Secrets

Composer: Jay Clifford

 

Studio Recordings: Magazine Sessions
Releases: Monitor This! / 1998 Atlantic Records promo / cassette single / EZChiefrecords.com Compilations
Tablature: Tablature Archive
First Performance: Summer 1997
Song Information: Recorded for Magazine, but left off for a possible b-side.  It's been released on a Cat's Music CD compilation, and an Atlantic Records promo disc, as well as a "fan only" cassette release.
Lyrical Transcription: Official lyrics, taken from jumplittlechildren.com in the fall of 1997

Don't say that you said 
Everything that I said not to say
I know you don't remember that 
I know you don't remember this
But from now on I only tell lies

I know your word is no good
As long as its understood
So far as you realize 
I only tell lies

If only you knew all the 
Damage that you can do 
Now you'll need a photograph
A signature and witnesses 
From now on I only tell lies

You'll need someone to confess
An educated guess
Or see it with your own eyes
I only tell lies

I used to say not just what came to mind casually
But all those things that no one else would ever know of me
I don't tell my secrets anymore
This should be no surprise
That I don't tell my secrets anymore
I only tell lies

Remember the day
That you gave my secrets away
I'll bet you didn't hesitate
Considering all those involved
From now on I only tell lies

Some day it'll come back to you
All those things you think are true
Are all wearing a clever disguise
I only tell lies

I'll tell you every intimate moment
Without sparing a detail
Every word I heard that was said
I'll whisper to you without fail
But this I truly must confide
I don't tell my secrets anymore
I only tell lies