Song MeaningAt it’s core, the song is based on the Greek myth of King Midas, who wished for the power to turn what he touched into gold. "Who can you trust?" Is another example of who can you trust to really love you, or really be your friend. These lyrics to me also speak in a way that "when all that you have's turnin stale and it's cold" means that after a while the fame and money begins to wear on you and you are no longer happy, and "you no longer fear when you heart is turned to gold" is talking about how you cannot go back to your old self, because you're so used to having everything. Oh, you no longer fear when your heart’s turned to gold When all that you have’s turnin’ stale and it’s cold "Statues and empires are all at your hands "But now you can't tell the false from the real" to me sounds like love, and how when you become famous, you can never tell when someone loves you, or if they're in love with your fame or money. To me these lyrics in specific talk about the misleading towards becoming famous, as "the curses of diamonds and rings" talks about how you have too much money than you know what to do with.
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"First comes the blessing of all that you dreamedīut now you can’t tell the false from the real" My InterpretationI believe this song is talking about being famous, and how everything is not as it seems. Oh you'll no longer fear when your heart's turned to goldīut oh I feel nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin' at all When all that you have's turnin' stale and its cold,
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Statues and empires are all at your hands, When everything, everything, everything you touch turns to gold, gold When everything, everything, everything you touch turns to gold, gold, gold First comes the blessing of all that you've dreamedīut then comes the curses of diamonds and ringsīut now you can't tell the false from the real