Secret Oktober

"Secret Oktober" is a Duran Duran song, written for and released as the B-side to "Union of the Snake" in 1983.

The song wasn't performed live until 1998.

Song versions

 * "Secret Oktober" – 2:47

An extended, drastically altered version of the song was debuted live on the 1998 Medazzaland Tour, taking a much softer and ambient sound. The song ran for over six minutes and featured a new verse not present on the original B-side version.

Lyrics
Wise on a birthday party In a world full of surprising fireworks And sudden silence Lies on a stranger's bed The new day breaks like a speeding train or an old friend Ever expected, but never knocking Holding your own in a battered car All night parties, cocktail bars and smile When the butterfly escapes the killing jar

Sure eyes awake before the dancing is over Wise or naked in secret Oktober

Freefall on a windy morning shore Nothing but a fading track of footsteps To prove that you'd ever been there Spoken on a cotton cloud Like the sound of gunshot taken by the wind And lost in distant thunder Racing on a shining plain Tomorrow you'll be content to watch As the lightning plays along the wires and you'll wonder

Sure eyes awake before the dancing is over Wise or naked in secret Oktober Sure eyes awake before the dancing is over Wise or naked in secret Oktober...