Anna Nalick (born March 30, 1984, in Temple City, California) is an America… Read Full Bio ↴Anna Nalick (born March 30, 1984, in Temple City, California) is an American platinum-selling singer and songwriter. In addition to writing all of her own music, Nalick has been writing for other artists since the age of 15.

Starting in 2003, Nalick released her first studio produced album, entitled: “Wreck of the Day” in 2005. It featured the hit single “Breathe (2AM)” under the SonyMusic label. The song propelled to the top of the charts and sent Anna on a nearly four year tour around the world. Featuring her third hit single “Shine,” Nalick and SonyMusic released “The Shine EP.” Both “Wreck of the Day” and “The Shine EP” can still be heard widely on radio and television today, with “Breathe” being featured twice on the hit television drama “Grey’s Anatomy.”

Wanting to pursue a musical style free of label influence, Nalick decided to part ways with SonyMusic in 2010 and in 2011, released her first independently produced album: “Broken Doll & Odds & Ends”. Nalick describes the album as: “mostly acoustic with haunting and unusual instrumentation. I wanted to release the songs I wrote while I was with Sony before I move on to all new material. I liked the songs too much to just leave them all behind. Now I’m ready to explore new territory.”

Utilizing the unique sounds of toy piano, sitar, glockenspiel, oud, mandocello and sweeping string arrangements, “Broken Doll & Odds & Ends” features a wide range of instruments, performed by a very talented collection of musicians. Nalick’s unique storytelling ability and timeless sense of melody has gained even more notoriety with fans, selling over 30,000 copies during the album’s first month.

Presently, Nalick is dedicating the majority of her time to writing for her next project. Unlike the acoustic feel of “Broken Doll & Odds & Ends,” Nalick’s next album is planned to be an electric collection of songs, featuring a full band and a bigger sound than previously produced.

Band Of Gold
Anna Nalick Lyrics

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Now that you're gone
All that's left is a band of gold
All that's left of the dream I hold
Is a band of gold
And the memories of what love could be
If you are still here with me

You took me from the shelter of a mother I had never known

Who loved any other
We kissed after taking vows
But that night on our honeymoon
We stayed in separate rooms

I wait in the darkness of my lonely room
Filled with sadness, filled with gloom
Hoping soon that you'll walk
Back through that door
And love me like you tried before

Since you've been gone
All that's left is a band of gold
All that's left of the dream I hold
Is a band of gold
And the dream of what love could be
If you are still here with me

Ooh, don't you know that I wait in the darkness of my lonely room
Filled with sadness, filled with gloom
Hoping soon that you'll walk
Back through that door
And love me like you tried before

Since you've been gone
All that's left is a band of gold
All that's left of the dream I hold
Is a band of gold

And the dream of what love could be
If you are still here with me

Overall Meaning

In Anna Nalick's song "Band of Gold," the lyrics bring forth the feeling of longing after a relationship has ended. The song's protagonist is left with only a "band of gold" which represents the remnants of what was once their marriage. The lyrics make it clear that the singer still has hope for the relationship and longs for the love that they experienced when they were together.

The first verse speaks of the emptiness left behind when love ends. The "band of gold" is a constant reminder of what was and could have been. The second verse speaks to the circumstances of the marriage. The singer was taken from a mother they had never known and was married but not fully in love. The third verse expresses the hope that the singer still has for the relationship.

The chorus repeats the sentiment that all that is left is a "band of gold" and the memories of love. The bridge then moves on to another verse of hope that the singer is still holding onto the possibility of a reunion.

Overall, the song is both sad and hopeful, as the singer is left alone but still wishes for a happy ending with their former partner.

Line by Line Meaning

Now that you're gone
With you out of my life

All that's left is a band of gold
All I have is this wedding ring

All that's left of the dream I hold
My hopes of a life with you have faded away

Is a band of gold
All I have left is this single symbol of our marriage

And the memories of what love could be
I still hold onto the idea of what our love could have been

If you are still here with me
If only you were still by my side

You took me from the shelter of a mother I had never known
You rescued me from a life without any love or protection

Who loved any other
My biological mother cared more for others than for me

We kissed after taking vows
We shared our first kiss as husband and wife

But that night on our honeymoon
On the first night of our marriage

We stayed in separate rooms
We didn't consummate our marriage

I wait in the darkness of my lonely room
I spend my time alone in a dark and sad place

Filled with sadness, filled with gloom
Overwhelmed with feelings of sadness and depression

Hoping soon that you'll walk
I yearn for the day when you come back to me

Back through that door
And return home to me

And love me like you tried before
And treat me with the same love and kindness you once did

Since you've been gone
Ever since you left me

And the dream of what love could be
I still hold onto the idea of the perfect love that we once had

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Edythe Wayne, Ronald Dunbar

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