Secrets – English Lyrics

• By: Miley Cyrus, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood
• Album: Something Beautiful

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a heartfelt journey with "Secrets," a soulful collaboration between Miley Cyrus, Lindsey Buckingham, and Mick Fleetwood. This intimate ballad, rich with classic rock textures and vulnerable storytelling, offers a unique opportunity to explore English expressions of trust, forgiveness, and familial love. Discover how universal emotions are conveyed through powerful lyrics and a timeless musical blend, making it a perfect song for language learners.

[English]

Secrets

I wanna keep your secrets

Like sunlight in the shadows

Like footsteps in the grass

I won't ever break my promise

Like a songbird in the silence

Like stones against the glass

We're chained to the rhythm

Hero

Can I be your hero?

Call off all your forces

Oh, a white flag in the war

Oh, I wanna be the one

I wanna be the one

Anywhere you wait

You know I'll follow

Anywhere you go

Love is not a prison

I'm not a guard, no

So even when I'm holding you

I won't lock you up

You can come and go as you want

Would you like to be lonely?

Your word is all I want

Hero

Can I be your hero?

Call off all your forces

Oh, a white flag in the war

Oh, I wanna be the one

I wanna be the one

Anywhere you wait

You know I'll follow

Anywhere you go

Oh, I wanna be the one

I wanna be the one

Anywhere you wait

You know I'll follow

Anywhere you go

You know I'll follow

I'll follow

Anywhere you go

I'll follow

Anywhere you go

I'll follow

Anywhere you go

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
secrets /ˈsiːkrəts/ B1	noun - things that are kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others
sunlight /ˈsʌnlaɪt/ A2	noun - light from the sun
shadows /ˈʃædəʊz/ A2	noun - dark shapes that are produced when something blocks light
footsteps /ˈfʊtsteps/ A2	noun - the sound made by a person walking
grass /ɡrɑːs/ A1	noun - a plant with long, narrow leaves
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ B1	noun - a declaration assuring that one will do or refrain from doing something verb - to make a declaration assuring that one will do or refrain from doing something
songbird /ˈsɒŋbɜːd/ B1	noun - a bird that sings beautifully
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ A2	noun - the absence of sound
stones /stəʊnz/ A1	noun - small pieces of rock
glass /ɡlɑːs/ A1	noun - a hard, transparent substance used for making windows, bottles, etc.
hero /ˈhɪərəʊ/ A2	noun - a person admired for their courage or achievements
forces /ˈfɔːsɪz/ B1	noun - military organizations
war /wɔːr/ A1	noun - a state of armed conflict between different countries or groups
prison /ˈprɪzn/ A2	noun - a building where people are kept as punishment for a crime
guard /ɡɑːrd/ B1	noun - a person who protects a place or person
lonely /ˈləʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
word /wɜːrd/ A1	noun - a unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken or written
follow /ˈfɒləʊ/ A1	verb - to go or come after (someone or something)

Key Grammar Structures

• I wanna keep your secrets

  ➔ Contraction & Possessive Pronoun

  ➔ "Wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to". "Your" indicates possession – the secrets *belong* to the person being addressed. The sentence uses a direct object (secrets) after the verb (keep).

• Like sunlight in the shadows

  ➔ Simile & Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ This line uses a simile, comparing secrets to sunlight within shadows. "In the shadows" is a prepositional phrase modifying 'sunlight', indicating *where* the sunlight is.

• We're chained to the rhythm

  ➔ Metaphor & Present Continuous Passive

  ➔ "Chained to" is a metaphor, suggesting a strong, inescapable connection. "We're" is a contraction of "we are". The phrase uses the present continuous passive voice – we *are being* bound by the rhythm.

• Love is not a prison

  ➔ Negative Statement & Noun as Subject

  ➔ A straightforward negative statement using 'not'. 'Love' functions as the subject of the sentence, a noun. The sentence asserts a quality of love – its freedom from confinement.

• Would you like to be lonely?

  ➔ Conditional Question & Infinitive

  ➔ This is a rhetorical question framed as a conditional. "Would you like" introduces a hypothetical situation. "To be" is the infinitive form of the verb 'be'.