Catfish Discipline (formerly known as “Gave The Secret Away”) is a formerly unidentified alternative rock song by Californian band The Wynona Riders.
Search History[]
The song was first posted to the New Wave Outpost forums by user Guglielm on August 23rd, 2012 along with multiple other unknown songs. He didn’t provide any information about the songs.
On April 20th, 2013, Guglielm commented on the WFMU.org page for a playlist made by user Bob Brainen, saying the songs were recorded sometime between 1981-1984 or 1991-1993 off of WFMU.
Guglielm reposted the song to WatZatSong on July 25th, 2014. The song was recorded from 1991-1993.
On December 8th, 2022, the song was identified by user Kurty as Catfish Discipline by Wynona Riders.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Known you since I was a child
Drawn in by your quiet smile
Both outcasts, we had a blast
Sharing secrets in a language of our own
But I’ve fallen away
[Pre-Chorus]
And I'm so ashamed
Yeah, I'm so ashamed
[Chorus]
I nearly gave your secret away
I nearly gave your secret away
[Verse 2]
We would escape from our neighborhood
For the abandoned treehouse at the edge of the woods
Our hiding place from the human race
Together we grew and discovered who we were
The bulldozers came
[Pre-Chorus]
And I'm so ashamed
Yeah, I'm so ashamed
[Chorus]
I nearly gave your secret away
I nearly gave your secret away
[Verse 3]
Seize the moment, let it happen
Peel away the outer shell
We were so lonely, it made us holy
Sacrificed because they never saw us there
And they didn’t care
[Bridge]
We had nowhere else to go
They will reap the seeds they sow
[Chorus]
I nearly gave your secret away
I nearly gave your secret away, gave it away
[Verse 4]
The night we broke into the shopping mall
Like it was our Berlin wall
As it came down, we made a vow
We will nest in civilization's ruins
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