Secrets

The Weeknd * Track #6 On Starboy

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Album Starboy

ALBUM

The Weeknd

2016

Secrets by The Weeknd

Release Date

Fri Nov 25 2016

Performed by

The Weeknd

Produced by

The Weeknd & Doc McKinney & Cirkut

Writed by

Mike Skill & Peter Solley & Jimmy Marinos & Roland Orzabal & Coz Canler & Sir Dylan & Cirkut & Wally Palmar & Doc McKinney & The Weeknd

About

“Secrets,” initially inspired by Dolly Parton and Conway Twitty, finds Abel explaining that he can fully understand what’s going on in the girls mind. A preview of the song appeared on the “M A N I A” visuals, released on the 23rd of November 2016, two days before the official release.

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Secrets Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Everybody here wants you
My love, my love
And I know that you want 'em too
My love, my love
I ask you what your heart desires
My love, my love
You tell me I'm the only one
My love, my love

[Pre-Chorus]
It's a lie, a lie
I catch you every time
In your lies, your lies
Every time you close your eyes

[Chorus]
I hear the secrets that you keep
When you're talkin' in your sleep
I hear the secrets that you keep, keep, keep
When you're talk, talkin', talkin'
I hear the secrets that you keep
When you're talkin' in your sleep
I hear the secrets that you keep, keep, keep
When you're talk, talkin', talkin'

[Verse 2]
You told me not to worry 'bout
Those guys, those guys
You told me that you left it all
Behind, behind

[Pre-Chorus]
It's a lie, a lie
I catch you every time
In your lies, your lies
Every time you close your eyes

[Chorus]
I hear the secrets that you keep
When you're talkin' in your sleep
I hear the secrets that you keep, keep, keep
When you're talk, talkin', talkin'
I hear the secrets that you keep
When you're talkin' in your sleep
I hear the secrets that you keep, keep, keep
When you're talk, talkin', talkin'

[Bridge]
Wipe the lust from your eyes
I see that you're not mine
I can see the lust in your eyes (Wipe the)
You can't hide it (Lust from your eyes)
You can't be the one, I rely (I see)
We're divided (That you're not mine)

[Chorus]
I hear the secrets that you keep (Secrets that you keep)
When you're talkin' in your sleep (Talkin' in your sleep)
I hear the secrets that you keep, keep, keep (Secrets that you keep)
When you're talk, talkin', talkin' (Oh, baby)
I hear the secrets that you keep (Secrets that you keep)
When you're talkin' in your sleep (Talkin' in your sleep)
I hear the secrets that you keep, keep, keep (Secrets that you keep)
When you're talk, talkin', talkin'

Secrets Q&A

Who wrote Secrets's ?

Secrets was written by Mike Skill & Peter Solley & Jimmy Marinos & Roland Orzabal & Coz Canler & Sir Dylan & Cirkut & Wally Palmar & Doc McKinney & The Weeknd.

Who produced Secrets's ?

Secrets was produced by The Weeknd & Doc McKinney & Cirkut.

When did The Weeknd release Secrets?

The Weeknd released Secrets on Fri Nov 25 2016.

What did The Weeknd say about "Secrets"?

Abel said this is his favorite song on the album from the interview with Zane Lowe on Beats1

Does the part "Everybody here wants you" has anything to do with Jeff Buckley's

Possibly!

Lyrically, “Secrets” could almost be a sequel to Jeff Buckley’s 1998 track “Everybody Here Wants You.” In “Secrets,” the Weeknd accuses a partner of pining for others. In the latter song, Buckley asks a woman with many suitors to choose him: “I know everybody here wants you / I know every...

What are the whispers after every chorus saying?

The chorus is immediately followed by a sample of “Pale Shelter” by Tears For Fears. The sample is borrowed from the final line of the chorus, “completely in command.”

What does Dolly Parton have to do with this track?

“Secrets” was initially written as a country song before the producers gave it a new wave/old-school soul vibe. In Abel’s Wall Street Journal feature, country singers Dolly Parton and Conway Twitty were cited as inspiration for the song.

How does The Weeknd describe how he sings on this song?

I tried to find different registers that I hadn’t sung in before. I sang a lot of low stuff on songs like “Secrets” and “Rockin’,” almost like Toni Braxton. On “Secrets,” I’m a different person. I’ve played it for people, and they have no idea it’s me.

Does the song have anything to do with ¨Talking In Your Sleep" by The Romantics?

Yes! “Secrets” contains an interpolation of the chorus of The Romantics’ most successful song, ”Talking in Your Sleep”. Originally released in 1983, the lyrics describe learning of a lover’s secrets when she reveals them in her sleep.

The Romantics’ guitarist Mike Skill addressed this in a 2016 Bil...