Must it be my secret for eternity?
They locked me up here for the ideas in my head
It's already on your mind boy, we can see it in your eyes
But the days and weeks get long
Till you know my hidden shame you really don't know me
Did you really think I was a bad man?
From the blame and the torture and the misery
From the blame and the torture and the misery
You said I 'd never tell you a lie, just because I could
From the blame and the torture and the misery
And it don't even have to look much like a cell
You don't know my hidden shame
From the blame and the torture and the misery
Must it be my secret for eternity?
That I can't get free
Must it be my secret for eternity?
You always said that, that should be my middle name
He turned to me and had this strange look in his eye
I must have pushed him, but I don't remember why?
Well, you know I'm never coming home, babe
They never got me for the thing I really did
Must it be my secret for eternity?
You said you'd stand by me until I cleared my name
And I walked down without him and I didn't even sigh
That I can't get free
Well, there's a different kind of prison
Till you know my hidden shame you really don't know me
And I'm not saying if I did or if I didn't
I had a friend when I was just a boy
And we went walking on a high hillside
When you've got a hidden shame
Till you know my hidden shame you really don't know me
That I can't get free
But like my shame, that kind of love is always hidden
And I really don't know how it happened
And all at once, he lay there broken
Hidden shame, shame, shame
They say you always hurt the one you love
We were like brothers, we would run and hide
Hidden shame, shame, shame
Hidden shame, shame, shame
Each time I try to tell the ugly truth, you always let it pass you by
Till you know my hidden shame you really don't know me
And not a single word was spoken
But you don't know the half of it, you don't know how that name fits
That I can't get free
Hidden shame, shame, shame
Sure it's easy to be strong when you know the charge is wrong
So, here's the bars and walls as well
