[Verse 1] On an old front page Ink has blurred But there you stay Passed from hand to hand Spoken soft in rooms that fade away Tiny twist of sound On a stranger’s careful tongue How many doors swung open Every time that it was sung? [Chorus] Secrets held within the name I can’t explain it I just feel the weight Echoes that refuse to fade Carried through the years like a quiet flame Secrets held within the name More than a word that somebody gave Something that I almost taste Every time I hear it said again [Verse 2] Written in the dust On a school desk long replaced Folded in a letter Left behind in some old suitcase You wear it like a jacket Threadbare in the sleeves Stitched with all the stories You half-remember Half-believe (oh) [Chorus] Secrets held within the name I can’t explain it I just feel the weight Echoes that refuse to fade Carried through the years like a quiet flame Secrets held within the name More than a word that somebody gave Something that I almost taste Every time I hear it said again [Bridge] Who first whispered it? Who will murmur it last? It drifts through every mouth Leaps the gap from future to past I don’t need the truth I just need the trace Of everyone before you Hidden in that single phrase (yeah) [Chorus] Secrets held within the name I can’t explain it I just feel the weight Echoes that refuse to fade Carried through the years like a quiet flame Secrets held within the name More than a word that somebody gave Something that I almost taste Every time I hear it said again [Outro] Say it once more Slow Let it hang Then fall away I can’t know all it contains But I feel it Just the same
