Black & Gold
Sam Sparro; Sam Falson; Jesse Rogg Lyrics

If the fish swam out of the ocean And grew legs and they started walking And the apes climbed down from the trees And grew tall and they started talking
The impossible is happening and the world is changing. It's a metaphor for how the singer's world has changed since meeting the person they are singing to.

And the stars fell out of the sky And the tears rolled into the ocean And now I'm looking for a reason why You even set my world into motion
The singer is trying to understand why this person has such an effect on them, comparing it to the world coming apart. The tears themselves lack meaning, while the fact that they fell into the ocean is compared to the partner's effect on the singer—both disappeared and didn't matter beyond their initial impact.

'Cause if you're not really here Then the stars don't even matter Now I'm filled to the top with fear That it's all just a bunch of matter
If the person the singer is singing to isn't really with them, then everything is meaningless. It's not just the stars, but everything. All that is left to fill this vacuum is fear, an existential question of what matters if nothing meaningful exists without this person the singer cares about so much.

'Cause if you're not really here I don't want to be either I wanna be next to you Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold
Being close to this person means everything to the singer, and if they aren't around, the singer doesn't want to exist in the same world. Black and gold are a metaphor for what the singer imagines their life with this person to be—the two colors contrast like the person and the singer and they shine like precious metals.

I look up into the night sky And see a thousand eyes staring back And all around these golden beacons I see nothing but black
The singer is lost and confused, trying to make sense of their feelings. The night sky is full of stars, but they offer no comfort. Instead, the void of space around these bright stars is the only thing the singer sees. The golden beacons are stars, reinforcing the theme of black and gold imagery throughout the song.

I feel a way of something beyond them I don't see what I can feel If vision is the only validation Then most of my life isn't real
The singer feels something spiritual, beyond what they can rationally see. They are rejecting the idea that vision is the only way to believe in something; instead, the singer relies on an emotional reaction to the world around them. Without this emotional connection, the singer feels that they would be living a life of falsehood.