She's holding a secret that she'll never tell 
She's holding a secret that she'll never tell 
Cause the myth is not supposed to retire 
We'd rather it lit itself on fire 
Or overdosed in a four star hotel 

She's holding a truth that she'll never reveal 
She's holding a truth that she'll never reveal 
Cause truth this time is an ugly child 
And mother and daughter may reconcile 
But their faces will never heal 

Don't go, she says, but he's sleeping 
She says it to herself 
Don't go, she sees herself rising 
Packing her suitcase with all of her shoes 
But something keeps you faithful 
When all else in you turns and runs 
Love turns 40 

The morning comes 

She's holding a secret that she'll never tell 
She's holding a secret that she'll never tell 
Because we were once cinema gods in the night 
Now all we've got is lunch hour light 
Where nothing photographs well 

Don't go, she says, but he's sleeping 
She says it to the dark 
Don't go, she sees herself rising 
Dressing in silence for nothing to lose 
But something keeps you faithful 
When all else in you turns and runs 
Love turns 40 

The morning comes