☝️ Key Points
- 'Golden' is a metaphor that represents a special person in Harry Styles' life as precious and valuable
- 'Golden' is a declaration of love in which Styles emphasizes the perfection of his beloved and how he sometimes loses control of his thoughts
- The song expresses Styles' fear of being alone and of the end of the relationship
- The song shows that this person has a great influence on Harry Styles' life and takes control over him and his feelings
- In the song, love is portrayed as an antidote to fear and worries
Interpretation
The song 'Golden' by
Harry Styles seems to be a declaration of love to a special person in his life. The title 'Golden' is a metaphor representing that person as something valuable and precious.
In the first verse 'Golden, golden, golden as I open my eyes / Holding focus, hoping, take me back to the light / I know you were way too bright for me / I'm hopeless, broken, so you wait for me in the sky / Brown my skin just right' he talks about waking up and hoping for a positive day thanks to the presence of this 'golden' person. He also mentions his own imperfection and how this person waits for him and helps him see the light despite his mistakes.
In the chorus 'You're so golden / I'm out of my head, and I know that you're scared / Because hearts get broken' Styles emphasizes the perfection of his beloved person and how he sometimes loses control of his thoughts. He also addresses the fear that exists in relationships - the fear of getting hurt.
In the bridge 'I don't want to be alone / I don't want to be alone when it ends / Don't wanna let you know / I don't want to be alone' he expresses his fear of being alone and specifically, he doesn't want to be alone when the relationship ends.
The lines 'But I can feel it take a hold (I can feel it take a hold) / I can feel you take control (I can feel you take control) / Of who I am, and all I've ever known / Lovin′ is the antidote' show that this person has a great influence on his life. She has control over him and his feelings, and her love is the antidote to his fears and worries.
Overall, 'Golden' is a song about love, the fear of getting hurt, and the power a loved one can have in someone's life.