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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Midas" by the artist "Thomston"

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The song "Midas" by Thomston draws a parallel between the mythical king Midas, who turned everything he touched into gold, and a modern celebrity, perhaps a musician.

Crowds of fans, "baring their teeth," crave a spectacle, ready for anything for their idol. The lyrical hero, himself chasing someone else's dreams, uses these desires, knowing that fans will "bleed themselves dry" to get what they want. He "toys with his food," manipulating admirers but getting lost in his own "prayer," finding no true meaning in his popularity.

The chorus "Everything turns to gold, whatever you touch" emphasizes the duality of fame. On the one hand, the hero gets everything: adoration, money, attention. On the other hand, it's all fake, artificial, and mercantile. The fans are "for sale," they "left everything behind and put it off" for the sake of momentary idolatry.

The author warns the hero: the stage lights are not eternal. The tour will end, the fans will leave, and he will have to look for new "ground under his feet." "Midas" is a reflection on the price of fame, the fragility of success, and how easy it is to lose yourself in pursuit of the desires of others.

They line up in droves

Bare their teeth, put on a show

You're cashing on their dreams

Your checkbook sights their hopes

They'll bleed if you ask

Stop breathing it's the same

You're playing with your food

Reeling in your pray

And it all turns to gold, gold, gold

Everything you lay your hand upon

You know just what the people want

They're sold, sold, sold

Everything they have close and tied

Throwing away in the heat of the stage lights

They're buying for your time

Pressing you to hear

Take advantage of the desperation

Say come back in a year

They put their lives on hold

Finding every day

So that they may return

Only to be turned away

And it all turns to gold, gold, gold

Everything you lay your hand upon

You know just what the people want

They're sold, sold, sold

Everything they have close and tied

Throwing away in the heat of the stage lights

And I get that it's quite enticing

The lights of the stage are so inviting

But the lights are packed in, the season's over

And they lost all their credibility

And now they have find their new feet

Kicking themselves for trying, trying to compete

And it all turns to gold, gold, gold

Everything you lay your hand upon

You know just what the people want

They're sold, sold, sold

Everything they have close and tied

Throwing away in the heat of the stage lights

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