purplegrape Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I think of it more like wild high school/college kids. Maybe because I am one, but you know "running around like clowns on purpose," "young and wanting some," not "giving a damn" about anything, trying to find happiness and love but maybe being a little too crazy! and then when people look at you like, "wow look at that crazy idiot dancing around," it's like.... shut up. We're Golden. Golden as in indestructable? That's was lots of adults tell us around here: "You think you're invincable now, but just wait until you grow up blah blah blah" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ce_mika Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 thanks for posting your interpretations of the lyrics! it hepls a lot! specially for foreign people,as me, who feel a little confused to understand what he's saying! Thanks a lot!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisylou Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Here's what I hear. Mind you, it's 5am and I haven't slept. Thanks, Mika. ---------------------------- Teenage dreams in a teenage circus Running around like a clown on purpose Who gives a damn about the family you come from? No giving up when you’re young and you want some Running around again Running from running Waking up In the midday sun What’s to live for? When you can see what I’ve done Staring at emotion In the light of day I was hiding? From the things that you’d say We are not what you think we are We are golden, we are golden. We are not what you think we are We are golden, we are golden. Teenage dreams in a teenage circus Running around like a clown on purpose Who gives a damn about the family you come from? No giving up when you’re young and you want some Running around again Running from running Running around again Running from running I was a boy At an open door Why you staring Do you still think that you know? Looking for treasure In the things that you threw Like a magpie I live for glitter, not you We are not what you think we are We are golden, we are golden. We are not what you think we are We are golden, we are golden. Teenage dreams in a teenage circus Running around like a clown on purpose Who gives a damn about the family you come from? No giving up when you’re young and you want some Now I’m sitting alone I’m really (already?)looking for help Left here on my own I’m gonna hurt myself Maybe losing my mind I’m still wondering why I had to let the world let it bleed me dry We are not what you think we are We are not what you think we are We are not what you think we are We are golden, we are golden Teenage dreams in a teenage circus Running around like a clown on purpose Who gives a damn about the family you come from? No giving up when you’re young and you want some Running around again Running from running Running around again Running from running We are not what you think we are We are golden, we are golden. Well done so early!.. only changed little bits..that I think DCdeb changed some anyway I can't get this tune outta my head it is AWESOME! but especially like the GLITTER reference xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Well done so early!.. only changed little bits..that I think DCdeb changed some anyway I can't get this tune outta my head it is AWESOME! but especially like the GLITTER reference xx SAME!!! OMG!! Love that line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naectegale Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 This a big help, thank you! It's really hard to hear the words for us foreigners, you know! It's hard for some of us Brits as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sienna Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 It's hard for some of us Brits as well Is it really? Most of the time it's easier to understand Mika than his interviewer, they are talking so fast, especially Jo Whiley. Mika's voice is relatively clear, you can actually hear that he has been taking singing lessons, and he doesn't mumble so much! You can hear all the syllables:wink2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naectegale Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Is it really? Most of the time it's easier to understand Mika than his interviewer, they are talking so fast, especially Jo Whiley. Mika's voice is relatively clear, you can actually hear that he has been taking singing lessons, and he doesn't mumble so much! You can hear all the syllables:wink2: His speaking voice is fine - but when he sings - particulary with the dense production - I can't hear the words clearly - without seeing it written down, I would never have guessed at half of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 *subscribes* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sienna Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 His speaking voice is fine - but when he sings - particulary with the dense production - I can't hear the words clearly - without seeing it written down, I would never have guessed at half of them Happy to hear I was not the only one who had a hard time to hear the lyrics! I really hope he will sing WAG on his shows, imagine only his voice, not the whole choir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplegrape Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I think I've decided that I like it. Now that theres a general idea on the lyrics, most of which I agree with, I can begin to pick the song apart and interpret it. but not yet, I want to let it washover me a few more times, simply absorb the entirity of it. Just by listening to the music you can hear the adolescense Mika was talking about, and you can definitely see it in the lyrics. I'll be back with more of my opinion after I listen a bit more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplegrape Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Well done so early!.. only changed little bits..that I think DCdeb changed some anyway I can't get this tune outta my head it is AWESOME! but especially like the GLITTER reference xx I loved that line until I really began to think about it, as I'm doing with the whole song, and though I still love it Ii think that's one of the least good/happy lines in the song Or at least in the way I look at it. I really haven't decided how happy or sad this song is yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Sky Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Just posted a thread with 3 legitimate free downloads of remixes...Mika must have given them to arjanwrites to release!! Everyone is too busy on other threads, thought they might not see it. Go download them here: http://www.mikafanclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19049 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iadoremika Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 When Perez posted the song on his site, he said, "The best way to describe We Are Golden is epic. Huge. Massive. And, of course, happy!". Umm...well, I guess it sounds happy. But pay attention to the lyrics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B!anka Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) I don't think you're totally wrong, but I'd take it a step further --not just a stick-you to the parents, but possibly to lots of others around him. Coming from a very small town with lots of small-minded people myself, I totally relate to this! I feel kinda connected to the song, because I live in this small town where if I shout out my dream I'd probably be laughed at or probably some one else trying to steal my dream run away with it and trying hard to beat me to it. Once again Mika's songs are there to help me get though the (atrocious) high-school. I love the idea of "Living for glitter, not you" because as much as it sounds so damn selfish, I live for my dream: to be this famous filmmaker and make it big in the movie bussiness behind the cameras. I'll fight for it with all my strenght until I get it. (For the time being I am pretty stuck in the Mika world and can't get myself any inspiration to write anything, damn it!) For me there is no: "That's impossible! You won't make it! You're too small." I learned to trust myself thanks to Mika and get used to the idea that being different is good. Being different makes me happy, makes me special, makees me better than the rest, makes me GOLDEN! I also love the bridge of the song! It's wonderful!!! So empowering! Edited July 21, 2009 by B!anka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sienna Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 When Perez posted the song on his site, he said, "The best way to describe We Are Golden is epic. Huge. Massive. And, of course, happy!". Umm...well, I guess it sounds happy. But pay attention to the lyrics... As always! I feel kinda connected to the song, because I live in this small town where if I shout out my dream I'd probably be laughed at or probably some one else trying to steal my dream run away with it and trying hard to beat me to it. Once again Mika's songs are there to help me get though the (atrocious) high-school. I love the idea of "Living for glitter, not you" because as much as it sounds so damn selfish, I live for my dream: to be this famous filmmaker and make it big in the movie bussiness behind the cameras. I'll fight for it with all my strenght until I get it. (For the time being I am pretty stuck in the Mika world and can't get myself any inspiration to write anything, damn it!) For me there is no: "That's impossible! You won't make it! You're too small." I learned to trust myself thanks to Mika and get used to the idea that being different is good. Being different makes me happy, makes me special, makees me better than the rest, makes me GOLDEN! I also love the bridge of the song! It's wonderful!!! So empowering! The interpretations are endless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn Mastin Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I think it's a wonderful song that young people will relate to. They want to get out there and do their own thing but adults may want to stop them. Plus any problems always seem huge when you are young. I know that I was a big worrier about everything when I was in my teens, and this song reminds me of that time when I was so unsure about everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neiobi Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I still have too many interpretations to the lyrics to post on here.. And most of them may be nonsense:dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soaring Simpson Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I loved that line until I really began to think about it, as I'm doing with the whole song, and though I still love it Ii think that's one of the least good/happy lines in the song Or at least in the way I look at it. I really haven't decided how happy or sad this song is yet I think it's a great line- (the glitter one) very revealing and a very harsh thing to say to someone. I take the "you" as being someone glamourous who sort of fascinates him, though it could also be taken to mean, "I'm not interested in you, you're boring" I'm going to read this whole thread over the next couple of days, but my first impression, despite the WE are golden, is that it's about rejection by your peer group (or parts of it) rather than parents and townsfolk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Thanks for the lyrics guys!! I love them. And I love the song ^^. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 We Are Golden Mika Teenage dreams in a teenage circus Running around like a clown on purpose Who gives a damn about the family you come from? No giving up when youre young and you want some Running around again Running from running Waking up In the midday sun Whats to live for? You could see what Ive done Staring at emotion In the light of day I was running From the things that youd say We are not what you think we are We are golden, we are golden. We are not what you think we are We are golden, we are golden. Teenage dreams in a teenage circus Running around like a clown on purpose Who gives a damn about the family you come from? No giving up when youre young and you want some Running around again Running from running Running around again Running from running I was a boy At an open door Why you staring Do you still think that you know? Looking for treasure In the things that you threw Like a magpie I live for glitter, not you We are not what you think we are We are golden, we are golden. We are not what you think we are We are golden, we are golden. Teenage dreams in a teenage circus Running around like a clown on purpose Who gives a damn about the family you come from No giving up when youre young and you want some Now Im sitting alone Im finally looking around Left here on my own Im gonna hurt myself Maybe losing my mind Im still wondering why Had to let the world let it bleed dry We are not what you think we are We are not what you think we are We are not what you think we are We are golden, we are golden Teenage dreams in a teenage circus Running around like a clown on purpose Who gives a damn about the family you come from No giving up when youre young and you want some Running around again Running from running Running around again Running from running We are not what you think we are We are golden, we are golden. I found these lyrics on internet tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I found these lyrics on internet tonight! Yeah, someone else found them from us, earlier in this thread! Mana had most of them up with a few hours after the song debuted. I have to say though, the more I listen, the more I almost hear "Making love" or "Making out" instead of "Waking up" in the first verse... I have to stop listening! It'll drive me crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guylainem123 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Had to let the world let it bleed dry i hear Had to let the world let it bleed me dry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmbm Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I have to say though, the more I listen, the more I almost hear "Making love" or "Making out" instead of "Waking up" in the first verse... I have to stop listening! It'll drive me crazy! It's definitely "waking up" Maybe you should stop listening to it for a little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guylainem123 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 It's definitely "waking up" Maybe you should stop listening to it for a little i totally agree with you nono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikalollipop_karla Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 It's definitely "waking up" Maybe you should stop listening to it for a little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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