"Dirty Little Secret" is the first sing… Read Full Bio ↴Released September 12, 2005.
"Dirty Little Secret" is the first single by the power pop band The All-American Rejects taken from their second studio album Move Along. Released in late 2005, the song was the band's most successful single at the time, reaching #9 for three weeks on Billboard magazine's Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 2006. Their song "It Ends Tonight" has since surpassed that peak, charting at #8 later in 2006, along with their first single "Gives You Hell" from their third album, surpassing it at #4.
The music video of the song was filmed at Dorney Park and other locations in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The video is based on the PostSecret project, where people share their secrets on postcards. These cards are sent anonymously to the project, and some are posted on the PostSecret website. The video shows a montage of people holding up PostSecret postcards, which reveal a range of fears, embarrassment, love, deception, sadness, wishes and secret actions.
Listing of all the "secret" postcards in order of appearance in the video:
* I want to go blind so I don't have to see them together
* I'm a virgin
* I waste office supplies because I hate my boss
* I haven't spoken to my dad in 10 years and it kills me everyday
* Everything that I told her was a complete & total lie
* When I eat, I feel like a failure
* I had gay sex at church camp. 3 times.
* I pee in the sink.
* I am a peaceful person who happens to be filled with violent rage.
* She cheated.
* I make fun of fat people, but my mom is huge.
* I wish I was the other twin.
* I hate feeling alone
* I'm only dating her to get to her sister!
* I'm afraid to take the next step...
* I miss feeling close to God.
* I hate people who remind me of myself.
* I fear I have an undiagnosed mental illness.
* 3 years ago, I tried to kill myself... Now I'm 18 and people say I'm happy... But I still want to die.
* I'm afraid that no one will ever love me...as much as my dog "Charlie" does
* Sometimes I think my fiance isn't the one
* Sometimes I fake empathy to get people to like me
* I'm afraid of naked women
* I leave poetry in library books.
* I love you so much but can't tell you!!!
* I feel ugly because I'm half-black, half-white
* I cheated on my SAT and I got a scholarship
* I thought I was in love with him...
* I take more than the suggested dose...
* I only love 2 of my children
* I'm in love with my best friend!!!!!
* I'm afraid to answer the telephone
* People think I've stopped lying ... but I've just gotten better at it
* I know it's really gross, but I like the smell of my own poop.
* My family is rich but I shoplift everyday!
* I can eat a dozen donuts in one sitting
* I have more body hair than any woman should
* I left the dryer on while I had sex
* I wish I was a girl
* The song has appeared in the movies She's the Man, John Tucker Must Die, and Bring It On: All or Nothing. It was also played a few times in Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo. The song was also featured in the Smallville season 5 episode "Hypnotic", and later on the soundtrack Smallville: The Metropolis Mix. and in American Pie: The Naked Mile
* Progressive metal band Queensrÿche also has a song entitled the same name, and on the same topic. (though it was written nearly 20 years earlier)
* The song is now available as a downloadable track for the music video game series Rock Band. It also appears in the Wii version of the game as one of the exclusive 5 bonus songs.
* It is a playable track on Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades for the Nintendo DS.
* The song was played at a Seattle Spurs Basketball Game at which Nick Wheeler and Chris Gaylor were.
* The song was parodied on a poster for milk. The poster features a picture of the band with milk-moustaches and the words 'Dairy Little Secret'.
Dirty Little Secret
The All-American Rejects Lyrics
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When I've known this all along
I go around a time or two
Just to waste my time with you
Tell me all that you've thrown away
Find out games you don't wanna play
You are the only one that needs to know
I'll keep you my dirty little secret (dirty little secret)
Don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret (just another regret)
(Hope that you can keep it)
My dirty little secret
Who has to know?
When we live such fragile lives
It's the best way we survive
I go around a time or two
Just to waste my time with you
Tell me all that you've thrown away
Find out games you don't wanna play
You are the only one that needs to know
I'll keep you my dirty little secret (dirty little secret)
Don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret (just another regret)
(Hope that you can keep it)
My dirty little secret
Who has to know?
The way she feels inside (inside)
Those thoughts I can't deny (deny)
These sleeping dogs won't lie (won't lie)
And all I've tried to hide
It's eating me apart
Trace this line back
I'll keep you my dirty little secret (dirty little secret)
Don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret (just another regret)
I'll keep you my dirty little secret (dirty little secret)
Don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret (Just another regret)
(Hope that you can keep it)
My dirty little secret, dirty little secret
Dirty little secret
Who has to know?
Who has to know?
The lyrics to The All-American Rejects' song "Dirty Little Secret" are about a secret relationship that the singer is involved in. He knows that what he is doing is wrong, but he cannot resist the temptation of being with this person. The chorus of the song, "I'll keep you my dirty little secret, don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret" highlights the notion that he is aware of the gravity of the situation and the consequences that might ensue if the secret is revealed. The singer goes around "a time or two" just to waste his time with this person as they are the only one that needs to know.
The lines, "When we live such fragile lives, it's the best way we survive" suggest that the secrecy of the relationship is the only way they can keep going as they live in a world where everyone has a lot of responsibilities and secrets. The bridge of the song, "The way she feels inside, those thoughts I can't deny, these sleeping dogs won't lie, and all I've tried to hide, it's eating me apart, trace this line back" depicts the internal conflict the singer is struggling with, as he tries to hide his feelings for this person while it's slowly deteriorating him.
Line by Line Meaning
Let me know that I've done wrong
I want you to confront me about my misdeeds, even though I already know I've acted poorly.
When I've known this all along
My actions have confirmed that I knew what I was doing was wrong, but I kept doing it anyway.
I go around a time or two
I keep coming back to this negative situation and wasting my time because I'm not ready to leave it behind.
Just to waste my time with you
I know this situation isn't good for me, but I continue to engage with it because something about it keeps me coming back.
Tell me all that you've thrown away
Be honest with me about the things you've left behind or given up on.
Find out games you don't wanna play
Let me know what types of behaviors or situations you're not interested in so we can avoid them together.
You are the only one that needs to know
Our secrets belong to us and us alone. We don't need to share them with anyone else.
I'll keep you my dirty little secret (dirty little secret)
I'm keeping our relationship hidden and secret from everyone else, even though it's not healthy or right.
Don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret (just another regret)
If you reveal our secret, it will cause me pain and I'll regret trusting you with it.
(Hope that you can keep it)
I'm relying on you to keep my secret safe and not share it with anyone else, even though I know it's not right.
Who has to know?
We can't let anyone else find out about us, even if it means we're keeping a dark secret.
When we live such fragile lives
Our lives are so delicate and easily broken, that we need to keep certain things hidden in order to keep going.
It's the best way we survive
Keeping our secrets hidden is the only way we can keep moving forward and avoid getting hurt.
The way she feels inside (inside)
Her innermost feelings and emotions are deeply buried, and this is causing tension in our relationship.
Those thoughts I can't deny (deny)
I can't ignore the thoughts that are bubbling up inside of me, even if they're not the most healthy or positive.
These sleeping dogs won't lie (won't lie)
The issues we're facing are deep-rooted and are not going to magically disappear on their own.
And all I've tried to hide
I've tried to keep my secrets hidden and bury my emotions, but it's not working - they keep coming up.
It's eating me apart
The stress and anxiety of keeping our relationship a secret is slowly but surely wearing me down and causing me pain.
Trace this line back
Look back at our past and try to understand how we got to where we are today.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Nick Don Wheeler, Tyson V. Ritter
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@your-mommmm
DLS: I got a bunch of these.
1. I can't stand my sister's friend, and I'd be happy if she never came over again.
2. I fantasize about hurting, torturing, and sometimes killing people who annoy me.
3. I'm in love with a dude who's 3x my age and doesn't exist.
4. My dad wants me to start dieting, but I'm hiding candy under my bed.
5. I'm constantly starting projects and never finishing them.
6. As soon as I turn 18, I wanna leave my small town and go to a big city, even though I know how much it would hurt my family.
7. My parents constantly tell me how pretty I am, but I don't believe them.
8. I call myself a gamer, but I struggle to beat games on easy mode.
9. Most of the time, I'm only halfway listening to someone when they talk.
10. I'm scared I'll end up broke or homeless when I get older.
11. I worry I'm faking my bisexuality.
12. When I was 11, I made really bad Super Mario smut and proudly showed it to my sister.
13. I've been in love with the same Youtuber ever since I was 10, but he's 16 years older than me and probably has a girlfriend.
14. I don't wanna have kids because the thought of sex or giving birth is terrifying to me.
15. I make fun of weebs and Gacha kids, but I used to be both.
16. When I was 9 or 10, I said a slur without knowing it was a slur. Loudly. In front of my friend.
And finally...
17. I look skinny with clothes on, but I'm really not.
@arwakhattab
Are we just not gonna talk about how intense this dude’s stare is? It feels like he already knows my dirty little secret.
@2beemezeraic387
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@lazzypuppets2929
Lol hahaha 🥺🤔😘😁🤭🤫😬
@holiwren
true... i'm terrified
@yalikejazz8303
Reminds me of jasper from twilight
@mothersmilk4511
Bro hahahaaa oh he knows
@robertminnich7442
DLS: Took me 2 hours to figure out what DLS means
@jordanegan8999
Lol
@robertminnich7442
Juggernaut Gamer i didnt even figure it out myself i had my friend tell me it cuz she called me her dirty little secret
@brandenanimatez6440
XD me to