When I came down the dawn poured into me
I shook em up, the walls came crumbling
My fists kept trembling with these salty wounds
My stolen gold inside the emperors tomb

Now painting rainbows on my ugly face
I built this cardboard neighborhoods disgrace
But I ascend and serve my feverish need
Within the confines of such chemistry

It's the way I see
Everything I need
It's no way to be

Let this be our little secret
No one needs to know were feeling
Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher

But I feel alive and I feel it in me
Up and up I keep on climbing
Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher

My face blew up at such a casual sight
The smattered colors of ecstatic fright
The rush above me to oblivion
Outlining wet sidewalks in halogen

Oh have you ever felt so goddamn strong
How come it takes some people so damn long
He tried to squeeze the lemon juice to rain
The citrus drawing out the scene in stains

Watch the basin drain
As your life lines wane
And you cant explain
As your friends complain

You've caused all this pain
And you proudly shame
Your whole families name

Let this be our little secret
No one needs to know were feeling
Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher

But I feel alive and I feel it in me
Up and up I keep on climbing
Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher

Mother I can tell what you've been thinking
Staring at the stars on your ceiling
Thinking once there was a power that you were wielding
And now I've hit the mark
Stabbing at the dark
And I cannot help but ignore the people staring at my scars

Let this be our little secret
No-one needs to know we're feeling
Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher

But I feel alive and feel it in me
Up and up I keep on climbing
Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher

Let this be our little secret
No one needs to know were feeling
Higher and higher and higher

But I feel alive and I feel it in me
Up and up and keep on climbing
Higher and higher and higher



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Track duration: 03:59

"Little Secrets" as written by Michael Angelakos

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  • +2
    Song Meaning:Watch the video for this song and pay attention- the main character has something on her hands- it looks like she has "sticky fingers" could be a reference to the rolling stones album notorious for drug references! The first thing the main character does is pick up a bag of what appears to be hard candy (heroin slang)- another drug reference. These are super subtle out of focus hints at whats going on. The song is about unrepentant drug use.
    Flag jinbaittaion March 23, 2013   Link
  • -1
    General Comment:i'm sure i read that it was about self harm, the video was about people who cuts themself having a private party and feeling no shame in cutting (i can't remember what interview was, but i read it!) and it makes sense
    "But I ascend and serve my feverish need" the need of cutting themself
    "Stabbing at the dark
    And I cannot help but ignore the people staring at my scars"
    this part is pretty clear, in my opinion
    Flag kenitafunkon January 28, 2013   Link
  • +4
    My Opinion:all of you who don't see how this song in blatantly and obviously about IV drug use must just be extremely naive to the culture and activities that go along with that kind of life. the references in this song aren't even hidden, he speaks openly in the song about his track marks, the disgrace from his family and friends, and this is the line that really gives it away; "He tried to squeeze the lemon juice to rain", the idea being that some people will try to prepare their shot using lemon juice or other citrus to try and draw out more opiates than water preparation.
    Flag Hashman710on October 21, 2012   Link
  • -3
    My Interpretation:For me, this song is about letting go of insecurities, fears, and the disappointment you are to your family and friends. Let go of all that baggage and worries to be free and enjoy life even though nobody else understands how you can be happy even though you're considered a loser.
    Flag 2CentSenseon September 08, 2012   Link
  • -2
    Song Meaning:This is a song about the feeling of enlightenment.
    These are very down to earth guys.

    Ignorance to all the lyrics makes people think that the only definition of "higher" is the use of drugs. This is clearly not the only way to use the word. Feeling higher also means being uplifted, ascended, happy, by looking at things from from an aerial(higher) position. Our own ego/experience also clouds us from the meaning. The meaning i put into the song will not be completely finished, it has much more depth than you know.

    When I came down the dawn poured into me
    En-light-enment- light comes into you, darkness disappears.
    I shook em up, the walls came crumbling
    Change-shake it up. Walls we create around ourselves fall down because weve previously felt insecure.
    My fists kept trembling with these salty wounds
    Fist are the tools of violence, salt water heals most wounds. Violence has no power anymore.
    My stolen gold inside the emperors tomb
    When our walls have come down we realize weve been selfish. light is gold.

    Now painting rainbows on my ugly face
    We no longer see ourselves as ugly, we are a beautiful artistic creation.
    I built this cardboard neighborhoods disgrace
    We once created a fake and weak structure of ourselves.
    But I ascend and serve my feverish need
    We all search for happiness, ascending is the peaceful nature of what everything is- this is the need of humanity.
    Within the confines of such chemistry
    And all we need is love.

    It's the way I see
    He sees the truth-
    Everything I need
    Love, Happiness, Transcendence,
    It's the way to be
    Passion Pit want to teach this.

    Let this be our little secret
    The secret of this song.
    No one needs to know were feeling
    You cant outright tell people your feeling a certain word, its boasting.
    Higher and higher and higher
    Higher and higher and higher
    Using our minds we can achieve this, many cultures locate the soul above our heads.

    But I feel alive and I feel it in me
    We all have the potencial to do this- its our life force.
    Up and up I keep on climbing
    Like climbing a mountain we get closer and higher.
    Higher and higher and higher
    Higher and higher and higher

    My face blew up at such a casual sight
    Its so simple, once you know
    The smattered colors of ecstatic fright
    Its actually very exciting to feel it.
    The rush above me to oblivion
    Oblivion=void. Enlightenments refers to this feeling of void-like.
    Outlining wet sidewalks in halogen
    Our path to this glows like halogen

    Oh have you ever felt so goddamn strong
    Couragousness- no fears holding you back anymore
    How come it takes some people so damn long
    Alot of people live in fear, they dont see the bigger picture
    He tried to squeeze the lemon juice to rain
    Im not sure about this one... Lemons into lemonade?
    The citrus drawing out the scene in stains
    Or this one...

    Watch the basin drain
    Water drains in a spiral- into spiral is the "void".
    As your life lines wane
    As see us age,
    And you cant explain
    You enjoy getting older
    As your friends complain
    but yours friends want to stay young.

    You've caused all this pain
    We all cause pain.
    And you proudly shame
    We are not proud of it.
    Your whole families name
    Our families tried to teach us not to cause it.

    Mother I can tell what you've been thinking
    Mother Earth possibly, or our real mothers. Both symbolizing Caring and Loving Nature.
    Staring at the stars on your ceiling
    We our surrounds by stars.
    Thinking once there was a power that you were wielding
    We have the power of the stars, we are all made of the same thing.
    And now I've hit the mark
    You reach a point when you realize theres so much more
    Staring at the dark
    The dark has no power, light reveals
    And I cannot help but ignore the people staring at my scars
    There are many people who point out your past, your pain, and your suffering. The past does not define us, it is how we live in the current moment that reveals who we truly are.

    Often when we relize the darkness and suffering in us, we have the ability to get rid of it. This another reason people talk about drugs because this song want to reveal your pain- have the courage to make it have no power. Shine light into all the corners and *Secrets* you have, so you have no fears. Our Potential in life is limitless, we can become light-love. Let the dawn pour into you.
    Flag sightandmindon June 27, 2012   Link
  • +2
    My Interpretation:when I came down the dawn poured into me - waking up, needing your first hit to start off your day / or last night's binge catching up with you
    I shook 'em up the walls came crumbling - describing how he feels
    my thin skin trembling with these salty wounds - arms are raw from all of the trackmarks
    my stolen gold inside the emperor's tomb - heroin inside the needle

    now painting rainbows on my ugly face - taking that pill/shot turns the shitty outlook into colourful and warm feelings :)
    I built this cardboard neighborhood's disgrace
    but I ascend and serve my feverish need - he understands he is addicted
    within the confines of such chemistry - explains the addcition is "confined" in the chemistry, so he's stuck inside the addiction.


    It's the way I see - he only sees what goes through the drug first, drugs > everything
    Everything I need - it's everything he needs, right?
    It's no way to be - but he can't live like this, he's not sure how to get out though.


    let this be our little secret - don't tell anyone
    no one needs to know we're feeling - that we're shooting up, feeling amazing
    higher and higher and higher - getting fucked up and feeling awesome
    higher and higher and higher - fucking awesome.

    but I feel alive, oh, I feel it in me - now that I have my shot/pill, I'm fucking great
    up and up we keep on climbing - lets get higher, we don't want to go back to that morning state
    higher and higher and higher
    higher and higher and higher

    my face blew up at such a casual sight - the shot/pills are making boring things seem amazing and alive again.
    the smattered colors of ecstatic fright - drug effect reference, he's describing the outside world to be frightening with euphoria
    the rush above me to oblivion - The rush of the drugs makes him feel amazing
    outlining wet sidewalks in halogen - I guess this sort of means he's in a daze walking along.

    have you ever felt so goddamn strong? - these drugs give you so much confidence, it's amazing
    how come it takes some people so damn long - hurry up and load the needle
    he turned to squeeze the lemon juice to rain - Squeezing the lemon juice preparing the shot
    the citrus drawing out the scene in stains - The needle is loaded

    Watch the basin drain - referencing his life going down the drain, or something important
    As your life lines wane - his life is ending if he continues
    And you can't explain - he feels great, he doesn't give a fuck, unless he hasn't had a shot ofc.
    As your friends complain - his friends see him with a sober mind, he's going downhill.

    You've caused all this pain - the drug use is hurting people around you
    And you proudly shame - you understand you're hurting the people around you, you can't stop though
    Your whole family's name - your family is traumatized by your use, people think low of your family now.


    mother, I can tell what you've been thinking - he knows his mother disapproves
    staring at the stars on your ceiling - she thinks about it at night, helplessly
    thinking once there was a power that you were wielding - he thinks she feels that she needs to control him, but she can't
    but now I've hit the mark, - common for hitting the vein properly.
    stabbing at the dark
    and I cannot help but ignore the people staring at my scars - people look at his trackmarks, he hates it.
    Flag jaurkon April 01, 2012   Link
  • -2
    General Comment:REALLY !? i mean REALLY !!!??? THAT is accurate to you !? You fuckin people REALLY need to get out more. Just because you WANT this song to mean that because it makes YOU feel good and because YOU can relate to THAT interpretation DOES NOT make it an accurate interpretation and MOST FUCKING DEFINITELY doesnt MAKE the song about what YOU retards WANT it to be about. I mean, why the FUCK would THAT have ANY GOD DAMN THING to fucking DO with keeping it a FUCKING SECRET. That is the NAME of the FUCKING SONG dipshits. Yeah, "Man, I feel so good and empowered and I don't care what other people think. So much so in fact, that I am going to keep it my LITTLE SECRET". Fucking idiots
    Flagged Sigma85on March 09, 2012   Link
  • -2
    General Comment:Are you guys serious !? It is OBVIOUSLY about drugs ! I mean, yeah it can mean wtf ever u want it to in your head, but you guys do know people come here to actually find out what it ACTUALLY MEANS right !?
    Flag Sigma85on March 09, 2012   Link
  • 0
    My Interpretation:To me, this song is about going manic ("higher and higher and higher")and dealing with all of the garbage in your life. Mundane life seems even more senseless when you're manic and everyone else just seems to miss the point. Also, I really get the part about "can't help ignore the people staring at my scars" since my face is covered in acne marks. In short: everyone else's opinions don't matter so much when you feel ecstatically, deludedly, wonderfully manic.
    Flag theGirlNextDormon January 14, 2012   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I don't actually know what this song is about. Probably drugs. But this song always hits close to home for me. I almost always cry when I hear the line "and i cannot help but ignore the people staring at my scars"
    I've had a lot of surgeries, and I am covered in surgical scars. I don't heal well, so big scars from surgeries from 4+ years ago even with using prescription creams, they still look pretty nasty. People tend to stare at them. I still have issues with them. But I know that other people may judge me but they have no idea what I have been through and I think most people wouldn't have made it past even the first brain surgery.

    I really love this song though. Actually I love every passion pit song I've heard.
    Flagged Fluffensteinon September 02, 2011   Link

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