Dashboard Confessional - The Secret's in the Telling

From the album "Dusk and Summer"

Lyrics:
The signal is subtle
We pass just close enough to touch
No questions, no answers
We know by now to say enough
With only simple words
With only subtle turns
The things we feel alone for one another

There is a secret that we keep
I won't sleep if you won't sleep
Because tonight may be the last chance we'll be given
We are compelled to do what we must do
We are compelled to do what we have been forbidden

So I won't sleep if you won't sleep tonight

Our act of defiance
We keep this secret in our blood
No paper or letters
We pass just close enough to touch
We love in secret names
We hide within our veins
The things that keep us bound to one another

There is a secret that we keep
I won't sleep if you won't sleep
Because tonight may be the last chance we'll be given
We are compelled to do what we must do
We are compelled to do what we have been forbidden

Until the last resilient hope
Is frozen deep inside my bones
And this broken fate has claimed me
And my memories for its own
Your name is pounding through my veins
Can't you hear how it is sung?
And I can taste you in my mouth
Before the words escape my lungs
And I'll whisper only once...

There is a secret that we keep
I won't sleep if you won't sleep
Because tonight may be the last chance we'll be given
We are compelled to do what we have to
We are compelled to do what we have been forbidden

'Cause you will be somebody's girl
And you will keep each other warm
But tonight I am feeling cold

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[thegirllikesvideos]

I love this song so much! The lyrics are really amazing! Thanks for sharing!

:)

[SanityAbsent99]

I really like this song as well. Thank you for watching!

[IngridMichelle]

Great song. Awesome lyrics!!

[Sesshochan64]

This song is so sad and beautiful... especially when you really listen to the lyrics. I love it. Q w Q

[South4TheSummer]

I think I have never heard something so true: "We are compelled to do what we must do, we are compelled to do what we have been forbidden."

[sceintistforGod]

I listened to this band (and Emery) when I vacationed with my best friend in San Diego. Best time of my life; I love this band.

[bobbybadcompany]

Respond to this video...  this song is about meth, agree?

[ASBRB92]

"'Cause I will be somebody's boy

And we will keep each other warm

But tonight you are feeling cold"

[Psych140795]

@AsheAFK Best. Description. Of. All. Time.

[AsheAFK]

This is another one of those DC songs that if you have ever lived through a similar situation, works to summize perfectly ALL the emotion it could entail.

The most perfect forbidin love song ever *sighs deep* just bitersweet and wonderful.

Chis is one of the most gifted songwriters ever to convey emotion through music.

[MrJustincaudill]

I've been a D/C fan since 1999...I was in the 8th grade, and loved um every since!

[ilikereggaeable]

OH GOD, ITS A REALLY GOOD CD