‘Secret Tapes’ is the first single by Kimbra since her lastest album, “Primal Heart”. It is also the first released on her Patreon.
…I almost wanted the lead singer to feel like she’s wrestling with the tapes. There’s a war going on in the song, right? The song is all about these secret tapes thay...
[Intro]
Finders keepers
Role play actors
They leak in my oblivion
Neuro-familiars
[Verse 1]
They won't let me go
They won't let me rest in peace
Are you my endorphin or my enemy?
Hey, Gesture, you're like a knife
You mouth off then re-light
I tried to shake you off like a bad night
But there's no use putting up a fight
[Chorus]
The secret tapes that play in my head
Are filled with sunshine and candy stores on Cape Cod
The secret tapes that play in my head
Tell me everything is good and that I'm a god
The secret tapes that play in my head
Tell me that you really love me, love me, love me
The secret tapes that play in my head
Tell me that I'm really happy, happy, happy
[Post Chorus]
Finders keepers
Role play actors
They leak in my oblivion
Neuro-familiars
[Verse 2]
They don't want us to know
They want us to shoot the breeze
Then sing to my orphan child
Honey, let it be
Hey, treasure, you're hard to find
Amongst all this cast iron
We beggars don't choose, we just hide
'Cause there's no use trying to chase time
[Chorus]
The secret tapes that play in my head
Are full of scrubs and memories I don't want to see
The secret tapes that play in my head
Tell me everything is fucked and they're blaming me
The secret tapes that play in my head
Tell me that you really love me, love me, love me
Secret tapes that play in my head
Tell me that I'm really happy, happy, happy
[Bridge]
White out in the black night
Reformation in fair sight
Set sail I'm checking out
Change the way down
Perpetual
We need to take care business
[Chorus]
The secret tapes that play in my head
Are filled with sunshine and candy stores on Cape Cod
The secret tapes that play in my head
Tell me everything is good and that I'm a god
Secret tapes that play in my head
Tell me that you really love me, love me, love me
Secret tapes that play in my head
Tell me that I'm really happy, happy, happy
Secret Tapes was produced by John Congleton & Kimbra.
Kimbra released Secret Tapes on Thu Oct 17 2019.