SiR (born Sir Darryl Farris on November 5th, 1986) is an American singer, s… Read Full Bio ↴SiR (born Sir Darryl Farris on November 5th, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer from Inglewood, California. He is currently signed to Top Dawg Entertainment and has released three studio albums; "Seven Sundays" (2015), "November" (2018) and "Chasing Summer" (2019).

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Mouth is made of metal, metal, metal
Pocket full of yellow, yellow
Pocket full of gold
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dream, yeah

(Yea) And what did you say back to me?
Dreaming, old maybach cruising

Maybe talking crazy, but I want it
A hundred thousand ways to choose it
Who the hell is out and who's in?
Trouble, maybe I'm too subtle

Mouth made of metal, metal, metal
Pocket full of yellow, yellow
Pocket full of gold
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dream
And darling never settle, settle, settle
Chasing down the devil, devil
Chasing down the gods
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dream

I'm living like a silent movie
Shut your mouth and see straight through me
Finding that you're hiding in your money (money, m-m-money)
I got a million ways to lose it
But nothing in my life worth proving
Chasing, all my time is wasted

Mouth is made of metal, metal, metal
Pocket full of yellow, yellow
Pocket full of gold
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dream
And darling never settle, settle, settle
Chasing down the devil, devil
Chasing down the gods
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dream

It's the push and the pull
It's the rise and the fall
I don't owe you a single thing
I don't owe you anything
It's the push and the pull
It's the big and the small
I don't owe you a single thing
Not a god damn thing

My mouth is made of metal, metal, metal
Pocket full of yellow, yellow
Pocket full of gold
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dream
And darling never settle, settle, settle
Chasing down the devil, devil
Chasing down the god
And I hope you find
I hope you found your dream

My mouth is made of metal, metal, metal
Pocket full of yellow, yellow
Pocket full of gold
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dream (I don't owe you anything)
And darling never settle, settle, settle
Chasing down the devil, devil
Chasing down the gods
And I hope you found
I hope you find your dream (I don't owe you anything)

I hope you find your dream

Overall Meaning

The song "Gold" by Sir Sly is a reflection on the desire for success and the struggle to achieve it. The opening lines "Mouth made of metal, metal, metal / Pocket full of yellow, yellow / Pocket full of gold" paint a picture of someone who is strong-willed and determined. The metal mouth could represent the ability to speak confidently and eloquently, while the pockets full of gold and yellow could symbolize wealth and success.

The lyrics also mention the pursuit of dreams, with the singer hoping that the listener finds their own dream. The lines "And darling never settle, settle, settle / Chasing down the devil, devil / Chasing down the god" suggest that the journey towards success can be difficult and involve facing one's fears and inner demons.

The chorus repeats the idea of having a pocket full of gold and hoping for the listener to find their dream. The lines "It's the push and the pull / It's the rise and the fall" express the ups and downs that come with the pursuit of success. The final lines "I don't owe you anything" emphasize the idea of individuality and the importance of pursuing one's own dreams, rather than trying to please others.

Overall, "Gold" is a reflective and introspective song about the desire for success and the journey towards achieving it.

Line by Line Meaning

Mouth is made of metal, metal, metal
I speak boldly and with strength

Pocket full of yellow, yellow
I have plenty of wealth

Pocket full of gold
I have great riches

And I hope you find
I wish for you to discover

I hope you find your dream, yeah
I wish for you to fulfill your ambitions

And what did you say back to me?
Did you respond to my words?

Dreaming, old maybach cruising
Imagining cruising in a classic luxury car

Maybe talking crazy, but I want it
Perhaps speaking unrealistically, but desiring it nonetheless

A hundred thousand ways to choose it
So many options to attain it

Who the hell is out and who's in?
Who is relevant and who is not?

Trouble, maybe I'm too subtle
Perhaps I am being too indirect and causing problems

And darling never settle, settle, settle
Do not compromise or give up

Chasing down the devil, devil
Pursuing and defeating obstacles

Chasing down the gods
Striving for greatness and success

I'm living like a silent movie
I am living quietly and without drama

Shut your mouth and see straight through me
Observe me without judgment or interruption

Finding that you're hiding in your money (money, m-m-money)
Realizing that you are defined by your wealth

I got a million ways to lose it
I have many opportunities to squander my riches

But nothing in my life worth proving
My wealth does not define my worth

Chasing, all my time is wasted
Pursuing unimportant goals is a waste of time

It's the push and the pull
Life is a struggle of opposing forces

It's the rise and the fall
Life has its ups and downs

I don't owe you a single thing
I am not indebted to you in any way

I don't owe you anything
I do not have any obligations to you

It's the big and the small
Life is a balance of important and trivial matters

I hope you found your dream
I hope you have achieved your aspirations

And I hope you find
I wish for you to discover

I hope you find your dream (I don't owe you anything)
I wish for you to fulfill your ambitions without obligation

And darling never settle, settle, settle
Do not compromise or give up

Chasing down the devil, devil
Pursuing and defeating obstacles

Chasing down the gods
Striving for greatness and success

I hope you found
I hope you have discovered

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: JAN LOECHEL, ANDRE TANNEBERGER

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

MCFan96

9y↑210

Mouth is made of metal, metal, metal
Pocket full of yellow, yellow
Pocket full of gold
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dreams, yeah...

(Yeah) What did you say back to me?
I'm dreaming of maybach cruising
Maybe talking crazy, but I want it
A hundred thousand ways of choosing
Who the hell is out and who's in
Trouble, maybe I'm too subtle

Mouth made of metal, metal, metal
Pocket full of yellow, yellow
Pocket full of gold
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dream
And darling never settle, settle, settle
Chasing down the devil, devil
Chasing down the gods
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dream

I'm living like a silent movie
Shut your mouth and see straight through me
Finding that you're hiding in your money (money, m-m-money)
I got a million ways of losing
But nothing in my life worth proving
Chasing, all my time is wasted

Mouth is made of metal, metal, metal
Pocket full of yellow, yellow
Pocket full of gold
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dreams
And darling never settle, settle, settle
Chasing down the devil, devil
Chasing down the gods
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dream

It's the push and the pull
It's the rise and the fall
I don't owe you a single thing
I don't owe you anything
It's the push and the pull
It's the big and the small
I don't owe you a single thing
Not a goddamn thing

My mouth is made of metal, metal, metal
Pocket full of yellow, yellow
Pocket full of gold
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dream
And darling never settle, settle, settle
Chasing down the devil, devil
Chasing down the god
And I hope you find
I hope you found your dream

My mouth is made of metal, metal, metal
Pocket full of yellow, yellow
Pocket full of gold
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dream (I don't owe you anything)
And darling never settle, settle, settle
Chasing down the devil, devil
Chasing down the gods
And I hope you found
I hope you find your dream (I don't owe you anything)

I hope you find your dream

Gillian Vanroy

10y↑2

Mouth is made of metal, metal, metal
Pocket full of yellow, yellow
Pocket full of gold
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dream, yeah...

(yea) And what did you say back to me?
Dreaming, old maybach cruising
Maybe talking crazy, but I want it
A hundred thousand ways to choose it
Who the hell is out and who's in?
Trouble, maybe I'm too subtle

Mouth made of metal, metal, metal
Pocket full of yellow, yellow
Pocket full of gold
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dream
And darling never settle, settle, settle
Chasing down the devil, devil
Chasing down the gods
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dream

I'm living like a silent movie
Shut your mouth and see straight through me
Finding that you're hiding in your money (money, m-m-money)
I got a million ways to lose it
But nothing in my life worth proving
Chasing, all my time is wasted

Mouth is made of metal, metal, metal
Pocket full of yellow, yellow
Pocket full of gold
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dream
And darling never settle, settle, settle
Chasing down the devil, devil
Chasing down the gods
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dream

It's the push and the pull
It's the rise and the fall
I don't owe you a single thing
I don't owe you anything
It's the push and the pull
It's the big and the small
I don't owe you a single thing
Not a god damn thing

My mouth is made of metal, metal, metal
Pocket full of yellow, yellow
Pocket full of gold
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dream
And darling never settle, settle, settle
Chasing down the devil, devil
Chasing down the god
And I hope you find
I hope you found your dream

My mouth is made of metal, metal, metal
Pocket full of yellow, yellow
Pocket full of gold
And I hope you find
I hope you find your dream (I don't owe you anything)
And darling never settle, settle, settle
Chasing down the devil, devil
Chasing down the gods
And I hope you found
I hope you find your dream (I don't owe you anything)

I hope you find your dream

All comments from YouTube:

Clutch

1y↑13

This song was a huge part of my childhood. Hearing it again is such a nostalgia trip and brings back so many great memories.

Kimmy Hickey

1y↑1

This creeped across my YouTube today and it unlocked the memory of sitting in my room at 14 reading scifi novels. Totally forgot about this song, it's definitely a gem.

Just T

4y↑87

It’s a sad to realize this was on The Show 14, feel old now. But I can confirm this is still the best song to be on a sports game.

GrateDayzz

the entire reason I found this band and consistently have it on a drive so I can import it to each years game

BaconBitsMusic

Literally the reason I'm here!

Fellow Commenter

2y↑1

The show 14 is how I found this song

Cameron Harris

Fort minor nba live

Kevin

Attack, is a good song also

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rivaldubs

2y↑2

I remember when this would come on during MLB the show 14 and I’d just move around the menus so I could hear the song… good times…

MCFan96

9y↑210

Jack Hammer

7y↑4

MCFan96 that's dedication

Not Glenn

7y↑6

Squishy Banana nah that's copy/paste

Steve empire MANTRA

MCFan96 niiice

ZILLAWOLF

god damn it

Father Time

Thank you.

Alien Hussien - Artistic Days -

4y↑50

That Was one of the most magnificent things I've ever seen, especially I've seen in when I was 14 , I am 20 now. And this one is still Fuckin' cool.
I adore that video and I really wanna thank the director and the band for this masterpiece. I've been watching Love Death + Robot's episode "the witness" And it has the same Idea. It's pretty amazing how I remember this video, how I have been watching it on the same desk 6 years ago. It feels like I am the one who is in the loop.

Carla Sidhom

3y↑6

Life can sure feel that way at times. Some times you have to break free. Hugs to you :)

Alien Hussien - Artistic Days -

3y↑2

@Carla Sidhom thanks, that was really sweet of you in a dark period of my life, I hope your days are as kind as your words.

Alien Hussien - Artistic Days -

3y↑2

@Carla Sidhom I guess you are an arab too, just like me lol

Infamous _XXV-100

2y↑1

Best song besides cars moving in stereo

bugboo

10y↑230

That was the coolest music video I think I've ever seen.

Lasl

6y↑5

It's weird! It's like loop or somethin. It's a loop

Borbis

5y↑2

@Lasl I gathered that it's like a time paradox

Sick Fayth

It's based off of H.P. LOVECRAFT -

Go Sixers

No doubt!

Danny

You haven't seen many videos then

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Olivia Tilleman

2y↑4

i used to listen to this song on LOOP when i was little. coming back to it is kind of surreal

Thug Young

8y↑28

These guys are going to be big. trust me people. Unique is key and they have it.

Lil Juz

2y↑4

it's a shame this never came to fruition

Petrie Jenkins

Lol

TheRidewarrior

9y↑7

One of the best songs on the planet.

Arcane

3y↑6

This is so creative, well thought out, & perfectly directed & captured!!! I didn't even realize it was a loop till I read the comments.

Seven Vibes

7y↑3

Una de las mejores canciones que escuchado en mucho tiempo.

interloop

9y↑264

How has this song not broken 1,000,000 views?

basiQ

9y↑9

It's an indie band. Not very popular. But a kickass song!

brandon snail

It is a good ass song names brandon

Slicer

***** fuk you were faster xD

UrszaJ

interloop Dude, someone has to get this song out their so it can get popular.

Coconut Jewce

Isn't part of being indie the fact that it's not recognized? It's got its niche and smallish fanbases?

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은지

10y↑5

This song deserves so many more views and likes! This song is so beautiful <3

Bem B

Literally all of their songs are good. It’s crazy

sarat

8y↑24

I just discovered this band, and I'm in love.

Caroline Booze

10y↑53

i personally love the video, i think it fits the video quite well, the way he is stuck in an endless cycle of trying to find save, and run from himself.

Laila Loo

3y↑2

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND THIS SONG SINCE I WAS NINE AND I FINALLY FOUND IT FIVE YEARS LATER OMG YESSSSSSSSS

Thrifty McFlipster

What a relief. I hate when that happens.

WD

10y↑41

Finally an actual music video for a Sir Sly song.

Alexis Lombardo

10y

These guys are so good live

gabby101

9y↑12

I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH OMG

lflames92

6y↑1

Such a shame that such an amazing band gets so little exposure.

Sebastian Hartley

10y↑1

My favorite song ever!!! I listen to it everyday

Castellanos

10y↑178

I have listened to this like 100 times in the past 4 days

ayla binford

10y

this song ROCKS!

Castellanos

10y

Right? XD

Castellanos

10y

I need a cure!

Mace Windex

10y↑2

***** If this song is a disease, then I don't want a cure...

EasyRider912

10y↑4

Let me guess you have been playing MLB The Show lol

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Go Sixers

3y↑3

Years later I still listen to this great song daily!

rayjbay

10y↑1

this song is going to blow up

Carovla

9y↑1

How do I describe these guys... amazing...their live performance is just incredible! If you have the chance to see them on tour right now (with Kongos and Colony House), by all means DO IT! You won't be sorry. Last night in Ybor was great, even with poor Landon being sick... you would never know it if he didn't tell you. Love you guys!

ChenoCnR

10y

This song is gonna blow up and be big. I'm happy for them, but hate to see it just become an overplayed song that gets old. The band deserves it though.

Edward Hernandez

Saw them live and this song destroyed the crowd!! 🤯

Nuquan Moore

this became one of my favorite songs over night

Caitlin Jo Pepe

10y↑4

Fantastic song, best music video I've ever watched. Seriously that's frickin awesome

Edubs 8628

6y↑1

This song is so,so,so,,,,good!!!

Mattia Righetti

10y

I absolutely love this song!

Ranger Artemis

10y↑2

If you didn't get it, watch it again. And look specifically at what he drops, what he touches and what he does. Mind blowing.

Bjorn

10y

You can't actually dislike this song

Carl Krampitz

10y

This song is freakin' awesome!

Carissa meyerkorth

4y↑3

I watched an amazing show where they interviewed the band and they played their songs. It was soooo good. Listening to what was happening in the bands life was really illuminating.

Lúcio

7y↑2

I just found this song...AND ITS FUCKING AMAZING!

Aiy09Kir00

10y

How does this only have 8000 views? This song is amazing!!!

Chauncey Young

10y↑1

An endless loop in which he could never break.

Slushy

10y

They Said This Is One Of The Bands To Watch For This Year Their Time Has Come!!! #SirSly

SEP116

10y↑45

Pitched my first no-hitter in The Show and this came over the speakers. Pretty fitting, since this is my favorite song on the game :D

KingDroid

9y↑4

That must have been absolutely wonderful.

N394

9y↑1

Congrats! :) The ironic thing is that there's a baseball video game that plays this exact same song! It's MLB 14 the show

Sergio Gerard

9y↑2

Nick Forstner he was actually talking about that game "the show" implies mlb , and this song appears in mlb the show 14

Sergio Gerard

Got my first no hitter last night. It felt so good!

A.C.E.

I have thrown 6 perfect games, and I have thrown 4 no-hitters.

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Robyn Benavidez

9y↑3

This deserves WAY more views!

Nancy Padilla

These guys are SICK live!!!!

Christiana Anastatia

His voice is so haunting. It honestly gives me goosebumps. I love it

Alex d

amazing song.. this guy is awesome .... typically regular radio wont give it respect.. good thing for satellite radio

hayfa alm

10y

he wrote this song while working a shift in starbucks and was on a lunch break, than recorded it later the same day. wowwww thats just pure genius

PrincessaAnastasiya

Yesss, finally a new song great enough to break me out of listening exclusively to Interpol on repeat <3

Alejandro SP

10y↑3

This is amazing!!! Love the song and the video :D

DreamHypnosis_ Xxx

2y↑1

Kinda sucks this song is mostly forgotten about. I absolutely love this song because it brings me nostalgia and good memories.

Logan Van Dyk

6y↑1

First band, since I discovered Atmosphere in 2012, that I can I listen to new song after new song and still enjoy. Two totally different genres, but both with great words and vocalists, plus chill instrumentals. It started with here and has gone through High, You Haunt Me, Astronauts, &Run, Where I’m Going and most recently Expectations. Heading to Wikipedia to learn more. I love finding good new music, there’s just too much garbage these days. Cheers Sir Sly, don’t ever change!

Nayeli Sanchez

Sir Sly is one of the best bands ever omg they're amazing live and they need to be recognized more

Dior Hartman

10y

Love this song so much

VoidReaper

5y↑1

Honestly the best music video I’ve ever had the privilege of watching.

WD

10y↑8

I found this song via 96.5 The Buzz in Kansas City, MO. Sir Sly said it themself that 96.5 was the first station to play them. It's cool to see that they have grown from that to have 'Gold' be featured in major video games.

iislost

10y↑3

Same thing on 94.5 The Buzz in Houston, Tx

nelengles

10y

107.7 The end in Seattle!

TheCloaker27

10y↑1

nelengles same

Rylee Nichols

10y

Arkinsis Same!

Tiffany Lee

10y

Saw you guys perform last night with Bad Suns and The 1975!!!! What an amazing performance! I'm sad I didn't get to take a picture with you guys.

Chris's Cards

My fav part of the song is the push and the pull, the rise and the fall.

erik ginter

Not only is this a great song that is timeless but the video is cool because it's like the movie "The Shining" it's like his ghost is a stain that continuously repeats his death.

Ava Rynders

My favorite song from this album !!

Arish Ali

No I'd rather say Too Far Gone. btw ur cute, ig?

Ava Rynders

+Arish Ali is this the Ali I know

KikizBearzz

Love this song and just got my friend addicted too 😂😂💓👌

Philip Cheng

10y↑6

This would make an incredible theme for a One Piece series finale.

Matt Barr

5y↑1

easily their best song.

Vivian Roberts

10y↑1

This is an amazing video, it totally makes sense with the song lyrics and it's cool how all of the events relate back to each other. Like when he looks out the window because something fell. It is almost like never-ending. :) very good video overall :)

Jonathan Berryman

Such a great song! To Sir Sly, all involved in the making of this video, everyone involved in the writing, recording and producing of this song, all involved in band management and press and anyone watching and listening I want to say God Bless you all and your families. Your Heavenly Father knows you and loves you all, Jesus is the Way to eternal life please please please all repent and follow Him. The Kingdom of God is waiting for you. And when you have time I encourage you all to pray this prayer: 'Heavenly Father, what do you want to show me?" and then listen

SophieInDigital

10y

When I listened to this song, I always pictured how epic the music video would be, not a random guy running around with a flash light haha. Still love Sir Sly <3

John Hido Once Again 🇵🇸

50w

My childhood in one song.

Art Nymph

8y↑5

I feel like this is a perfect theme song for the Lannister's.

2AM Plants

I completely forgot about this song! Sooo good!

Garrett Cliser

10y↑1

Great song!

lipsohlips97

Yep.. still one of the dopest songs ever...

Shannon Abbs

This song picks me up when I'm down.

Matt Hermance

One of THE best music videos I've ever seen

MommyslilZombie

10y↑4

Thank you Alt Nation for introducing me to this masterpiece!

Borbis

Wow, I've never seen a music video do something like this. Really cool!

Alisson Caetano

10y

Ellis Bahl kills it again. Amazing video and, honestly, my favorite Sir Sly song. This is 'must share material'

Theowna

10y

Wow this music video was sick in both music and video aspects! Great beat and awesome ending to the vid! Trippy

Tyler Gramling

6y↑1

Me and my girlfriend saw you guys at Hodis half note in fort Collins and it was amazing opened up with this song and just set to mood good off the bat and every song after was awesome, really trying to be the biggest band in the world I could tell with there effort! Thank you guys for coming to Colorado really made my girlfriend cry on two different songs the vibe every thing was so cool just thank you even know I paid for it still worth it and still more than worth it to say thank you guys had a amazing night!

agpeachstudios

This song is awesome!!!!!

Cayley Shoemaker

7y↑3

This is beautiful

Xara

Cayley Shoemaker
Agreed. I wrote a song called Sleeper by ninanile. Would you please check it out? It would mean a lot.

Maddy VonIrsik

4y↑1

One of the most engenious videos of all time.

Chris Samuels

10y

Saw them live the other day, they're great and drummer was killing it!! :)

Lauren Gawlak

10y

This song gives me strength:) i love it!

Birch McKerron

10y

Hard driving tune with universal appeal - it's awesome!

Andrea Vargová

10y

I have exams these days..and I don´t know why, but this song actually helping me. Thank you!

Dante Mauro

10y↑134

That's actually pretty sad that he's stuck in a loop

ZILLAWOLF

cries oof

Shansational

3y↑2

Appears he is not in a loop. The video is just edited in a misleading way. The man who bursts through the front door to start the 'loop' does not have a wound on his forehead. It appears that each iteration falls out the window, survives, and high tails it out of there.

Kennedy Torres

10y

I am practically obsessed with this song

Mitesh Damania

simply the most incredible music video i have seen in a looooooooong while

Nicodemus Pruitt

Last summer I went to Seattle for a vacation and this song was on the radio everyday. To this day I've never heard it on the radio in Arizona.

livï

damn it was a whole movie, a whole experience i love it

Scott Goulet

10y

I love this song! The new album is great!

Austin Whitelaw

10y↑16

Cool video, from the beginning I had a feeling the person looking through the window blinds at him, was himself. I guess all the people he heard/saw were all himself? Either way, great music, also heard this via Alt Nation. Great station. I am on a trial right now, I wish I could just pay for only that station because that is the only one I care for. This will be big soon. The radio will pick it up once AltNation has already decided to stop playing it haha,

Vt Wannabe

5y↑1

Same!! Love that station

Toaster

4y↑1

Me too, amazing station, and music!

Jacob Lucas

9y↑2

So glad that these guys opened for KONGOs. They just rock.

Gillian Vanroy

10y↑2

Elisia Alvin

This came on my radio in my hospital bedroom in inpatient treatment and was shook

Asmae

9y↑20

I'm I the only one who thinks this video needs a shitload more views?? :P

Brittney Robison

10y

I love this song! :)

Amirul Hakim

They should make song like this again

Zone345

10y

Love this song

TheGold&Silver1

10y

Yeah, i found this song through the remix as well. I honestly must say that I like both of them very much. The original has such a creepy aura to yet it has such an upbeat batch of lyrics. And not very many songs are out there like this one. Not to mention it does it right.

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