The fish swam out of the ocean 

and grew legs and they started walking 

and the apes climbed down from the trees 

and grew tall and they started talking 



and the stars fell out of the sky 

and my tears rolled into the ocean 

now i'm looking for a reason why 

you even set my world into motion 



'cause if you're not really here 

then the stars don't even matter 

now i'm filled to the top with fear 

but it's all just a bunch of matter 

'cause if you're not really here 

then i don't want to be either 

i wanna be next to you 

black and gold 

black and gold 

black and gold 



i looked up into the grey sky 

and see a thousand eyes staring back 

and all around these golden beacons 

i see nothing but black 



i feel a way of something beyond them 

i don't see what i can feel 

if vision is the only validation 

then most of my life isn't real 



'cause if you're not really here 

then the stars don't even matter 

now i'm filled to the top with fear 

but it's all just a bunch of matter 

'cause if you're not really here 

then i don't want to be either 

i wanna be next to you 

black and gold 

black and gold 

black and gold