What is “Golden” about?
"Golden" is a portrait of an easy, happy morning, with sunrise on the skin, honey in the coffee and a record spinning while the narrator dances half-asleep in the kitchen. The good feeling spreads outward to laughter in the hallway and smiles from strangers, until she has "nothing left to prove." Track fourteen on Velvet, it lifts the mood after the reflective "Twilight" and offers the album's plainest expression of contentment.
Golden lyrics
Ooh, feeling golden
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Woke up with the sunrise kissing on my skin
Something in the air like I'm about to win
Put the record on and let the vinyl spin
Every little moment pulling me back in
Got a little swagger in my Saturday step
Honey in my coffee, rhythm in my breath
Nothing going wrong when the groove is this deep
Dancing in the kitchen and I'm half asleep
I'm golden, golden
Everything I touch is turning bright
I'm golden, golden
Sunshine wrapped around me feeling right
No one can tell me different tonight
I'm golden
Dusty little sample playing through the walls
Vintage kind of feeling, answer when it calls
Laughter in the hallway, music down the street
Every strangers' smile keeping this beat sweet
Poured myself a glass of something bittersweet
Memories are dancing right beneath my feet
Living in the pocket of a perfect groove
Nothing left to lose and nothing left to prove
I'm golden, golden
Everything I touch is turning bright
I'm golden, golden
Sunshine wrapped around me feeling right
No one can tell me different tonight
I'm golden
Spin the record back, let it play again
This feeling's never gonna end
I'm wrapped in amber and I'm glowing
Yeah the universe is showing me
I'm golden, golden
Everything I touch is turning bright
I'm golden, golden
Sunshine wrapped around me feeling right
No one can tell me different tonight
I'm golden
Golden, golden
Ooh, I'm golden
Yeah