The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret Lyrics

Lyric discussion by semiramis 

Cover art for The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret lyrics by Queens of the Stone Age

i love this song! does anybody know when there will be out something new by qotsa? i love them, they are one of my favourite bands.

but isn't the songtext here wrong? in my opinion it's not "You know the art is gone And I'm taking this all to the grave" but "you know the art ISN'T gone and i'm taking this SONG to the grave" otherwise it wouldn't make any sense for me - for the person in the song this "the art of keeping a secret" is extremely important and he doesn't want to loose this art. he just sings about general facts - other people don't know the importance of this art anymore but he says "you know the art isn't gone (for me) and i'm taking this song to the grave"

the part "promises promise" might also be "promise is promise"

I second that

@semiramis EXACTLY ON POINT!