Lyric of the Week: NOW THAT YOU KNOW

Now that you know just what it was

Do you still love me just because

Now that you know just what I hid

Don’t you wish that I still did.

I kept it deep inside

You said you wished I didn’t

Now you can’t abide

And you wish I’d kept it hidden

But it’s a part of me

You can’t try to disconnect it

And if you want me

Best learn to accept it.

Now that you know ...

For years I had to hide it

For years you wish I didn’t

So now you can’t abide it

And you want it to stay hidden

You’re so concerned with your image

Of what you think people are thinking

You’re scared your reputation’s finished

If anybody gets an inkling.

Now that you know ...

To it you were attracted

You were turned on by the mystery

But you ignored the fact

That it had a long history

Now you’re wishing it away

But you’ll never separate it

So if you want me to stay

You’d do best to embrace it.

Now that you know ...

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Now that you know just what I hid, don’t you wish that I still did?

One of my "twisted love songs" from the early 2000s, about people who keep secrets about their deepest selves hidden from their significant others, and what happens when such a secret is pried (or persuaded) out. Musically, I had a groove similar to Bob Marley's "Want More" in mind ... I had been playing with a local reggae band at the Jersey Shore for several years by that time and its influence was quite felt.