Research and Planning

This is the track we have chosen to do. I feel that the song provides a certain feel, that I like. 

Let's see what we're working with;

"Gold On The Ceiling"

Down in the waves

She screams again

Roar at the door

My mind can’t take much more

I could never drown in

They wanna get my…

They wanna get my

Gold on the ceiling

I ain’t blind

Just a matter of time

Before you steal it

It’s alright

Ain’t no guard in my house

Clouds covered love's

Barb-wired snare

Strung up, strung out

I just can’t go without

I could never drown in

They wanna get my…

They wanna get my

Gold on the ceiling

I ain’t blind

Just a matter of time

Before you steal it

It’s alright

Ain’t no guard in my house

[x2] 

I was on my way home in a friends car a couple of weeks ago, and Gold On The Ceiling starts playing. My first thought is to note this song down as a possible option for my music video - after getting through most of the song, I knew it was the one; a real 'foot-tapper'. This song was so upbeat and jolly, I knew I had to choose it; it was the perfect mix of gritty sound and upbeat tone. Having said that, the lyrics show something entirely different. 

"My mind can't take much more, I could never drown in"

This line is in the first verse. A line so complex and meaningful that it's often missed until looked at later. Suicide, a common theme is already established and later on in the song, we'll find out why.

Let's move on to the actual name of the song and the words that are sung before it.

"They wanna get my, Gold on the ceiling"

Perhaps it's someone wanting something that someone else has, or he lives in fear that someone is after him, trying to take what's his. Or this whole song is about an addiction, or a relationship. Signs point towards an addiction but now we just need to find out what it is.

"Clouds covered love's, Barb-wired snare"..."I just can't go without"

Uh-oh, Looks like an addiction to me, but still, what is it?

Wait, Clouds covered love's? Just can't go witho-... right, so it's a sex addiction? Surely. Perhaps he's in a relationship that he simultaneously want's and doesn't want, but it's all gone a bit pear shaped and he's lost control, I think we have our answer.

Let's take one last look at "I could never drown in". Early on it is mentioned that he's addicted and that he would never get too far into it and quit when he wants, but we later learn that he's trapped in this relationship and "Ain't no guard in my house" might tell us that he's not going to defend himself as he is only human like the rest of us, not a god.

So in conclusion, the song starts off bad for this guy, getting into some stuff that perhaps he shouldn't have, and now he's stuck and probably a bit lost too.