabrina Carpenter loves a responsible partner.

On her latest single, “Tears,” from her seventh studio album, Man’s Best Friend, Carpenter sings about her favorite qualities in a man.

“A little initiative can go a very long, long way / Baby, just do the dishes, I’ll give you what you (What you), what you want / A little communication, yes, that’s my ideal foreplay / Assemble a chair from IKEA, I’m like, ‘Uh’ (Ah),” she sings in the first verse.

And if he’s emotionally intelligent, too? Even better.

The second verse goes: “A little respect for women can get you very, very far / Remembering how to use your phone gets me oh so (Oh so), oh so hot / Considering I have feelings, I’m like, “Why are my clothes still on?” (Mm) / Offering to do anything, I’m like (Uh), “Oh my god.”

The music video, released on August 29, subverts the relationship themes of the song and instead pays homage to the camp of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Colman Domingo even makes an appearance in drag. “Wish we were still dancing in the street at 4am,” Carpenter wrote about Domingo. She also called her co-star “truly incomparable, magnetic, and fantastic.”

Read the lyrics below, courtesy of Genius:

[Intro]MmMm-hm (Ah-ha)Uh (Shikitah)[Chorus]I get wet at the thought of you (Uh-huh)Being a responsible guy (Shikitah)Treating me like you’re supposed to do (Uh-huh)

Tears run down my thighs

[Verse 1]A little initiative can go a very long, long wayBaby, just do the dishes, I’ll give you what you (What you), what you wantA little communication, yes, that’s my ideal foreplayAssemble a chair from IKEA, I’m like, “Uh” (Ah)[Chorus]I get wet at the thought of you (Uh-huh)Being a responsible guy (So responsible; shikitah)Treating me like you’re supposed to do (Uh-huh)

Tears run down my thighs

[Verse 2]A little respect for women can get you very, very farRemembering how to use your phone gets me oh so (Oh so), oh so hotConsidering I have feelings, I’m like, “Why are my clothes still on?” (Mm)

Offering to do anything, I’m like (Uh), “Oh my god”

[Chorus]I get wet at the thought of you (Uh-huh)Being a responsible guy (So responsible; shikitah)Treating me like you’re supposed to do (Uh-huh)

Tears run down my thighs

[Post-Chorus]I get wet at the thought of you (I get)Being a responsible guy (So, so, so, responsible guy)Treating me like you’re supposed to do (Supposed to do)

Tears run down my thighs (Dance break)

[Bridge]OhSo responsible

No

[Chorus]I get wet at the thought of you (Uh-huh)Being a responsible guy (So responsible; shikitah)Treating me like you’re supposed to do (Uh-huh)

Tears run down my thighs (Shikitah)