secret
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Boy, can you keep a secret?
I know I'm the one you can't have
I know that I am your weakness
If you wanna play, I'll call you back
If you want the star treatment
You could find another girl for that
I'm a flirt, it's not a secret
Wait a sec', I'll hit you right back

And now, with the pearls in my hair
Hands up and I'll ride you on the chair
Hands tied, don't tell them that I'm dirty
At the shoot, you were stunned, head turning
Move it up and down like a cobra
Then you said that I like 'em older
Now I see she's got a type
I let her slide for tonight

Now you're open
Hello, I'm potent
Boy, boy
Boy, boy

Pretty women on Sunset (we love y'all so much)
Plenty women on Fig (I love you)
Everybody get lonely (yeah)
Baby, wanna get lit (ayy, I don't do that boo, what you drinking?)
She don't wanna get married (me neither, we good)
But she wanna get rich
Late night lover (late night, on the late night)
Cum on this-, ayy
What can make you wanna get away?
Tie the ribbon in the sky and watch it drift away (wehre we going?)
Cupid shot and hit your heart, it didn't ricochet (yeah)
Now we're getting into something, live the Hemingway
Yeah, ain't no giving you the run-a-round (yeah)
Get inside, I'm feeling high, I'm never coming down (ah, hell nah)
What you trippin' on? How the summer sound?
Put it in a song, put it in your-, yeah

Boy, can you keep a secret? (Can you keep a secret?)
I know I'm the one you can't have (I want you)
I know that I am your weakness (yeah)
If you wanna play, I'll call you back
If you want the star treatment
You could find another girl for that
I'm a flirt, it's not a secret (no secret, yeah)
Wait a sec', I'll hit you right back

Boy, noy (yeah)
Boy (yeah), boy (what's up, man?)
Ohh, yeah
Ohh, yeah, ohh

Suno na meri baat
Suno na meri baat
Suno na meri baat
Suno na meri baat




Suno na meri baat
Suno na meri baat

Overall Meaning

Staples's song Secret is a song about desire and the longing for intimacy. The song opens with Staples walking into the street and seeing herself looking back at her. This suggests a personal reflection, maybe even a moment of reckoning. Staples desires to be touched in the right way, just like everybody else. This is a human need for touch, for physical contact, for intimacy. Staples sings about a secret place in a lover's arms, a place of comfort and passion, a place not far from here. This is the place where all secrets can be shared, where the fire of intimacy can be ignited, and where the pleasure of love can be found.


The lyrics of the song suggest that there are some secrets that are too great to keep, and some desires that cannot be suppressed. Staples sings about the need to push it down with one hand, while the other is fanning the flames of love and passion. The song is full of emotion, with a sense of urgency and desperation. The lyrics are honest and raw, expressing the desire for love and passion, as well as the fear of betrayal and rejection. The chorus, "This train is rollin' on," suggests that life goes on, and that we are all moving forward, with or without the love and passion that we so desperately desire.


Overall, Staples's Secret is a song about the human need for intimacy and connection. It is a song about the desire to escape from the world and be embraced by love and passion, even if it is just for a moment. The song's raw honesty, paired with Staples's captivating voice and haunting melody, creates a powerful emotional experience for the listener.


Line by Line Meaning

I walked into the street
I stepped outside and into public view


To see myself looking back at me
I observed myself in the gaze of others


So many eyes
There are numerous individuals observing me


It's in the way I walk
My demeanor and gait communicates a message


Just wanna be touched in the right way
I desire a certain type of physical intimacy


Like everybody else
This is a common, human yearning


A secret place in a lover's arms
There's a private and intimate location in a partner's embrace


I know a place not far from here
I am aware of this location in proximity


It's a secret place
This is a concealed and undisclosed spot


Don't keep away
Don't stay apart or distant


Come to the cause
Get behind this enterprise or mission


Come fuel the fire
Be an agent that fans the flames of passion


It's growing
This sensation is increasing and intensifying


Push it down with one hand
Suppress or contain it with one hand


The other fanning the flames
The other is stirring or nurturing the passion


To a rage
Towards an intense and violent outburst


Of love and hate
Of intense affection and equally intense animosity


And of betrayal
And the experience of being wronged by someone close


In each others' arms
Simultaneously embracing one another


This train is rollin' on
This sensation or experience is progressing forward


This train is rollin' on
This sensation or experience is continuing to advance


This train is rollin' on
This sensation or experience is continually moving forward


This train is rollin' on
This sensation or experience faces no hindrances and perseveres




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Everett Orr, Raveena Aurora, Vince Staples

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