Gold
May Lyrics


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Overall Meaning

In the song "Gold" by May, the lyrics reveal the struggle of finding oneself after believing that they have found their path. The persona in the song is requesting patience for themselves as they embark on this journey of self-discovery. They have found themselves in a position of being lost, more lost than they have ever been. The persona reflects that they never knew how gold would turn out to be this and how everything that they could have ever imagined is now in their possession. The persona reveals that people only want the surface of things and that they do not want to delve deep to really understand.


The song then takes a turn as the persona reveals that what they thought was gold has turned to rust. The chorus reflects on the discovery of how gold has turned out to be worthless in the end. The persona becomes surrounded by the shimmering bricks that once represented their path, yet it only makes it lonelier for them. They question if this is really it and ask if this is all that is left for them.


The song speaks to individuals who have found themselves in a place where they thought they have achieved their goals and reached their destination, but only to find that it is not what they expected it to be. The persona in the song is in a place of self-discovery where they are trying to find themselves and move on from the disappointment of their previous journey.


Line by Line Meaning

Patience, I will be finding myself
I need time to figure out who I am and what I want


You thought, you thought I figured it out
You believed I had everything under control, but I was lost


I'm lost, more lost than I've ever been (Than I've ever been)
I am completely directionless and have never felt more uncertain


I never knew how gold would ever turn to this
I never realized that something that was once valuable and precious could become so worthless


Everything you could imagine
I have everything I ever dreamed of having


Is everything I have now
But that still didn't bring me happiness or fulfillment


You only want the surface
People only want to see the good parts of my life, not the struggles or pain


Don't dare ever, pray for this again
I don't want anyone to envy my life or wish for what I have, because it's not as good as it seems


Who knew, who knew gold could turn to rust
I never expected things to take a turn for the worse, especially something I thought was valuable


It turned to rust
What I had is now damaged and broken


Sharp torn and dead
The once shiny and precious thing is now ugly and useless


Surrounded by shimmering bricks (Shimmering bricks)
Despite being surrounded by things that people consider valuable, I still feel empty and alone


Only makes it lonelier in the end (In the end)
In the end, material possessions and wealth can't replace true happiness and connection


Could this be it? (Could this be it?)
Is this all there is to life? Just accumulating wealth and status with no deeper purpose or meaning?


Don't dare ever pray for this
I don't want anyone to aspire to have what I have, because it's not fulfilling or satisfying


Never pray, never pray again
I don't want to pray for wealth or success again, because it's not worth sacrificing true happiness and fulfillment


I want to never pray, pray for this again
I want to focus on finding true purpose and meaning, rather than just accumulating wealth and status




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: JENNIFER ANNE O'NEILL, KATHERINE ALICE O'NEILL, MATTHEW GEORGE LAWRENCE BICK

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