Verse 1: Look Beneath The Surface And See What You're Getting Into Make Sure It's What You Want To Do Don't Believe Everything At Face Value Dig Deeper Think Smarter If It Seems Too Good To Be True Don't Trust Those Words You'll Only Be Hurt Chorus: I Didn't Take My Own Advice And Fell For The Gold-Plated Deceit So Appealing It's Easy To Take But Then You Find Out It's All Just A Fake So What Did You Gain From The Gold-Plated Deceit? Verse 2: Don't End Up Like Me Lost And In The Dark Good Try But Now The Fight's Begun Left Awake All Night Wondering What's Right I Knew It In My Heart But My Head Was Telling Me Differently Chorus: I Didn't Take My Own Advice And Fell For The Gold-Plated Deceit So Appealing It's Easy To Take But Then You Find Out It's All Just A Fake So What Did You Gain From The Gold-Plated Deceit?