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The track is from her debut EP, Welcome to the Age of My Body, which also features her Same Love spin-off She Keeps Me Warm.
The Seattle-based singer and writer grew up evangelical Christian, then came out aged 17, and her part of Same Love draws on this.
Inspired by confessional folk singers and spoken-word poets, and Secrets has been gaining momentum on mainstream radio, which represents something of a departure for her solo work.
Lyrically, Lambert says the song is about loving yourself unabashedly.
“I felt like there were a lot of songs coming out about self-empowerment and challenging beauty standards, and I wanted to write a song along those same lines, but in my voice,” she explains.
“It's easy to paint a pretty picture and tell everyone to love themselves, but it's way more complicated than that. There is so much shame and guilt in our society, and I think it has deprived a lot of people from living fully. We're all facing battles. We've all had someone who has hurt us. So let's talk about it. I believe vulnerability is what will save the world. I wanted to point the lens at myself in hopes of inspiring others to do the same. In short, this song is my dirty laundry, and that's actually really freeing.”