Lyrics for Golden Lights as interpreted by weezerific:cutlery

Golden Lights Lyrics
Golden lights displaying your name
Golden lights it's a terrible shame
But oh my darling
WHY DID YOU CHANGE ?

Boy in a million, idol, a big star
I didn't tell you how great you were
I didn't grovel and scream
And rip your brand new jacket at the seams

You made a record, they liked your singing
All of a sudden the phone stops ringing
Ah ... I never thought that you would let
The glory make you forget

Golden lights displaying your name
Golden lights it's a terrible shame
But oh my darling
WHY DID YOU CHANGE ?

Top ten idol, king of your age
Who do you turn to when you're backstage ?
Don't you remember you once knew a girl
You loved her more than the world

Is life always like this, brother ?
Good for one side but bad for another
I must put you behind me tonight
'Cause you belong to the lights

Those golden lights displaying your name
Golden lights it's a terrible shame
But oh my darling
WHY DID YOU CHANGE ?

Oh, oh my darling
WHY ?
WHY DID YOU CHANGE ?

Oh ...

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KILBY
03-10-2003

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It's a cover of a song by Twinkle. Its about how people change when they become famous.

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ladyboygrrl
06-10-2004

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this song is absolute wank. i despise it.

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smithskid84
10-12-2004

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But oh my Smiths
WHY DID YOU DO THIS SONG?

Possibly the only stain on their carrer, and it's a damn nasty stain.

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sharksandwich999
12-10-2004

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why do all smiths fans hate this song?! i know it doesn't sound like anything else they do, but its still a good song.

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Chinup
12-15-2004

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Yeah, so many fans hate this song...I kinda love it, but i love cheesy/dreamy bubblegum shit anyway.

I always pictured this song being about Elvis, as I'm sure Morrissey has a huge Elvis attraction. That is until I learned it was a cover.
In any case it seems more to me not how people change when they become famous, but how they change AFTER they become famous, and start sucking (All of a sudden the phone stops ringing).
Case in point: Elvis.

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ladyboygrrl
12-21-2004

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i don't hate because it sounds nothing like other smiths songs. i hate it because its a terrible song.

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jenniferlind
01-07-2005

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This sucks, disappointed in The Smiths

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Kaguth
02-28-2005

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I think Morrissey recorded this song to piss off smiths fans that think he should be serious all the time. It's a bad song, but kind of fun. I think that's the point.

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callmemichael
07-15-2005

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I like this song, even though Morrissey and Marr both say it's the Smiths' worst song. Although my favorite is "Shoplifters", so I suppose I'm redeemed somewhat.

Still kind of cute, though. Put it beside "Paint A Vulgar Picture".

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ringroad29
01-24-2006

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gold lights blue lights pink lights red lights christms tree lights wooohoooo

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alfiebaby
04-30-2006

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I fucking loathe this piece of shit track with a passion. Judging by this terrible song, it's clear why The Smiths were never really a covers band.

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wainrooney
12-27-2006

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I kno Morrissey and Marr said that this was the Smiths worst song, but I think they produced it to show that their human too, they can fuck up, their not perfect, thou some might think so.....

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jonnyward
06-02-2007

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lyrically, its what u would expect from the morrissey, just simpler... and forgive me if i'm wrong, but this is a cover of a female artists 60's song.... Morrissey's idols were women like Sandy Shaw etc... most bands have an album, of which u lyk to listen to about half the songs.... to see people calling this song shit just because it isn't smith lyk is pathetic,

besides, s'not to bad a song anyway; rounds off 'the world won't listen' rather nicely and with a lovely ironic twist to the whole album

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Ramagamma
10-30-2007

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What the hell man, why are people hating on this song. I thought it was pretty cool.

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Rathatespeople
10-22-2008

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It's just crap.
DELETE.

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