(Gold paint can't fool a brass scale. Measure the character.) (True weight.) I set the jeweler's balance down across the velvet tray Tired of the shiny talkers with an artificial say They bring in hollow trinkets trying to pass them off for gold Acting like a seasoned eye can be easily controlled You can polish up the surface till it dazzles in the room But an unbaked brick is going to crumble in the gloom Place it on the scale and check the True Weight Character is something that you can't inflate We don't deal with hollow people wearing painted brass We look behind the glitter and we see right through the glass Give me honest density that stands the test of years Real gold doesn't tarnish when the sudden trouble nears Yeah, True Weight Measure out the True Weight I screwed the optical loupe tight and examined through the glass Watching all the counterfeit ambitions fade and pass A shallow person gets offended when you weigh what they can do While a solid partner smiles because their caliber is true You can polish up the surface till it dazzles in the room But an unbaked brick is going to crumble in the gloom Place it on the scale and check the True Weight Character is something that you can't inflate We don't deal with hollow people wearing painted brass We look behind the glitter and we see right through the glass Give me honest density that stands the test of years Real gold doesn't tarnish when the sudden trouble nears Yeah, True Weight Measure out the True Weight (Turn the page. Next chapter.) Put away the fake veneer and let the truth be known Real character is carved out of the solid stone Place it on the scale and check the True Weight Character is something that you can't inflate We don't deal with hollow people wearing painted brass We look behind the glitter and we see right through the glass Give me honest density that stands the test of years Real gold doesn't tarnish when the sudden trouble nears Yeah, True Weight Measure out the True Weight (True weight.) (Solid gold.)
