From the recording Things I Couldn't Say
"Keep It To Yourself" is a song about the kind of truth that doesn’t bring healing — only more hurt. It tells the story of someone who's tired of carrying the weight of someone else’s guilt. Confessing might set the other person free, but it leaves them shattered. With sharp honesty and clarity, the song draws a boundary: some things are better left unsaid when the truth only serves the one who broke it. It’s a powerful reminder that closure shouldn’t come at the cost of someone else’s peace.cc
Lyrics
If you told me there was something you'd been keeping from me
Before you tell me all of your reasons for trying to come clean
No, keep it to yourself
Keep it to yourself
Keep it to yourself
Or tell somebody else
Tell somebody else
Tell somebody else
Cuz the only one coming undone is me
Just so you can release all the guilt you carry
And the only one suffering endlessly
Is me, so I don't wanna know
You would think I’m, think I'm relieved that I'm not going crazy
Even if the truth would help set you free, you wouldn't be doing it for me
So, keep it to yourself
Keep it to yourself
Keep it to yourself
Or tell somebody else
Tell somebody else
Tell somebody else
Cuz the only one coming undone is me
Just so you can release all the guilt you carry
And the only one suffering endlessly
Is me, so I don't wanna know
You would think that I would wanna know
If you'd been foolin around with some other girl
But I've come to find that when the truth is out
The game has changed, you're not the same
And I can’t play along
So, keep it to yourself
Keep it to yourself
Keep it to yourself
Or tell somebody else
Tell somebody else
Tell somebody else
Cuz the only one coming undone is me
Just so you can release all the tears you carry
And the only one suffering endlessly
Is me so, is me so, I don't wanna know
I don’t wanna know
I don’t wanna know