Stay Gold
Stay Gold: Embracing Resilience and Ownership in a Monochrome World
Lyrics
Standing outside of Dollar General
Refers to standing outside a Dollar General store.
Another MLK Boulevard
Mention of being on another street named after Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK Boulevard).
Getting one more bag of dime store weed
Buying more low-quality marijuana from a cheap store.
To smoke in my backyard
Planning to smoke the weed in their own backyard.
Well I'm so damn bored I could cut myself
Feeling extremely bored, expressing a sense of deep ennui.
Only four more hours to kill
Counting down hours with nothing significant to do.
Every day until my mom gets out of working at the mill
Every day is similar until the speaker's mother finishes work at the mill.
You gotta stay gold, now my pony boy
Encouragement to persevere, likening someone to "Pony Boy" from "The Outsiders" to stay resilient.
Don't let them get you down
Advising not to let others bring you down.
While the locals work for coffee
While locals are occupied with menial jobs like making coffee.
Remember You own this town
Asserting ownership or control over one's life and surroundings.
Not a soul is gonna listen
Feeling unheard or ignored by society.
Yeah, your scream won't make a sound
Realizing that one's voice may not have an impact in the current world.
With a world so black and white, boy
Describing the world as starkly divided between good and bad.
Stay gold, gold, gold, gold
Repeated emphasis on staying true to oneself despite hardships.
We went by the Marietta train tracks
Recalling a memory associated with the Marietta train tracks.
Where your sister lost her days
Referencing a tragic event involving someone's sister.
Traded a dirty magazine
Trading an item for plays on a pinball machine.
To the pinball guy for plays
Memories of a statement about leaving a difficult situation and making positive changes.
I remember you always saying
Recollection of a promise or aspiration tied to a specific page in a magazine.
If you ever got out alive
You'd quit using and get married to
Commitment to change and start a new life with the person on page twenty-five.
That girl on page twenty-five
You gotta stay gold, now my pony boy
Reiteration of staying resilient, akin to "Pony Boy."
Don't let them get you down
Advice to remain strong despite challenges.
While the locals all work for taxes
Contrasting locals' work for taxes while urging ownership of one's destiny.
Remember that you own this town
Emphasis on the lack of attention or regard from society.
Not a soul is gonna listen
Reiteration of feeling unheard or disregarded.
Yeah, your scream won't make a sound
Continued realization that one's voice may not have an impact.
With a world so black and white, boy
Reiteration of the world being sharply divided between good and bad.
Stay gold, gold
Reiterating the importance of staying true to oneself.
Stay gold, gold
You gotta stay gold, now my pony boy
Repeated advice to maintain resilience and strength.
Don't let them get you down
Emphasizing not allowing others to bring you down.
While the locals all work for taxes
Similar contrast between locals' work and owning one's path.
Remember that you own this town
Feeling unheard or unseen by society at large.
Not a soul is gonna hear you
Reiteration of the difficulty in being heard or understood.
Yeah, your scream won't make a sound
Acknowledgment that one's voice may not have significant impact.
With a world so black and white, boy
Continued assertion of the world's stark division between good and bad.
Stay gold, gold
Encouragement to stay true to oneself amidst challenges.
Stay gold, gold
Reiterating the importance of staying genuine and resilient.
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