"Secret" by Joshua Bassett - Song Meanings and Facts (2025)

by Amanda London · Published December 5, 2021 · Updated December 6, 2021

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He is also aware that she had been romantically interested in someone else.Initially he didn’t think much of it. And why? Because he was convinced by his girlfriend that she simply ‘has a crush’ or another guy.This is despite the fact that when such became known, his friends advised him, basically, to dump her.But the vocalist, being more mature-minded, opted not to give to the rumor mill and instead “defended” his shorty.

But somewhere along the line, he discovered that she is in fact cheating.However, he didn’t react by spazzing or anything like that. Instead, the vocalist kept that illicit relationship a “secret” along with the addressee, the other guy and their handful of mutual friends who are also knowledgeable of the situation.

Now the thing is, the vocalist never states why he was compelled to keep that to himself. We find that sort of a strange reaction to finding out the woman you love is seeing someone else.

Why did the Narrator remain Silent?

All things considered, it doesn’t read as if he did so in the name of love, i.e. playing the cuck, if you will.Rather it feels like maybe making such known would have ruined the addressee’s reputation – or something of the sort.

Olivia would have only been around 16-17when she and Joshua reportedly dated. To begin with, this is an age many consider as being too young to even be romantically involved with one dude in a way. Now imagine if society were to find out that the said young female is dating two boyfriends simultaneously. That definitely wouldn’t have been a good look!

Based on the lyrics, this is the reason the narrator chose to keep the affair secret.

Takeaway

In conclusion, ideally speaking the analysis of a song should not be conducted as if it is geared towards a specific addressee without any concrete evidence. The only time one can come to such a conclusion is if the said individual is in fact identified by the songwriter or singer as the one whom the song is about.

But such is not the case with“Secret”.However, it’s like,everybody knowswhat this trilogy of songs is about in the first place.

In previous tracks which are also deemed to be related to this matter, Bassett kept it relatively cool in terms of not alluding to Olivia directly.But now it seems as if those walls are coming down. He appears unafraid to more straightforwardly suggest that it is she whom he’s singing about.

When was “Secret” released?

This song is part of an EP entitled“Crisis/Secret/Set Me Free”. The title of the EP is made up from the names of the three songs featured in the aforenoted trilogy. These songs also comprise the playlist of the album.And Warner Records made all of these tracks public on 3 December 2021. The tracks in question are:

• Crisis
• Secret
• Set Me Free

Credits

This song was produced by Davis Naish. Naish is also credited as an author of“Secret”along with Joshua and Katelyn Tarver.