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Black Gold

Black Gold lyrics by Foals. Top of the world, bottom of the ocean Top of the world, bottom of the ocean They built you up and broke you down again So now you...

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Black Gold

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Top of the world, bottom of the ocean

Top of the world, bottom of the ocean

They built you up and broke you down again

So now you hope to beat the surf in

Cause the future is not what you see

It's not where you've been to at all

The future is not what you see

It's not where you've been to at all

The future is not what it used to be, used to be

The future is not what it used to be, used to be

Top of the world, bottom of the ocean

Top of the world, bottom of the ocean

They lit you up and found the ground again

So now you know to beat the surf in

Cause the future is not what you see

It's not where you've been to at all

The future is not what you see

It's not where you've been to at all

The future is not what it used to be, used to be

The future is not what it used to be, used to be

They buried the gold, your ancestry's sold and left

Just the residue

They buried the gold, your ancestry's sold and left

Just the mist of you

They buried the gold, your ancestry's sold and left

Just the residue

They buried the gold, your ancestry's sold and left

Just the mist of you

Now what's happened to you, look what's happened to you

What's happened to you

Now that spring is finally here

Your hollow heart, your hollow heart

Drive through the forest and into the night

Away from the city, away from the light

Hollow heart, your hollow heart

You know

And we're worlds apart

And we're worlds apart

They gouge you out, they dug you in

They took the name right out of your mouth

Hollow heart, your hollow heart

You know

Worlds apart

And we're worlds apart

Into yourself past of it (x4)

Into yourself (x6)

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