I have a secret
That nobody knows
It is hidden in the blackness
That is my soul

And in the blackness
That is my soul
My secret lies there
And it glows

Sometimes this secret
Comes and goes
But what I'm most worried about
Is if this secret shows

My secret burns
And it hurts my eyes
But I can't let it go
It controls my life

It speaks a language that
I don't quite understand
It departed
When I wanted it to land

I can barely breathe
It strangles my neck
I wake up every morning
Not knowing what's next

It eliminated my dignity
Along with my pride
I can't run from it
It pulls me in like riptides

When I think of my secret
I feel fear
No matter what environment, place
Or atmosphere

It is something I wish
I could easily hide
But I can't camouflage it
No matter how hard I try

The pain it makes me feel
I wish it could end
Impressed by its hypnosis
My secret I commend

It will never ground
It will always take flight
It will intrude everyday
For the rest of my life

Forever jailed
It will never be free
I can never decode
The secret within me