This is about the kind of secrets you don't wish to have and can't tell anybody (lighthearted)
Key: E, temp 95 bpm


My secrets
(c) HWBerkhout 2025

I can't help it.  I can't tell them
Will you ever understand?
I must hide them, no one likes them
I call them 'my secrets'.

The secrets in my life, who likes to hear them?
So they stay mine forever
You don't get it if I share them
They will blow your mind

Chorus
No, I don't want them, I don't need them
But they are mine, much too long
No, I can't take it, I don't need them
It's because I'm not that strong

I once shared them with a girlfriend
Within a week that ended
I have mentioned them in a letter
Which still hasn't been sent

Chorus
No, I don't want them, I don't need them
But they are mine, much too long
No, I don't take it, I don't need them
It's because I'm not that strong

Solo

Chorus 2x
Oh, I don't want them, I don't need them
But they are mine, much too long
No, I can't take it, I don't need them
It's because I'm not that strong

No, I don't want them, I don't need them
But they are mine, much too long
No, I can't take it, I don't need them
I know, I'm not so strong...

My Secrets

I've been a guitarist since the age of 15 and writing songs since then, albeit more prolifically since 2000. I prefer strong melodies and to borrow chords to move outside of the diatonic. Usually, the song mix contains my vocals, guitars and sometimes bass, with drums, keys and other instruments auto-generated. The tracks uploaded in my Soundcloud are attempts to 'illustrate' the idea and sound I imagined when writing the songs. At best, the quality of recordings are demo quality. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear!

Music lover & singer-songwriter. Many thanks for taking the time to listen.

Unless noted, all songs Copyright © Robert S. Dean.

We enjoy writing and producing Americana songs.  Janice's 2018 Americana album All Over The Map, her 2020 blues album Am I Blue Enough and her 2023 blues album Deep In The Domain are streaming on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon,  Youtube and other platforms.  We appreciate you checking them out!

We ran out of space here years ago. New music is on ReverbNation, here: https://www.reverbnation.com/blueattitudemusic
Blue Attitude is:
Christiane Spruit: Lyrics, vocals, and Keyboards
Marty Straub: Lyrics, vocals, and Bass
Dave Bell: Guitars, Drums,  Production

Just another nobody who's not here to be somebody.  I write songs because I can't help it, and it helps me.  If I add them here, I'm less likely to keep mixing them.  Creativity is a stream with many tributaries, and sometimes one runs through us.  The stream is more creative when tributaries meet, and I'm grateful for the collaborative efforts of others.

I compose songs, write lyrics and sing most of them. I don't have  'one'  style. It depends on my mood or on certain issues that are going on in our world. AND some listeners can even tell which songs are genuine 'Birchwood-songs' (!)