Week One Hundred and Fifty-Nine: Feist - "Secret Heart" - Let It Die

I'm feeling less than inspired today, and I realize that I have already covered some of Feist's tunes in Week Forty-Eight; however, I heard this one on Pandora the other day, and it made me recall this beautiful little quote that I once read by Stephen King that I will share with you today:

“The most important things are the hardest to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them -- words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they're brought out. But it's more than that, isn't it? The most important things lie too close to wherever your secret heart is buried, like landmarks to a treasure your enemies would love to steal away. And you may make revelations that cost you dearly only to have people look at you in a funny way, not understanding what you've said at all, or why you thought it was so important that you almost cried while you were saying it. That's the worst, I think. When the secret stays locked within not for want of a teller but for want of an understanding ear.”

I could not agree with Stephen King more. I often feel like I am completely surrounded by people who do not understand me and whom I do not understand either... Oh well, such is life, I suppose. I guess that is why I spend such copious amounts of time alone.

I found out through Wikipedia that "Secret Heart" is actually a cover of a tune by Ron Sexsmith, so I will include his original for you, as well as another Feist song called "I Feel It All". I doubt that I will ever mention Feist again, and I really like that song too and want to share it with you all!

I am including the original Ron Sexsmith lyrics because there are so many variations of the Feist lyrics that I got tired of trying to compare them all...

Secret heart, what are you made of?

What are you so afraid of?

Could it be three simple words

Or the fear of being overheard? What's wrong?

Let her in on your secret, heart

Secret heart, why so mysterious?

Why so sacred, why so serious?

Maybe you're just acting tough

Maybe you're just not man enough, what's wrong?

Let her in on your secret, heart

This very secret you're trying to conceal

Is the very same one you're dying to reveal

Go tell her, how you feel

Secret heart, come out and share it

This loneliness, few can bear it

Could it have something to do with

Admitting that you just can't go through it alone?

Let her in on your secret, what's wrong?

Let her in on your secret, heart