Secret Love
Marvin Gaye Lyrics


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Once I had a secret love,
That lived within the heart of me
All too soon my secret love,
Became impatient to be free

So I told a friendly star,
The way that dreamers often do
Just how wonderful you are,
And why I'm so in love with you

Now, I shout it from the highest hills
Even told the golden daffodils
At last my hearts an open door,




And my secret love's
No secret anymore.

Overall Meaning

Marvin Gaye's song "Secret Love" is all about a love that a person keeps hidden within themselves, unable to share it with anyone else. This kind of love is something that many people feel, but few are able to express. In the song, the singer reveals that they had such a secret love, but eventually they couldn't keep it hidden any longer. They told a "friendly star" all about how wonderful their love is, and why they are so in love with that person.


The song paints a picture of someone who has been keeping their feelings bottled up for a long time, unable to express them for fear of rejection or ridicule. But finally, they reach a point where they can't hold it in any longer. They shout their love from the "highest hills" and even tell the "golden daffodils" about it. They have opened their hearts and let their secret love out into the open.


Overall, this is a hopeful and uplifting song about the power of love to overcome fear and uncertainty. It shows that even the most hidden and secret emotions can be expressed and shared with others, and that love can bring us together in ways that we never thought possible.


Line by Line Meaning

Once I had a secret love,
I used to have a hidden love in my heart


That lived within the heart of me
This love was deeply ingrained within my heart


All too soon my secret love,
After a while, my hidden love started to become difficult to hide


Became impatient to be free
And it started to yearn to be expressed openly


So I told a friendly star,
To unburden my heart, I confided in a star which appeared friendly to me


The way that dreamers often do
I expressed my emotions in the typical manner of a dreamer who is in love


Just how wonderful you are,
I spoke of your incredible qualities and attributes


And why I'm so in love with you
I explained the reasons that have led me to fall deeply in love with you


Now, I shout it from the highest hills
But now, I no longer hold back my love- I proclaim it from the highest mountain tops


Even told the golden daffodils
I have even shared the news with the natural world, telling it to nature's own golden daffodils


At last my hearts an open door,
My heart is now like an open door, ready to let anyone and everyone know how I feel about you


And my secret love's
It's clear to all and sundry, that my hidden love


No secret anymore
Is no more a secret known only to me.




Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: PAUL FRANCIS WEBSTER, SAMMY FAIN

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