Something to Hide is the third single off of grandson’s second album I Love You, I’m Trying. This song is about the artist’s family and some of their old family secrets.
[Verse 1]
Mother was the life of the party
Bottle of white wine for dinner
Father had a little box
With a razor blade to cut up a painkiller
Sister had an eating disorder
All of her clothes didn't fit her anymore
And I made a best friend
Out of the skeleton in the closet
[Chorus]
I figured
"Oh, hey, maybe just ignore it, it'll go away
Keep it in the family for today"
Everybody knows
Everybody knows somebody with something to hide
[Post-Chorus]
Everybody knows somebody with something to hide
[Verse 2]
Sister headed out on a Friday
Blacking out, she wouldn't remember
Grandma wouldn't hurt a fly
But back in her day, oh, she had a bad temper
I was getting high in the bathroom
Dark thoughts, I was flirting with surrender evermore
And I made a best friend
Out of the elephant that's in the room
[Chorus]
'Cause I figured
"Oh, hey, maybe just ignore it, it'll go away
Keep it in the family for today"
Everybody knows
Everybody knows somebody with something to hide
[Post-Chorus]
Everybody knows somebody with something to hide
grandson released Something To Hide on Fri Apr 21 2023.
It’s an exploration of my own personal relationships to the themes that my music covers, as it relates to addiction, mental health, eating disorders and suicidal ideation. In many ways, we come across as a happy, healthy family, but this is what families are going through. As the youngest sibling, I...