In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Boy you're so hard to believe
Boy you're so hard to believe
Just a friend
That's all I've ever been to you
Oh just a girl
Who wants to be the center of your world
But I ain't got much to offer
But my heart and soul
And I guess that's not enough
For you to notice me
I'm just a girl
And I guess that's all I'll ever be to you
To you
I try to smile when I see other girls with you
Acting like everything is ok
But oh
You don't know how it feels to be so in love
With someone who doesn't even know
My secret love
In my dreams
I see us both together constantly
Why can't you see
This love that's here for you inside of me
Oh
What do I have to do
For you to notice this
You look at her with love
With me it's just friendship
I'm just your girl
And I guess that's all I'll ever be to you
To you
I try to smile when I see other girls with you
Acting like everything is ok
But oh
you don't know how it feels to be so in love
With someone who doesn't even know
My secret love
What do you see in her
You don't see in me (don't see in me)
Boy you're so hard to believe
Why do you show her love
But there's none for me
Boy you don't make sense to me
Cause I don't have much to offer
But my heart and soul
And I guess that's not enough
For you to notice me
I'm just your girl
And I guess that's all I'll ever be to you
To you
I try to smile when I see other girls with you
Acting like everything is ok (everything ain't ok)
But ohh
you don't know how it feels to be so in love (so in love with you baby)
With someone who doesn't even know
My secret love
Boy you're so hard to believe
Boy you're so hard to believe
Just a friend
That's all I've ever been to you
Oh just a girl
Who wants to be the center of your world
But I ain't got much to offer
But my heart and soul
And I guess that's not enough
For you to notice me
I'm just a girl
And I guess that's all I'll ever be to you
To you
I try to smile when I see other girls with you
Acting like everything is ok
But oh
You don't know how it feels to be so in love
With someone who doesn't even know
My secret love
In my dreams
I see us both together constantly
Why can't you see
This love that's here for you inside of me
Oh
What do I have to do
For you to notice this
You look at her with love
With me it's just friendship
I'm just your girl
And I guess that's all I'll ever be to you
To you
I try to smile when I see other girls with you
Acting like everything is ok
But oh
you don't know how it feels to be so in love
With someone who doesn't even know
My secret love
What do you see in her
You don't see in me (don't see in me)
Boy you're so hard to believe
Why do you show her love
But there's none for me
Boy you don't make sense to me
Cause I don't have much to offer
But my heart and soul
And I guess that's not enough
For you to notice me
I'm just your girl
And I guess that's all I'll ever be to you
To you
I try to smile when I see other girls with you
Acting like everything is ok (everything ain't ok)
But ohh
you don't know how it feels to be so in love (so in love with you baby)
With someone who doesn't even know
My secret love
Boy you're so hard to believe
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Secret Love Lyrics as written by Phillip Anthony White Jared Lee Gosselin
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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