Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
I had a golden ring and I kept it with golden things
In the Bank of Million dreams that was bursting at all the seams
I had a golden ring. It was such an important thing
That I kept it beneath my bed, and I carried it in my head
I had a golden dream, and the way it came down to me
Was through Captains of Alchemy, who came up from a steely sea
And I dreamed through the rainy night, and I managed to sleep alright
And my body became so light, that I managed to give it flight
Because I know gold is just a trick of the light
And lead is light as a feather
So, leave me where the kids are alright
And we will all go down together
I had a golden dream, and they took it away from me
And they pulled it out of my head, and they showed me that it was lead
But I know gold is just a trick of the light
And lead is light as a feather
So, leave me where the kids are alright
And we will all go down together
And that's the way it's going to be
And there's water in wine
And there's nickel in dimes
And they knew all the time
But gold is just a trick of the light
And lead is light as a feather
So, leave me where the kids are alright
And we will all go down together
And gold is just a trick of the light
And lead is light as a feather
So, leave me where the kids are alright
And we will all go down together
And that's the way it's going to be
That's the way, it's going to be
In the Bank of Million dreams that was bursting at all the seams
I had a golden ring. It was such an important thing
That I kept it beneath my bed, and I carried it in my head
I had a golden dream, and the way it came down to me
Was through Captains of Alchemy, who came up from a steely sea
And I dreamed through the rainy night, and I managed to sleep alright
And my body became so light, that I managed to give it flight
Because I know gold is just a trick of the light
And lead is light as a feather
So, leave me where the kids are alright
And we will all go down together
I had a golden dream, and they took it away from me
And they pulled it out of my head, and they showed me that it was lead
But I know gold is just a trick of the light
And lead is light as a feather
So, leave me where the kids are alright
And we will all go down together
And that's the way it's going to be
And there's water in wine
And there's nickel in dimes
And they knew all the time
But gold is just a trick of the light
And lead is light as a feather
So, leave me where the kids are alright
And we will all go down together
And gold is just a trick of the light
And lead is light as a feather
So, leave me where the kids are alright
And we will all go down together
And that's the way it's going to be
That's the way, it's going to be
Lyrics submitted by weezerific:cutlery
Better Dead Than Lead Lyrics as written by Theodore F Leo
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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