What does "lass' ich sein" mean in this case?

This post has been de-listed

It is no longer included in search results and normal feeds (front page, hot posts, subreddit posts, etc). It remains visible only via the author's post history.

Post Flair (click to view more posts with a particular flair)

Question

Post Body

"Das Essen lass' ich sein, doch das ist streng geheim!" -> "“I'll leave the food alone, but it's top secret!”

Leave the food alone? Let it be? Sorry, I didn't get it. Could someone explain it?

Context: It's from the music "Idol - Oshi no ko", but in German.

Was isst du heute noch? Was ist dein Lieblingsbuch?
Wo gehst du gerne hin, wenn du ein bisschen Spaß suchst?
„Das Essen lass' ich sein, doch das ist streng geheim!“
„Und wenn du es erzählst, werd' ich es ganz einfach verneinen.“

Link of the music (if you wanna hear it): https://youtu.be/TCZ5JbdbJOg

Author

Account Strength

100%

Account Age

4 years

Verified Email

Yes

Verified Flair

Total Karma

1,332

Link Karma

1,265

Comment Karma

Profile updated: 1 day ago

Posts updated: 3 weeks ago

Angel-Mysterious

Subreddit

r/German

Post Details

We try to extract some basic information from the post title. This is not always successful or accurate, please use your best judgement and compare these values to the post title and body for confirmation.

Posted: 3 months ago
Reddit URL: View post on reddit.com
External URL: reddit.com/r/German/comm...