Why “Golden” is the Perfect Opener to Fine Line

When hearing that the theme of our first newsletter was going to be golden things, I couldn’t not talk about my possible favorite song on Harry Styles’ new album, “Golden.” That, in my opinion, is the perfect opener for Fine Line, and it is completely overlooked for being the perfect intro song that it is.

It isn’t new information that Harry Styles came out with a second album. Hell, the whole world knows about Fine Line now. Thousands upon millions of people have already purchased their tickets to his concert which kicks off in April, and thousands upon millions already know all the words to their favorite songs from the album.

Although there are fan favorites like “She,” “Watermelon Sugar,” or even “Fine Line,” none of those songs could have opened up this album like “Golden” does.

When I first listened to “Golden,” I was convinced you could slap it in a happy scene of a coming of age movie or blast it on a sunny day with all the windows down. I thought it could go hand and hand with “Adore You” or “Watermelon Sugar” in the category of songs you just dance around to.

Yes, this song is great and feels like summer, and I will never protest anyone blasting Harry Styles, but the lyrics are just too amazing to overlook.

“Golden” is the perfect opener to the album because it perfectly encapsulates what the album is all about. Fine Line, as an album, contains many songs telling stories about the ups and downs of different stages of a relationship. “Golden,” when you first listen to it, seems like just a light-hearted song, but when you actually listen to the lyrics, you hear more than just a catchy melody.

“Golden,” when you pay attention to the lyrics, tells you the story of the beginning worries of falling in love. It’s about being vulnerable and taking risks and being open to love. Which, when you look at all of the other songs on this album, “Golden” seems to fit perfectly.

For example, at the end of the second verse it says, “But I can feel it take a hold (I can feel it take a hold)/ I can feel you take control (I can feel you take control)/ Of who I am, and all I've ever known.” This verse is talking about when you first realize you are falling in love and how it takes ahold of you so quickly and you can’t control it.

Another example of how “Golden” talks about the beginning stages of falling in love is at the end of is the final line of the chorus, “I’m out of my head and I know that you’re scared/ Because hearts get broken.” This line of the song describes how realizing you’re in love can be scary, because you can get hurt when you choose to open up to someone. How falling in love, as great as it can be, is a very scary and risky thing to do.

These are just a few lyrics from “Golden” that really highlights that the song, alongside it’s catchy melody, is a song about being vulnerable and taking risks for love. I think learning the lyrics of this song and figuring out the true meaning made “Golden” so much more special to me and made the album ten times better than it already is.

Fine Line as an entire album is a work of pure art and nobody could change my mind on that. Each song is different, yet vulnerable in completely different ways. The craziest part is that all of the songs go perfectly together!

Although it may not be a favorite for everybody, there should be at least a little love and respect for the importance it holds on Fine Line. Even though the whole album is a gem, “Golden” really steals the show as the best choice for opening song.