Gold
Ryan Lewis/Eighty4 Fly/Macklemore Lyrics

Everything is gold, everything is equal
All things are valuable and deserve equal treatment

Posted on the porch just chillin', me and my people
Relaxing with friends while basking in the golden sunlight

Eyelids closed, gold sun shines on
Enjoying the warmth of the sun while closing one's eyes

The world's coated in the gold Krylon
The world is covered in a layer of gold paint

Yea, and these days days days
In the present time

They never run away
The current state of things does not change

Gold tints, shades, that block out that golden haze
Golden sunglasses that block out the bright sunlight

Take all the gold from the pawnshop that lives behind the case
Take all of the gold items from a pawnshop that are located in the display case

And get to give it away
Giving away the gold instead of keeping it

My gold erupted from volcano's in the heavens
The gold was created when volcanoes in the sky erupted

And every shrine that existed in time melting
The gold melted at every sacred place throughout history

Tombs open, Dookie Ropes on the bells
Grave sites are open and adorned with golden necklaces

When everything is gold, who cares about the carats?
When everything is valuable, the number of carats doesn't matter

They say that gold's the skin of the gods
Legend has it that gold is the external covering of the deities

You can't take the band there when you're gone
You can't take your possessions with you when you die

Now I'll tip over that kiosk in the mall
I am going to tip over a display stand of gold jewelry in a shopping mall

As the sunset falls into tomorrow
The day ends and a new one begins

Today we're feeling like gold, five hundred thousand sold
We are feeling successful and valuable with many sales

Slick Rick Gold, row fun, hella cold
Wearing expensive gold jewelry and having fun while looking good

And we stay fresh, so fresh head to toe
We are always stylish and fashionable from head to toe

Ghost slowly faded, 14 carat plated
Thin layers of 14 carat gold coating are fading away

Alright now we open up that car door
Opening the door to a car

Hop out, hope they notice us
Exiting the car and wanting others to take notice

Throughout society we been locked in that cobra clutch
We have been trapped in societal pressures

More gold bottles, gold bottles, never sober up
Drinking expensive alcohol and never getting sober

Ditch Jesus, In gold I Trust
Following material wealth instead of religious faith

I solemnly swear to wear my cross and stunt
Pledging to show off one's wealth and also wear religious symbols

Separate myself by sticking out just because
Standing out and being different from others

That's how you illustrate power and who you're above
Showing off wealth and status to demonstrate superiority

But nah, tonight we take it, take it, giving it back
Taking the wealth and then giving back to the community

Crack open the vault, let everyone mob in the bank
Breaking into the vault and letting everyone have access to the money

Take whatever they want, we party and give thanks
Allowing people to take whatever they want and celebrating

I've been rocking gold chains since pee was in the tank
Wearing gold chains since being very young

You only live once, you only live once
Life is short

Watch Rick Ross give his Jesus piece to a bum
Seeing the rich give away their religious symbols to those in need

'Cause tonight we ball, we ball, we comin' up
Celebrating our wealth and success

Paintin' the globe gold, two steppin' on the sun
Imagining that the entire world is covered in gold and dancing on the sun

Gold coins, gold phone, gold car
Having gold objects such as coins, phones, and cars

Costs at least 10 racks to get 16 gold bars
16 gold bars are very expensive

Gold rush, suck on my gold dust stuntin'
Being very wealthy and successful

Under these gold trunks, that's 2 golden nugget
Wearing gold shorts with two valuable objects in the pockets

Flyin' on the gold eagle, flier than the rest of 'em
Escaping on a golden eagle and being better than everyone else

Passing space needle, golden shower on pedestrians
Flying over Seattle's Space Needle and showering people below with gold

Excuse me, that's my bad, that's my eagle and he shouldn't of
Apologizing for the eagle's actions

My eagle got hair, that motherfucker got a mullet bruh
Joking about the eagle's appearance

And it's gold, two girls gold brass
Two women are wearing gold bras

Lounging on the water, feet in the gold sand
Sitting on the beach with gold sand underfoot

Sipping on Orangina, arms around them both pants
Drinking Orangina while holding both women

They're sipping Olde English right out of a gold can
The women are drinking Olde English beer from a gold can

Two girls, gold spandex so pretty
Two women wearing pretty gold spandex

That girl ain't even gold, she just got golden girl titties
One woman does not have actual gold on her, but she has valuable breasts

I'm kidding, everyone is gold in my city
Joking about the woman's breasts and saying everyone is valuable in our community

You paint Betty White gold, even Betty White can get it
Saying that even someone like Betty White can be valuable if they are painted gold