Miley Cyrus reveals dad Billy Ray cried over song about their rift: 'You don't see your dad cry a...

&34;We always communicate through songs,&34; said the Grammy winner. Miley Cyrus reveals dad Billy Ray cried over song about their rift: 'You don't see your dad

"We always communicate through songs," said the Grammy winner.

Miley Cyrus reveals dad Billy Ray cried over song about their rift: 'You don't see your dad cry a lot'

"We always communicate through songs," said the Grammy winner.

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When words fail, Miley Cyrus knows she can always turn to music.

So when it came to making peace with her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, the Grammy winner knew that a song would make the perfect olive branch. That's how she came to pen "Secrets," which addresses their complex father-daughter relationship amid rumors of an estrangement between the two. And according to Cyrus, her father's reaction did not disappoint.

"My dad cried," Cyrus revealed on the Oct. 5 episode of* CBS News Sunday Morning*, adding, "Everyone I say that to, they go, 'I remember when my dad cried.' You don't see your dad cry a lot."

Before the song was publicly released Sept. 18 as part of *Something Beautiful*'s deluxe edition, "Secrets" was given to Billy Ray for his 64th birthday in August. Cyrus noted that whether they are "happy tears or painful tears," it always makes a big impression when a parent cries and that day was no exception.

Miley Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus perform at the 2019 Glastonbury Festival.

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"I don't know if I've seen my dad cry since his dad passed away," she shared. "My dad, you know, I just haven't really seen that."

The emotional ballad, which sees Cyrus join forces with Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood, was a source of "mixed emotions" for the singer and her father amid rumors of turmoil in the family, But expressing her feelings through music was the best way for them to "move forward."

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"We didn't feel that there needed to be a whole conversation, because him and I just communicate better through song," Cyrus explained. "And so once he got the song, it feels like it said something in a couple of minutes that would have taken — maybe a family with a more structured, therapeutic dynamic — a lot of sessions."

She continued, "But instead of us doing sessions, we just do studio sessions. And we send a song and we say, 'I love you.' And that feels peaceful for us."

Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus at the 2009 Golden Globes.

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Arguing that it's important to get those feelings out, Cyrus noted that there shouldn't be "any judgment to how people make peace," reiterating that music has always been what's worked for them.

"With me and my dad, we just have always communicated better through music with each other," Cyrus said. "We always communicate through songs. Half the time, we don't even say, you know, 'good morning,' 'good night,' 'how are you?' It's just YouTube… He just sends me music constantly. And that's the best way that we communicate for sure."

Hours after Cyrus' *CBS Sunday Mornings* interview aired, her dad showed support on social media, celebrating the track with an Instagram post set to the tune of their 2009 collab "Butterfly Fly Away."

"Talk about a Sunday Callin," he wrote, sharing that he began his day by watching his daughter's interview. "One great song can do more for the soul than a million therapy sessions. I agree! Music Changes Everything!!"

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Miley, who dropped *Something Beautiful *in May, previously delved into the origins of "Secrets" with a September Instagram post.

"This song was written as a peace offering for someone I had lost for a time but always loved. In my experience, forgiveness and freedom are one and the same," she wrote. "Thank you to Lindsey Buckingham & Mick Fleetwood for bringing magic to the music. This song is for my dad."

Watch the full interview with Cyrus above.**

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