Keeping Secrets

You've got lots of thoughts to wade through
Tangled webs of people who will
Complicate your life and thwart you
These are facts that I relate to

Pick and choose the truth that you
Wanna tell if you're being smart
No broken trust, no drama you
Just keep to yourself

Be your own best friend and confidant
'Cause no one will protect you
When things go wrong

The secrets you keep safe inside
Might keep you awake and cut like a knife
It's hard to get used to
Trust me, the sooner you learn
It can be good to keep a secrеt

When I was young, I learned hard lessons
Found my strength through independence
It's okay to act better than you feel
That's just being smart
You don't owe the world a thing
In what you reveal

I see so much of me inside you
Grateful for this chance
To guide you

The secrets you keep safe inside
And all the pressure it takes to create a diamond
Is the road to ruin
Paved by intentions of fools
Nice people who
Couldn't keep a secret

No one can keep you small
Be bulletproof and ten feet tall
An island with population one
No one can hurt you or let you down again

The secrets I keep safe inside
A skill I perfected so I could survive
It worked before
It doesn't serve me anymore

I wish I never learned how to be
So good at keeping secrets