Secrets from a Girl (Who's Seen It All)

## Audio

"**Secrets from a Girl (Who's Seen It All)**" is a song by Lorde from her third studio album, *Solar Power*. It is the fifth single and sixth track from the album and was written by Lorde, Jack Antonoff and Robin Carlsson.

## About the song

After reflecting on herself and nature, Lorde begins to reflect on the people in her life, writing letters to each of them. The first card is *Secrets from a Girl*, aimed at a teenage version of herself.

*“This is me talking to my younger self trying to impart some of the things that I learned. It was a fun place to write from. To me it’s very Eurythmics meets Robyn. And then we got Robyn to do the incredible spoken part. She’s someone I have learned a huge amount from, through song. She really completed the experience.”*

## Music video

A music video for *"Secrets from a Girl (Who's Seen It All)"* was released on 22 March 2022, set in the same location as the video for *"Solar Power"* and directed by Joel Kefali and Lorde.

In the music video, Ella reflects on the years until she became an adult, revisiting her versions of Pure Heroine (2013) and Melodrama (2017).

## Critical reception

According to *Rolling Stone Brasil*, it is the fourth best song on 'Solar Power', behind "Stoned at the Nail Salon", "The Man with the Axe" and "Big Star".

*Certainly one of Solar Power's most incredible and well-constructed compositions, **"Secrets From a Girl (Who's Seen It All)"** has an equally witty and interesting musicality. There's a reflection on the divinity of female energy, as Billboard points out, and Lorde takes advantage of the lyric to advise on maturation: "So you blink and it's been ten years. Growing a little at a time, then, all at once."*

## Chart performance

In New Zealand, the song peaked at number 10 on the *Top 20 NZ Singles* chart (Songs by New Zealand artists) and number 30 on the *US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs* chart.

## Lyrics

Dancing with my girls, only having two drinks, then leaving

It's a funny thing, thought you'd never gain self-control

Guess it's been a while since you last said sorry

Crying in the dark at your best friends' parties

You've had enough, gotta turn the lights up, go home

Couldn't wait to turn fifteen

Then you blink and it's been ten years

Growing up a little at a time, then all at once

Everybody wants the best for you

But you gotta want it for yourself, my love

You can take 'em if you want 'em, these are just

Secrets from a girl who's seen it all

Secrets from a girl who's seen it

Secrets from a girl

Secrets from a girl who's seen it all

Secrets from a girl (Secrets from a girl)

Secrets from a girl who's seen it all

'Member all the hurt you would feel when you weren't desired? (Doing anything for more touch)

'Member what you thought was grief before you got the call?

Baby girl, no one's gonna feel the pain for you

You're gonna love again, so just try staying open

And when the time comes, you'll fall

Yeah, when the time comes, you'll fall

Your dreams and inner visions

All your mystical ambitions, they won't let you down

Do your best to trust all the rays of light

Everybody wants the best for you

But you've gotta want it for yourself, my love

Couldn't wait to turn fifteen, then you just go

Secrets from a girl who's seen it all

Secrets from a girl who's seen it

Secrets from a girl

Secrets from a girl who's seen it all

Secrets from a girl (Secrets from a girl)

Secrets from a girl who's seen it all

Welcome to Sadness

The temperature is unbearable until you face it

Thank you for flying with Strange Airlines, I will be your tour guide today

Your emotional baggage can be picked up at carousel number two

Please be careful so it doesn't fall onto someone you love

When we've reached your final destination, I will leave you to it

You'll be fine

I'm just gonna show you in and, um...

You can stay as long as you need to get familiar with the feeling

And then when you're ready, I'll be outside, and...

We can go look at the sunrise by euphoria, mixed with existential vertigo?

Cool...

## Trivia

* Singer Robyn has a spoken solo in the song.

## References

1. ↑ https://rollingstone.uol.com.br/musica/5-melhores-musicas-de-solar-power-da-lorde-big-star-fallen-fruit-e-mais-lista/