A Secret Place
Yann Tiersen Lyrics

I walked into the street
The singer went out into the world

To see myself looking back at me
The singer was searching for his/her own identity

So many eyes
There were a lot of people watching

It's in the way I walk
The artist's body language and mannerisms reveal his/her true emotions

Just wanna be touched in the right way
The artist is seeking emotional intimacy from others

Like everybody else
The singer feels that these desires are universal

A secret place in a lover's arms
A place of safety and comfort in the arms of someone who loves the singer

I know a place not far from here
The artist has a specific location in mind

A secret place
The artist is referring to the aforementioned place of safety and comfort

In each others' arms
The safety and comfort is mutual

And for this cause we will light the fire
The singer and their lover will ignite passion and desire within each other

It's growing (groping)
The passion and intimacy between the artist and their lover is intensifying

Push it down with one hand
The singer is partly suppressing their desires

The other fanning the flames
The singer is also encouraging and nurturing their desires

To a rage
Their passions are reaching a fever pitch

Of love and hate
The artist's emotions are intense and contradictory

And of betrayal
There may have been a past incident of betrayal, which influences the artist's current desires

In the life of a man who's blown his last chance
The singer is perhaps feeling regretful about past opportunities which they wasted

Some secrets are too great to keep to yourself
The singer believes that the nature of their desires are such that they must be shared with someone else

For it jumps and tickles[?] inside my skin
The artist experiences a physical sensation due to their desires

Scratching like a dog in ???
The physical sensation is unpleasant, like a dog scratching itself due to an itch

This train is rollin' on
Perhaps a metaphor for the passage of time or the unfolding of events