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Gold

from The Obituary by kelpi

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A song about being unable to convince friends that they're wrong about themselves.

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He's got this vigor, so rare for one to behold
When I first saw him, the space around him turned gold
He doesn't see it, he thinks he's common, he doesn't know
He's known unbearable pain, at the end of his rope
He copes by filling his body with Advil and dope
Such an unusual smile, it's flawless, I've told him so

But he still thinks he's copper
So he'll settle for a copper soul
But he's gold
They spend him like a penny, but he's more than they can afford
He's gold, he's gold
He's El Dorado-born
He's gold, he's gold, he's gold
But he refuses to know

Her mother tells her she walks with power and grace
I see the gleam of it on her strange pretty face
Her molten eyes burn like chocolate, ribbons of liquid gold
She sees the beauty in every heart but her own
Her twisted vision lives in her veins and her bones
This gilded creature; she glistens, and I know that she's been told

But she still thinks she's copper
So she settles for these copper souls
But she's gold
They spend her like a penny, but she's more than they can afford
She's gold, she's gold
She's El Dorado-born
She's gold, she's gold, she's gold
But she refuses to know

They talk about me like I'm as soothing as rain
I don't believe them, I think they must be insane
Wish they could see that they're better in all ways, but no, they don't

‘Cause they still think they're copper
So they settle for copper souls
But they're gold
They self-define as pennies, but they're more than I can afford
They're gold, they're gold
They're El-Dorado born
They're gold, they're gold, they're gold
But they just don't want to know.

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from The Obituary, released February 9, 2020

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kelpi Vancouver, British Columbia

Hailing straight from the faerie realm, kelpi is still trying to figure out how human life works. She's doing her very best to tell her story through song~~~

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