I think this song is about a person who has made a choice in life, and it is making her sad. Maybe it was not the right choice and they feel all alone, like nobody could understand what she is feeling. And even though it is making her unhappy, she chooses to live with that choice instead of hurting anyone but herself. She will continue to live with the pain and regret that her choice has caused eventhough it causes her so much heartbreak. This is why she says "baby, the secrets safe with me"...there's nowhere else that i could ever be...tells me that she would not change whatever it is that makes her unhappy for whatever reason. Maybe because she doesn't want to hurt the people in her life that it could affect, so she feels like she has no choice but to live with the pain of her mistake. The part where she says, "the road to darkness has a way of always knowing my name"... to me, says she seems to always make bad choices through out her life but doesnt realize them until its to late...so she is not surprised at being sad because she has always been there. But the ending tells me she is telling herself she is going to be strong and live with her mistakes and just deal with the pain and loneliness. "nobody knows the rythmn of my heart" She knows what's she's done and what she feels so it's okay she will just put on her mask of a happy face, and no one will know but herself how she is really hurting inside....."Nobody Knows".
I think this song is about a person who has made a choice in life, and it is making her sad. Maybe it was not the right choice and they feel all alone, like nobody could understand what she is feeling. And even though it is making her unhappy, she chooses to live with that choice instead of hurting anyone but herself. She will continue to live with the pain and regret that her choice has caused eventhough it causes her so much heartbreak. This is why she says "baby, the secrets safe with me"...there's nowhere else that i could ever be...tells me that she would not change whatever it is that makes her unhappy for whatever reason. Maybe because she doesn't want to hurt the people in her life that it could affect, so she feels like she has no choice but to live with the pain of her mistake. The part where she says, "the road to darkness has a way of always knowing my name"... to me, says she seems to always make bad choices through out her life but doesnt realize them until its to late...so she is not surprised at being sad because she has always been there. But the ending tells me she is telling herself she is going to be strong and live with her mistakes and just deal with the pain and loneliness. "nobody knows the rythmn of my heart" She knows what's she's done and what she feels so it's okay she will just put on her mask of a happy face, and no one will know but herself how she is really hurting inside....."Nobody Knows".