Once You Had Gold Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ehartsay 

Cover art for Once You Had Gold lyrics by Enya

IMO it sounds like gold and silver (especially with the sense of the tune) are very much reminiscent of fantasy and dream, it makes me think of the dreams and mindset of an innocent childhood, before the realities (the rain) of life were fully comprehended.

With those things came the death of the early 'Golden Age' (darkness), but with them also came the depth needed for true greatness (dreams)