Gold
Awakening Souls: Challenging Conformity with Brother Jerome's 'Gold'
Lyrics
You follow blindly without any thought...
You unquestioningly follow without considering consequences
You'll never know, never know, what it's like
You will never understand the experience
To be righteous and know you can't be bought
To lead a morally upright life and not be influenced by money
You'll never know, never know, what it's like
You will remain unaware of this perspective
They want you to fall in line, turn off your mind
Society wants conformity, shutting off critical thinking
Never wonder about the number or the poverty line
Don't question societal issues like poverty and inequality
Just keep on trying and grinding, working every day
Emphasizes the grind of working for minimal pay
Forty hours this week: making pennies for pay
Highlighting the struggle of earning meager wages
Big Brother gathers the wealth, think for yourself
A critique of wealth accumulation by powerful entities
Why is it too much to ask to pay fair wages for help?
Questioning the fairness of wages for labor
And it's crazy to me, that one in three children go hungry
Concern about child hunger, especially in NYC
In NYC, While those crooks on Wall Street tend to run free
Criticism of Wall Street corruption and impunity
You follow blindly without any thought...
Reiteration of blind conformity and its consequences
You'll never know, never know, what it's like
Continued lack of awareness of a different perspective
To be righteous and know you can't be bought
Stressing the importance of moral integrity
You'll never know, never know, what it's like
Continued ignorance of a righteous way of life
I want you to go outside, open your eyes wide
Encouragement to be aware of the world's problems
Help your brother and your sisters to converge this great divide
Advocacy for unity and bridging societal gaps
Always question. Invest in people and I'm betting
Suggesting investment in people and skepticism in appointments
That they won't disappoint. Be careful who you appoint
Cautioning against misplaced trust in individuals
We the people surely have a need to unite
Asserting the collective need for unity among the people
Now more than ever, we need to use our voice: it's our right
Emphasizing the importance of using one's voice for change
Keep yourself clever: it's the only way to get by in life
Encouragement to stay sharp and intelligent in life
Now and forever: I'll speak out loud against human plight
Pledging to speak out against human suffering
I ask you kindly: make a difference in this endless fight?
Request for active participation in the fight for justice
Don't follow blindly, the passerby guilty upon sight
Advising against blindly following and judging others
Don't let those slimy politicians go and fog up your sight
Warning against political manipulation and deceit
Stand up for human rights if you care for all life
Encouraging standing up for human rights and all life
You follow blindly without any thought...
Repetition of the theme of blind conformity
You'll never know, never know, what it's like
Reiteration of the lack of understanding of a different life
To be righteous and know you can't be bought
Stressing the value of righteousness and independence
You'll never know, never know, what it's like
Continued ignorance of the alternative way of living
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