Shawn Mendes performed his upcoming song 'The Mountain' at a recent show, and he appears to weigh in on speculation about his sexuality in its lyrics. The song will appear on his upcoming self-titled album, due Nov. 15.
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“Some days, I have a change of heart / You can say what you need to say,” Mendes, 26, sang onstage, according to a fan's video footage shared on. “You can say I’m too young / You can say I’m too old / You can say I like girls or boys / Whatever fits your mold.”"It was so, so frustrating for me because there were some people in my life that I was very, very close to, who were gay and in the closet," Mendes told Shepard.
"I think a lot of guys go through that and even worse than that there are just so many guys who are gay and in the closet and must be hearing s--- like that and just being like, 'I'm terrified to come out,'" he said.
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