Lyric discussion by mrmoo232 

He's questioning whether god exists or not.

"the fish swam out of the ocean and grew legs and they started walking and the apes climbed down from the trees and grew tall and they started talking

and the stars fell out of the sky" Life evolved, then alot of living creatures died when an asteroid hit earth (or a star fell out of the sky)

"now i'm looking for a reason why" He's asking why humans (or himself) now exists when most life became exstinct millions of years ago.

"cause if you're not really here then the stars don't even matter now i'm filled to the top with fear but it's all just a bunch of matter" He's scared because if god doesn't exist then he, us, the stars, and everything around us is just a bunch of matter. Matter meaning a mass of atoms.

"i feel a way of something beyond them i don't see what i can feel if vision is the only validation then most of my life isn't real" he feels like theres more than just what he can see (heaven maybe?) but if vision is the only thing that makes everything real (or something isnt real if you cant see it) then most of his life isnt real, because life is built from emotional feelings (and you cant see your feelings)

black & gold is just what he sees when he looks up into the night sky

This is a very deep song that questions religion and reality and hes trying to find a way to put the two together. Im not at all a religious person but this is 1 of my favourite songs because everything he says in it makes sense to me. He's having the same thoughts that i have had (and probly most humans)

All I can say is Mrmoo232 is exactly correct... and I am going to take this to the next step... or I should say what I am about to say is going to take us all to the next step. Since I can't sum everything up in a comment box on this website, I'm coming up with a way to be able to speak and be heard by all the world at the same time... starting with the only place I know how, my family, my blood, myself. If you have found yourself here today reading...

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