In early 2003, Costa's homemade demo reached No Doubt guitarist Tom Dumont, who offered to record more demos for Costa in his home studio. Those first recordings led to two EPs that Costa and Dumont distributed themselves. These were later combined and mixed by Phil Ek in order to form Costa's first full-length CD entitled Songs We Sing.
Costa spent the summer of 2005 opening on Jack Johnson's summer tour. He has since toured with Modest Mouse, Oasis, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, G. Love & Special Sauce, and Death Cab for Cutie. Costa joined Jack Johnson for his 2006 European tour. He has also contributed to the Jack Johnson and Friends Curious George soundtrack; his track is entitled "Lullaby". This song was taken from his The Elasmosaurus EP. Costa has also toured extensively in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Asia and South America.
The video for Costa's first single "Cold December" was released February 2, 2006. On July 31, 2007, he released a song titled "If You Took To Me" as part of the environmentally minded polar bear documentary Arctic Tale and its soundtrack.
On October 7, 2007, Costa released the first single, "Mr. Pitiful," from his record Unfamiliar Faces. The song "Mr. Pitiful" was used during a scene with Paul Rudd in the movie I Love You, Man, the redband trailer for the film Youth in Revolt starring Michael Cera, and the movie Marmaduke. The song is featured during the opening credits of The Answer Man (film). Apple also used an instrumental cut of this song for the worldwide iPhone 3GS ads.
Mobile Chateau, Costa's next album, was released on September 21, 2010, via Brushfire Records. His 2013 self-titled album was recorded at Pheasant Studios in Santa Ana, CA, as Costa's first solo production.
Secret
Matt Costa Lyrics
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Until we get too tired of holding on
The truth may try to seek it
Keep it, keep it, little secret
I can try to hide you
Disguise you and remind you to stay inside your little room
Deep down inside my pocket
So won't you say, your secret is safe
And won't you stay here with me today
My little secret
My little secret
A sound for your ears only, so don't tell anybody
A sight for only you to see
Well she's my little secret
Keep it, keep it, little secret
My little secret
My little secret
My little secret
In Matt Costa’s song, Secret, the lyrics tell the story of two people who share a secret that they don’t want anyone else to know about. They value their secret so much that they are willing to keep it to themselves until they get tired of holding onto it. They speak of the truth trying to seek out the secret, yet they make a pact to keep it safe between them.
The singer talks about trying to hide and disguise the secret, and how he keeps the key that locks the secret in his pocket, symbolizing his desire to keep it to himself. He asks the other person if they will stay with him and make sure that the secret remains safe. The secret is so important that the singer doesn't want anyone else to know about it, giving the listener the impression that it's something that could potentially cause harm or trouble if revealed.
Overall, the theme of the song is about the importance of keeping secrets and how it brings two people together in a unique way. It is possible that the secret is a forbidden love or perhaps something that they both did that they are trying to hide. Whatever it is, it is clear that the singer and the other person value it deeply and are determined to keep it safe.
Line by Line Meaning
Treat it like a secret, keep it between us
Let's keep this to ourselves and not share it with anyone else.
Until we get too tired of holding on
We can keep this secret as long as we want, but eventually we may want to share it with others.
The truth may try to seek it
The truth may try to reveal our secret, but we'll do our best to keep it hidden.
Keep it, keep it, little secret
Repeatedly reminding ourselves to keep this secret a secret.
I can try to hide you
I'll do everything in my power to keep you hidden and safe.
Disguise you and remind you to stay inside your little room
I'll disguise you and encourage you to stay hidden and secluded from the outside world.
Deep down inside my pocket
I'll keep you close to me and protect you as I would a valuable possession kept in my pocket.
The key that locks the locket to you, secret
I'll keep the key that unlocks and reveals our secret locked tight, hidden away from others.
So won't you say, your secret is safe
Please confirm that you trust me to keep your secret safe and secure.
And won't you stay here with me today
Please stay with me today and enjoy our shared secret together.
A sound for your ears only, so don't tell anybody
I'll share a secret sound with you that no one else should know or hear.
A sight for only you to see
I'll share a secret sight with you that should only be seen by us and no one else.
Well she's my little secret
Referring to a person as a secret, highlighting the importance of keeping their identity hidden from others.
My little secret
A term of endearment for the person being referred to as the secret.
My little secret
Repeated use of the term of endearment, reinforcing the importance of keeping the person a secret and special to only us.
Contributed by Dylan D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@drakenrfs
i like this version and the album version, think the two are great, and the solo in the album version it's very nice
@brolindevine
what an amazing guy
@Tomasch
I like it!
@MrNiceGuyOJ
haha NICE! when did you hear/read about this interview? that's pretty awesome how he explained it. He hasn't disappointed with his passed 2 cds nor will he disappoint with this new one ( if that's what he's talking about)
@bubbleteakun
anyone know the chords to this song?
@NicolasCurcio5295
ep??? whats your source
@99akol992
it shounds like he has a lishp LOL translate: is sounds like he has a lisp
@inlinekidk2
I like looking at the back of that lady's head. Its way better looking at that than Matt Costa. :) Jk