You can polish all you want to 
but the stains will never leave you 
you can try to make it show 
but we all know 
You plate your heart with gold 
You can pretend to be the good guy 
but those moments seem to fly by 
yet a promise you can’t keep 
you skip a beat and 
plate your heart with gold 
you plate your heart with gold 
It’s cheaper than the real thing 
nobody has to know 
the anger and frustration inside 
is cold as stone 
You think that we are stupid 
but no one here is fooled 
we all know 
you plate your heart with gold 
you plate your heart with gold 
You’re just going 
through the motions 
of what you think 
is wrong or right 
you’ve been lucky all these years 
No one cared 
you plate your heart with gold 
you plate your heart with gold 
It’s cheaper than the real thing 
nobody has to know 
the anger and frustration 
We all see seeping through 
You think that we are stupid 
but no one here is fooled 
we all know 
you plate your heart with gold 
you plate your heart with gold 
You’re going through the motions 
but no one here is fooled 
You’re going through the motions 
but everybody knows 
you plate your heart with gold