Secrets
I'm made of things that are secret.
Things that I don't want to say.
Is it someone I love or someone I hate?
Or a trust that I cannot betray?
I've got secrets that loom in my head
when I sleep. Secrets I push away down somewhere deep.
But one's mouth opens.
The words start to come.
In a great rush of freedom,
the river will run.
I, Aly'll, keep all our secrets.
You can tell me without any shame.
It was my fault, you know, that my dad had to go.
Our family broke and I am to blame.
One night after midnight I crept
down the stairs.
There on the sofa lay dad and despair.
I found out that he had a secret.
Each night he was gambling away.
The money ran dry and when mum wondered why,
I revealed to her how much he played.
My words broke their marriage.
I broke my dad's heart.
It's my fault it all fell apart.
Now the mouth opens.
The words start to come.
In a great rush of freedom,
the river will run
{interlude}
It's not my only secret
and it's not even my worst.
Say it, Alice, say it, Alice. (x3)
And when the mouth opens,
the words start to come.
In a great rush of freedom
The river will run