Golden

Jon Foreman: "We are lonely souls in the land of broken hearts, far from home but this is where the story begins. And yes, you are the protagonist, you are the hero and the villain, the prince and the pauper and the clown all in one. So where do things head from here? well, that's your call... I remember drew laying down his line over top of the verses, this mellow, ethereal roof over top of the song."

This is just a really sweet song. It's fairly simple I think, well the way I interpret it is. Simply about someone who's down and out, depressed and who's self esteem has taken a battering and the singer is telling them that they're 'golden'. I love the way that's put, 'you are golden'. It's just so pure. I can hear this as if it's saying it to me, 'you are golden child', and it is such a comfort. I love how positive it is about everything. Just one of those simple, positive messages that mean so much. John Foreman, don't ever stop writing songs.

By the way, just a few lyrics corrections. I wouldn't bother if they didn't need to be made.

'Every breath is a singing crown away, like some debilitated king' = 'Every breath is a fading crown that we wear like some debilitated king'

'Earth spins and your mind goes round' = 'Earth spins and the moon goes round'

this song is excellent. I think its about someone whos feeling down and out and just not feeling as if shes speacial or as if shes worth anything. The lyrics are encouraging to say "hey you are golden because you are a child of God and he has made you in his image! God has a plan for you so you must be special"

Does anyone know what he says in the beginning of the song?

I think at the start he's jus repeating "like freedom" over and over again.

We interpreted this song in English class this year, so this is pretty much what i got from it: When he talks about being golden, i think its an amazing way to say that your are "pure or your really worth something".

when he says: There's a fear that burns, Like trash inside And you're ashamed of the curse, That burns your eyes

When you think of something burning, like a candle flame, you think its beautiful, and it represents something wonderful, but when you think of trash burning you think negativly, because trash burning isnt such a great thing, so i think that represents a bad thing that happened to her, and like tears, it burns her eyes.

awesome song.

"She's been staring down the demons, Who've been screaming she's just another so and so, Another so and so.."

^that's my favorite part of the song. it's so true. this song has helped me through some of the hardest times of my life. i love it.

"We are lonely souls in the land of broken hearts, far from home but this is where the story begins. And yes, you are the protagonist, you are the hero and the villain, the prince and the pauper and the clown all in one. So where do things head from here? well, that's your call... I remember drew laying down his line over top of the verses, this mellow, ethereal roof over top of the song." -Jon Foreman

I DON'T think they're singing Burn, burn, burn but they are singing la la la la during that part.

I love this song..it's so uplifting! like freedom in spring.