From the recording Best Kept Secret
After the epic piano balladry of "hope floats", Chris Rudel continues the lead up to his long-awaited third album with a breezy acoustic guitar cut. "Best Kept Secret" is a significant departure from the sombre pathos of its predecessor, instead offering an intimate love song that maintains the raw-hewn sonic aesthetic that is expected to characterize the singer's forthcoming LP.
Lyrics
VERSE 1:
I could be your best kept secret
Long as you want me to keep it
If that’s what it takes to stay close to you
I could be your undefeated
You could be my bitter sweetened
Just think of all the things we could do
CHORUS:
I could be your best kept secret
Never let a soul see it
All we really need is me and you
It’s safer here in our oasis
Away from the prying eyes
And the glaring skeptics faces
We’re all we need - you and I
VERSE 2:
I could be your best kept secret
Super hero when you need it
Here and now I vow I’m on your side through and through
I could be the one you’ve needed
Help you find your inner freedom
Then get out of the way when you need room
CHORUS:
I could be your best kept secret
Never let a soul see it
All we really need is me and you
Safer here in our oasis
Away from the prying eyes
And the glare of the skeptics’s faces
We’re all we need - you and I
BRIDGE:
What would it mean to me
To wear you around like diamonds
To wear you like jewelry
The apple of every iris
What would it mean to you
To hide us away from view
Protection from rejection
Or fear of losing yourself too?
Fear of losing myself to you?
VERSE 3:
I could be your best kept secret
Long as you want me to keep it
If that’s what it takes to stay close to you
I could be your long day’s evening
You could be the twinkle gleaming
In my eyes every time I think of you
CODA:
I’d rather be your best kept secret
Than nothing and no one to you
Pride is such a lonely feeling
Divide a one and make it two
This time there won’t be division
First time it doesn’t feel like prison
What a wonderful world we live in