"Glitter Isn't Gold" by Julia Westlin follows a woman who asks to be taken to the desert where her lover once was, wanting to burn away the faces and places she has seen. She has learned that surface shine hides a dishonest heart, and she demands proof through action rather than words. Love has her bound and bleeding into prayer, yet she keeps walking toward the truth. The repeated call to fall on a sword and tame the bull frames honesty as a fight worth having, even when it costs everything.
Glitter Isn’t Gold Lyrics by Julia Westlin
Take me down to the desert, baby
Show me where you were
I’ve been places
Seen some faces
I wish that I could burn
Now I know an honest heart and soul
All that glitter isn’t gold…
God, keep give
I bleed my feelings
To my praying hopes
Man, I know what love can do
‘Cause you got me by the ropes
But I know an honest heart and soul
‘Cause all the things that glitters isn’t gold…
Fall on your sword to prove your words!
Give what you say to show what it’s worth!
Fall on your sword to prove your words!
Give what you say to show what it’s worth!
Pleas are spoken
Lies are hidden
In their open books
Eyes are talking
Miles we’re walking
Just to see the truth
But I know an honest heart and soul
All that glitter isn’t gold!
God, keep give
I bleed my feelings
To my praying hopes
Man, I know what love can do
‘Cause you got me by the ropes
But I know an honest heart and soul
‘Cause all the things that glitters isn’t gold…
… Its a thing of beauty …
Fall on your sword to prove your words!
Give what you say to show what it’s worth!
Fall on your sword to prove your words!
Give what you say to show what it’s worth!
… Guitar solo ….
( …Ohhhhh…. )
(You gotta take it down!)
(You gotta tame it now!)
(You gotta get up and fight!)
(You gotta grab the bull by the horn!)
But I know an honest heart and soul
‘Cause all the things that glitters isn’t gold…
