For Eliot Morris - whose Universal Records debut, Whats Mine Is Yours, ripp… Read Full Bio ↴For Eliot Morris - whose Universal Records debut, Whats Mine Is Yours, ripples with the kind of sure-footed songcraft of an artist blooming at precisely the right time - maybe the series of hurdles the Alabama native endured to deliver his major label inaugural happened for a reason. "Im kind of used to delayed gratification," he quips, with Morris pointing out that growing up as one of six kids in his parents Mobile, Alabama household, they always werent the first family to upgrade the latest technological device. Not because they were poor - but as Morris puts it: "My dad wasnt what youd call an early adapter. He believed in delaying that hunger for material stuff and would have us, instead, explore what was around us. I think that it taught me the importance of communicating with the tools you have."

The lesson in resiliency has paid off, with the grounded Morris pivoting from Mobile, to Auburn University (where he graduated with a degree in Finance) to Nashville and eventually, to Birmingham, Alabama. He diligently honed his songwriting along the way, but also experienced the typical drizzle of record company-stutter steps (one self-titled under-the-radar release), and other unpredictable delays (he was originally signed to a subsidiary of Universal that folded before they released his album), that fortunately, never seemed to dampen the buzz about the singer/songwriters immense talent, or his unique perspective about arriving at his appointed destination.

After moving from Nashville to Birmingham, Morris got to work, exploring the local musical terrain with a renewed gusto, and writing and performing with renewed inspiration. Before long he scored a development deal with Universals, now defunct, Strummers Records. And after trying, unsuccessfully, to put a band (Parkers Back) around his existing songs, Eliot would make permanent his solo status building on the southern mystique, and creating a slow-burning buzz through CD sharing and a constant blur of touring (both local haunts and coveted opening slots and side stages for John Mayer, Counting Crows and James Taylor among others). Strummer would eventually die an unfortunate death but Universal saw something special and decided that Eliot was an artist that needed to be heard.

No One Has To Know
Eliot Morris Lyrics

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I feel you staring down at me
And I must admit I'm flyin'
You take my hand and quietly whisper the words I'm thinking...

"Baby lets go for a ride inside the night and
Let the wind swim through your hair, yeah yeah
Cause looking in your eyes time passes by as fast as it can go
We could be movin real slow to the radio

With all the lights on low
I know this little place baby, not far away...Maybe we can go
No one has to know... no no no"

I've dreamed a thousand nights away
Of you and your arms around me
You whispered softly, its ok
And time would suspend inside me

"Baby lets go for a ride inside the night and
Let my hands run through your hair, yeah yeah
Cause looking in your eyes time passes by as fast as it can go
We could be movin real slow to the radio
With all the lights on low
I know this little place baby, not far away...maybe we can go
No one has to know...no no no"

Sometimes I take so much for granted,
It's easy to do
All that I want is to stand hand in hand with you, oh you

Yeah, looking in your eyes time passes by as fast as it can go
We could be moving real slow to the radio
With all the lights on low
I know this little place baby, not far away... maybe we can go
No one has to know...no no no

No one has to know...no no
No one has to know

Overall Meaning

The song "No One Has To Know" by Eliot Morris is a melodious ode to secret love. The song begins with the singer observing the love interest looking at him. He confesses to feeling giddy and elated at the realization, and as he takes her hand, she whispers the words he was thinking. The song wisps into a dreamy realm where the singer imagines escaping with his lover into the night where they can find solace and peace in each other's company. Time would appear to stop, and they could drive slow, listening to the radio, and forget any worries they may have. The lover suggests a hidden place where they can go, away from prying eyes and curious glances, and be happy together without judgment or scrutiny.

The lyrics of the song deftly create a world where two people can escape their mundane lives and bask in the comfort of each other's company. It is a song about secret love, where the world is not privy to the cord that binds the two people together. The lyrics describe how the two people are in synchrony with each other, able to complete each other's thoughts, as they move through their hidden world. Overall, the song is a beautiful tribute to secret love, a tale of longing, and a dreamy escape into the impossible.

Line by Line Meaning

I feel you staring down at me
I sense your gaze upon me

And I must admit I'm flyin'
And I must confess that I feel elated

You take my hand and quietly whisper the words I'm thinking...
You grasp my hand and silently utter my thoughts...

"Baby lets go for a ride inside the night and
Baby, let's go for a journey under the cover of night and

Let the wind swim through your hair, yeah yeah
Allow the wind to caress your hair, yes yes

Cause looking in your eyes time passes by as fast as it can go
Because gazing into your eyes makes time speed by intensively

We could be movin real slow to the radio
We could be moving slowly as the radio plays

With all the lights on low
With all the lights dimmed

I know this little place baby, not far away...Maybe we can go
I'm acquainted with this location dear, it isn't far away...perhaps we can visit

No one has to know... no no no"
There's no need for anyone else to know about our excursion

I've dreamed a thousand nights away
I've fantasized for a thousand nights

Of you and your arms around me
Of you embracing me with your arms

You whispered softly, it's ok
You murmured gently, don't worry

And time would suspend inside me
And time would seem to stand still within me

Sometimes I take so much for granted,
Occasionally I don't fully appreciate what I have,

It's easy to do
It's an understandable thing to do

All that I want is to stand hand in hand with you, oh you
All I desire is to clasp your hand in mine, oh you

No one has to know...no no no
There's no need for anyone else to know...no no no

No one has to know...no no
There's no need for anyone else to know...no no

No one has to know
There's no need for anyone else to know

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13y↑1

I had the pleasure of seeing him live in B'ham @work play a few years ago. He blew everyone away. Awesome talent.

Carmen Hillier

13y↑3

Loved the part from 00:00 to 04:20

l smith

12y

had the pleasure of hearing this wonderful man open for the counting crows back in august of 2006.. a friend of mine bought the cd for me.. its a great cd...