DJ Maka - Golden Lies Lyrics

I was born in a city where the palm trees sway
Where beauty's like a currency that everyone pays
Sunset Boulevard neon lights and broken dreams
Where every smile is perfect but nothing's as it seems

They say it's the land of angels but I never saw their wings
Just a town full of faces chasing all the wrong things
I learned to love the glitter but I knew it wouldn't last
So I packed up all my secrets left my beauty in the past

Golden lies all the pretty things they sell
But underneath the surface it's a never-ending hell
I traded all the glamour for a simpler view
Moved across the country where the people are true
Now the faces aren't perfect but the smiles are real
In this little town I finally learned to feel

In the land of the lost I found my way to peace
Where the sky isn't painted and the love's a masterpiece
No more flashing cameras no more empty praise
Just a quiet life where the heart can find its place

They told me I'd miss the sunshine but I've got all I need
In the laughter of my children in a life that's finally freed
The city of angels had its charm but the truth is in this dirt
Where the ugly's on the outside but it doesn't really hurt

Golden lies all the pretty things they sell
But underneath the surface it's a never-ending hell
I traded all the glamour for a simpler view
Moved across the country where the people are true
Now the faces aren't perfect but the smiles are real
In this little town I finally learned to feel

The hills of Hollywood are just shadows in my mind
I left the stars behind me for a light they couldn't find
Out here in the quiet where the night is full of stars
I found the love I wanted far away from all the scars

Golden lies they tried to keep me in their hold
But I found my freedom in a story untold
Now I walk on simple streets with nothing to prove
Just a heart that's open and a life I can choose