Composed and recorded by Sam Sparro, Black and Gold is a bold song all about truth. It asks one critical question, Why this world and all its contents? If God isnt here, nothing really matters in the grand scheme of things. The first stanza is an obvious reference to evolution, If the fish swam out of the ocean and grew legs and started walking, and the apes climbed down from the trees and grew tall and they started talking. If evolution were a relevant life theory, things would continue evolving. However, the failure for things to continue to evolve diminishes this theory. In this song, Sparro recognizes the artist comes to this rationalization because he believes if there was no god, then nothing really matters. He fears that if we were to exist due to evolution, its all just a bunch of matter and our lives count for nothing. As the song continues the artist talks about how he can sense that God is there. I sense the weight of something beyond them and I dont see what I can feel. He knows that God is all around him he just cant see God. However, Sparro then goes on to say, If vision is the only validation, then most of my life isnt real. He recognizes seeing isnt believing, believing is seeing. Many things in life are believed and not seen. You cannot see the wind, only the effects of it, but that doesnt mean it isnt there. The same applies with God, though you cannot see him physically, you can see him at work in people and creation. The colours black and gold are also symbolic in the song. The golden beacons symbolizes Gods path of guidance. Sparro mentions all around these golden beacons I see nothing but black. The black signifies the background of nothingness that God shines his guidance on.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 14:01:41 +0000
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