Everyone's a Secret

Well, the story unfolds With how she was raised to do what she's told By a man who wrinkled her clothes And folded her arms back to beat out her soul She had to love him 'cause the family loved him so Never told them what he did, just let it go Thought that he deserved the love he couldn't show But she was born to wear the bruises on her throat Everyone's a secret, no-one lets you in They only show you pieces, never skeletons Seven billion rejects 'asking for a friend' Embarrassed of their needs and what they think it means, yeah Everyone's a secret Everyone's a secret, everyone's a secret Everyone's a secret, everyone's a secret It's hell, all the secrets he keeps Forced to live in a nightmare so his parents can sleep Wish him well, 'cause Mama framed him a lie Hung from the family tree so that the roots wouldn't die He just wakes up every morning, takes two pale white pills Tries to numb the trauma, save the boy they killed Now he's a wallflower wishing until he wilts And he'll become the mausoleum to rest their guilt Everyone's a secret, no-one lets you in They only show you pieces, never skeletons Seven billion rejects 'asking for a friend' Embarrassed of their needs and what they think it means, yeah Everyone's a secret Everyone's a secret, everyone's a secret Everyone's a secret, everyone's a secret We can't hide the truth, it's on our face (ohh) Written in abuse we can't erase (ohh) We can't hide the truth, it's on our face (ohh) We can't hide the truth if we want change (ohh) Everyone's a secret, no-one lets you in They only show you pieces, never skeletons Seven billion rejects 'asking for a friend' Embarrassed of their needs and what they think it means, yeah Everyone's a secret Everyone's a secret, everyone's a secret Everyone's a secret, everyone's a I am the language that you don't speak