Like a loving daughter, Miley Cyrus wanted to give her famous dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, something really special. It was for his 64th birthday on August 25. So she wrote a song titled "Secrets." Sweet! For his part, Cyrus was delighted. Per People via Instagram, he wrote, "For my birthday, Miley gave me the gift of music and wrote me a song called Secrets and got my favorite musicians Fleetwood Mac to play on it! I love you Mile."
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Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham are indeed on the tune. Miley dropped a few hints about the song on Monica Lewinsky's podcast. She and Billy Ray are on a better footing now. That improved relationship was reportedly the impetus for the song.
Miley Cyrus Explained What Was Behind "Secrets"
Per the outlet, she said, "I wrote this song about my dad because I wanted him to tell me even though there were secrets, even though I didn't really want to know. I wanted to be the one he felt safe enough to tell me the things that were damning and damaging to the family. I wanted him to think that as a middle child, I'm old enough that I could take some of that."
The "Flowers" artist said that her family is more at peace now. They went through what she termed a "dark decade." Her parents' marriage ended three years ago.
Miley added, "Half of us weren't speaking to each other at one point, and we cleaned all that up. That was a really important part of my year this year, was all of my family putting those lines of communication back together. A lot because of, you know, I had a lot of loyalty to my mom, the way that families do when parents get divorced."
She Wanted To Revive the "Happiness and Joy"
Miley seems glad that her family has come together. "I just kind of bust through the pile that's stacked, and just go, 'I'm here. You're here. Let's start by having a good time together. And then as we start bringing some happiness and joy into each other's life, then we'll just be in a better place to have these conversations. 'Cause I'd rather get it balanced first."
