I wrote this song hungover in like August of 2015 and I started freaking out about all my secrets and thought about just how many secrets people must have.
lyrics
Secret
Verse 1
I've got a little secret that no one gets to know
I always carry it with me wherever I may go
It hurts to keep it inside, but would be worse if it came out
And this secret paints my world into an artwork of shame and doubt
Chorus
So welcome to my world
You won't be staying long
The only way into my world
Is through this god damn song
You won't get this secret
Which you've now been exposed to
Everyone has secrets
Maybe we're supposed to
Verse 2
I've got lots of secrets that never will be told
And I guess it's stinging more as I'm growing more old
In the grand scheme of things, my secrets are no big deal
But to me it matters much, cuz of the pain they make me feel
Verse 3
Maybe we should count ourselves lucky, be thankful for every scar
It's the secrets we keep that tells us who we are
We cover up our scars with lifted heads and all our clothes
But it's when we're naked we see what nobody else knows
credits
from Extended Excess,
released November 17, 2016
Words and music by Read Hard
Drums by Gøyvind
Back ups by Esban
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