Dave Grohl on BBC 6 Music:
There’s sort of a theme within the eleven songs that goes from beginning to end, so this is kind of the resolve of the entire record. The chorus [of the song ‘Concrete And Gold] says, ‘I have an engine made of gold, something so beautiful. The world will never know. Our...
[Verse 1]
You lost your mind, I could not go
What little time we spent, a penny on the floor
My desperation, a spinnin' top
Revolvin' on and on, a world that never stops
Is it all mine? How could I know?
We threw the rind away, swallowed all the core
Tried levitation, you're not alone
The stars are holdin' open a door we'll never close
[Pre-Chorus]
I have an engine made of gold
Somethin' so beautiful, the world will never know
[Chorus]
Our roots are stronger than you know
Up through the concrete they will grow
[Verse 2]
Is it all mine? I can't let go
What little time we spent, a penny on the floor
My desperation, is this a curse?
'Til death do us part, for better or for worse
[Pre-Chorus]
I have an engine made of gold
Somethin' so beautiful, the world will never know
[Chorus]
Our roots are stronger than you know
Up through the concrete they will grow
Our roots are stronger than you know
Up through the concrete we will grow
[Outro]
Fuck you, Darrell!
Concrete and Gold was written by Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear & Nate Mendel & Rami Jaffee & Taylor Hawkins & Dave Grohl.
Concrete and Gold was produced by Greg Kurstin.
Foo Fighters released Concrete and Gold on Fri Sep 15 2017.
Apparently they add this bit due to an incident with headphones. It’s pretty funny: