Fool's Gold
G. Scott Lyrics
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Gave you my heart and then you ran away
Either I'm stupid, I'm foolish, or you're playing me
But it seems, we were never really meant to be
So I thought I would try something new
I wanted to find out if I could live happy without you
And it turned out I, I wasn't living at all
I was living the dream, believing things that just ain't true
Oh, I can't believe I ever believed in you
You had me chasing fool's gold
I was chasing fool's gold
I was chasing fool's gold
Somewhere deep down inside I knew you weren't right
But breaking your spell was a plan I never devised
I would have been here forever living for you
But I would have been living forever as your fool, oh, oh
I was living the dream, believing things that just ain't true
Oh, I can't believe I ever believed in you
You had me chasing fool's gold
I was chasing fool's gold
I was chasing fool's gold
I bit in to the apple
I took the wooden nickel, yeah
I was blinded to my core
And I went into the wrong door
And furthermore
I was living the dream, believing things that just ain't true
(I was living dreams, oh)
Oh, I can't believe I ever believed in you (I can't believe)
You had me chasing fool's gold (I ever believed in you)
I was chasing fool's gold (I was chasing fool's gold)
I was chasing fool's gold (fool's gold, oh)
I was living the dream, believing things that just ain't true
(I was living dreams, mmm)
Oh, I can't believe I ever believed in you (I can't believe I ever believed in you)
You had me chasing fool's gold (I was)
I was chasing fool's gold (I was chasing fool's gold)
I was chasing fool's gold
I was living the dream, believing things that just ain't true
Oh, I can't believe I ever believed in you
You had me chasing fool's gold
I was chasing fool's gold
I was chasing fool's gold
The song "Fool's Gold" by G. Scott is a soulful and reflective track that delves into the dangerous game of falling for someone who is not right for us. The lyrics paint a picture of a situation where the singer gave their heart to someone who ended up leaving them, making them question if they were stupid or if the other person was playing them. The singer then talks about trying to move on without the person but realizing that they weren't truly living without them, and had been chasing an illusion of happiness. The chorus features the repeated line "I was chasing fool's gold", which is a metaphor for the idea of chasing something that looks valuable and promising but ultimately leads to disappointment.
The second verse shows the singer coming to the realization that they knew deep down the person wasn't right for them but they were blinded by their love for them. They talk about wanting to break free from the spell the person held over them but not having a plan to do so. The overall message of the song is about the danger of falling for someone who is not right for us and the importance of eventually seeing through the illusion and breaking free.
Overall, "Fool's Gold" is a powerful and relatable song about the hazards of romantic love and the dangerous allure of chasing happiness in all the wrong places.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, silly me my dear, for thinking that you'd stay
I made the mistake of assuming you would be here forever
Gave you my heart and then you ran away
I trusted you with my heart, but you left me
Either I'm stupid, I'm foolish, or you're playing me
I don't know whether I was foolish to believe in you or you were just using me
But it seems, we were never really meant to be
It's clear to me now that we were never truly compatible
So I thought I would try something new
I decided to experiment with a new way of life
I wanted to find out if I could live happy without you
I needed to see if I could be happy without you in my life
And it turned out I, I wasn't living at all
I realized that I wasn't truly living without you
But I would have never known if you had just played along
If you had pretended to still be interested in me, I would never have realized the truth
I was living the dream, believing things that just ain't true
I was deluded, believing things that were not based in reality
Oh, I can't believe I ever believed in you
I can't believe I ever trusted you in the first place
You had me chasing fool's gold
You led me on, making me believe there was something worth pursuing
Somewhere deep down inside I knew you weren't right
I had a feeling that you weren't the right person for me all along
But breaking your spell was a plan I never devised
I didn't plan on having to break free of your influence
I would have been here forever living for you
I would have stayed with you forever, living only for your sake
But I would have been living forever as your fool, oh, oh
If I had stayed, I would have been forever deceived and manipulated by you
I bit into the apple
I succumbed to temptation
I took the wooden nickel, yeah
I fell for a scam
I was blinded to my core
I was completely blinded and unable to see the truth
And I went into the wrong door
I made a wrong decision and ended up in a bad situation
And furthermore
In addition to all that
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Andre Harris, Daryl Harris, Donovan Knight, Joseph Macklin
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