[Verse 1]
Patterns in the grass
Through the looking glass
The ground inhales, ground exhales
This too shall pass
From dust to flesh to bones to dust
We are golden
We are golden
Call it a miracle
I call it alchemy
[Chorus]
I hear the sound
Comin' back again
And I need it now
To keep it together
Dust to flesh to bones to dust
We are golden
We are golden
Call it a miracle
I call it alchemy
[Verse 2]
Born in the darkness
Heavenly departed
All alone, walking home
Back where we started
From lost to free to found to lost
We are golden
We are golden
Call it a miracle
I call it alchemy
[Chorus]
I hear the sound
Comin' back again
And I need it now
To keep it together
Dust to flesh to bones to dust
We are golden
We are golden
Call it miracle
I call it alchemy
[Bridge]
Call it a miracle
I call it alchemy
Call it a miracle
I call it alchemy
Comin', goin', comin'
Come to life
We are golden
We are golden
[Chorus]
I hear the sound
Comin' back again
And I need it now
To keep it together
Dust to flesh to bones to dust
We are golden
We are golden
Call it a miracle
I call it alchemy
[Outro]
In the darkness, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Heavenly departed, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
All alone, walkin' home
Back where we started, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Dust to flesh to bones to dust
We are golden
Alchemy was written by Michael Uzowuru & Anders Mouridsen & Joni Mitchell & Tyler Johnson & Cam.
Alchemy was produced by Tyler Johnson.
I wanted to write something where we just focused on melody, but it turned into a song about reflecting on what we’re made of, where we’re coming from and where we’re going.
— via People