Intro – soft piano + voix douce]
We were kids under golden skies
They said your hand was always mine
We laughed it off, we closed our eyes
Two best friends… crossing no lines
[Verse 1]
They used to tease us every day
“Just kiss already” — we’d walk away
You’d roll your eyes, I’d play it cool
We didn’t know love breaks the rules
We grew up fast, the world got loud
You shine so bright inside the crowd
But every time you smile at him
My golden city turns so dim
[Pre-Chorus – émotion qui monte]
I tell myself it’s all okay
Best friends don’t feel this way…
But my heart don’t listen anymore
[Chorus – explosif, triste et pop]
In the City of Gold, I’m losing you
Smiling while my heart breaks in two
If loving you makes me the villain
Then I’ll wear the black for you
When you cry, I’m the one who stays
Even if you love someone else someday
I’ll guard your light in the falling rain
Even if I stand in pain
I’ll never let you fall away…
[Verse 2 – plus intense]
I see the way you look at him
Like how you used to look at me
Was I just safe? Was I just home?
But never what you dreamed I’d be?
You hold my arm like nothing’s changed
But everything inside me burns
I’d fight the world, I’d lose my name
If that’s the price your smile earns
[Pre-Chorus – plus fort]
You don’t see what’s killing me
You don’t see the jealousy
But I’d rather bleed than let you cry
[Chorus – encore plus puissant]
In the City of Gold, I’m losing you
Laughing while I’m breaking through
If loving you makes me the villain
Then I’ll fight the world for you
If one day you need a shield
I’ll be the shadow on the field
Even if your heart’s not mine
I’ll protect you till the end of time
[Bridge – musique calme, presque chuchoté]
Maybe in another life
I’d be the one you choose
But in this one I’ll stay behind
So you never have to lose
Call me the monster in your tale
The boy who loved and always failed
But I’d burn this golden city down…
Just to see you safe and sound
[Final Chorus – instrumental plus grand, émotion maximale]
In the City of Gold, remember me
Not as the villain I had to be
But as the boy who stood in flames
Just to protect your name
Even if I fade away
Even if you never stay
I was yours… from the very start
Two best friends
One broken heart 💛✨
