Golden by Christina Li Music Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I run through grass, catching fireflies
I watch tadpoles skip away
But I need no escape from shelter
Pink light casts on me
Like a hand, sculpting clay
Like a mirror would say
Whisper tinted words

[Chorus]
Golden girl, living in a rosy world
Shine so bright, with nothing but gilded pools

[Verse 2]
On the brink
I hear crashing waves
They scream and drown
Buried in rubble
I yearn to jump
But the unforeseen taunts
For I know nothing, or
I’m grateful for nothing
[Musical Interlude]

[Verse 3]
I stand tall, I smile bright, when I rise
I listen, I love, and I care
But I crave words
Thrown mindlessly through a screen
All but my own
I can only pretend, so much

[Chorus]
Golden girl, living in a rosy world
Icy lakes or crashing waves, do I stand or dive?
Golden girl, living in a rosy world
I want to learn, but I’m never quite enough

[Musical Interlude]

[Verse 4]
Wipe these lenses clean
And I wonder to myself
Who am I? Why am I?
And where do I go, from here?

[Outro]
Golden girl, living in a rosy world
Golden girl, living in a gilded world
Golden girl, living in a wretched world
I see for what it is. But just how can I give?