Borrowed Gold

[Verse 1] Sun sitting low on the flyover Whole sky dressed in apricot You wore that grin like easy money Like fear was something you forgot We were late and laughing anyway Shoes full of dust and evening heat For a second every passing window Looked like a mirror calling us complete [Pre-Chorus] I know the light does not belong to us I know the hour cannot be controlled Still some moments feel like mercy Even when they come on loan [Chorus] We were wearing borrowed gold Like the evening lent us something No one owns that kind of glow Still it changes how you're breathing Borrowed gold On our skin and in our shadow If it leaves, it leaves us shining More than when the daylight found us [Verse 2] Music from a shop door spilling Taxi horns in soft delay Every stranger looked forgiven By the color of the day You said don't turn this into forever Let it be exactly what it is So I held that sentence carefully Like a blessing on my wrist [Pre-Chorus] I know the light does not belong to us I know the hour cannot be controlled Still some moments feel like mercy Even when they come on loan [Chorus] We were wearing borrowed gold Like the evening lent us something No one owns that kind of glow Still it changes how you're breathing Borrowed gold On our skin and in our shadow If it leaves, it leaves us shining More than when the daylight found us [Bridge] Maybe joy is not a promise Maybe joy is just a door Opening long enough to teach you What your own heart is for [Final Chorus] We were wearing borrowed gold Like the evening lent us something No one owns that kind of glow Still it changes how you're breathing Borrowed gold On our skin and in our shadow If it leaves, it leaves us shining More than when the daylight found us