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Fool's Gold Kingdom

ReleasedAugust 23, 2021
Track5 of 10
AlbumThe Gap
5
3:45
Elevated
+46

Lyrics

Twenty years of living under ruthless rule 
Blinded by fake wisdom, I was just a tool 
Just lived for you, thought your word was true 
That I had been given a golden spoon 

You lied to me, I tried to see
Tried to see the good
But twenty years later
I see it as I should 

God, I gotta get away
Ship’s going down
Keep your fool’s gold kingdom
And your plastic crown

I gotta get away, bust this town 
Keep your fool’s gold kingdom
And your plastic crown
Your fool’s gold kingdom 
And your plastic crown 

Twenty years of fear
Worshiping your name 
Followed you religiously 
Always took the blame 

Thought it was my job 
And I was my place 
In a golden kingdom
Now the truth I face 

You lied to me, I tried to see
Tried to see the good
But all these years later
I see it as I should 

God, I gotta get away
Ship’s going down
Keep your fool’s gold kingdom
And your plastic crown

I gotta get away, bust this town 
Keep your fool’s gold kingdom
And your plastic crown
Your fool’s gold kingdom 
And your plastic crown 

I won’t build your kingdom
It’s just fools gold 
Your foolish wisdom’s getting old

I won’t build your kingdom, no, no, no 
Cuz it’s just fools gold 
Your foolish wisdom’s getting old, oh, oh

God, I gotta get away
Ship’s going down
Keep your fool’s gold kingdom
And your plastic crown

I gotta get away, bust this town 
Keep your fool’s gold kingdom
And your plastic crown

I gotta get away cuz your ship’s going down
Keep your fool’s gold kingdom
And your plastic crown

I gotta get away, bust this town 
Keep your fool’s gold kingdom
And your plastic crown
Your fool’s gold kingdom
And your plastic crown

About This Song

Realization that the person you've looked up to or been conditioned to be obedient to is nothing but a fake, empty fraud and that getting away from them is the last and only option if you don't want to go down with them.

What is the song “Fool's Gold Kingdom” by Chad Lewine about?

The song is directly about breaking away from my mother's control. It was the last song I think I wrote about her, and the strongest message at that.

— Chad Lewine

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