"Fool's Gold" was composed, produced, performed, and mixed by Isobel Morris. It's her first original solo single since transitioning. Hair & makeup by Danielle McNicholas.

How do you feel 
When you're trapped like a rat 
By the side of the road 
Sifting through the lead 
For some glimmer of gold? 

How do you know 
That the wheel keeps on turning 
When you're not around 
Will it still go around and around? 

Who's got the inclination now? 

Oh we'll find it in our time 
Smile and cross the wires 

Show me the key to a common mystique 
Where you learn not to speak 
Lest you seem indiscreet 
Plotting out your retreat 

And what's to be said 
When you're dead on your feet 
Like a living cliché 
Time has made obsolete 
Trading on 
Some checkered reputation 

Oh oh oh 
I can't listen to you anymore 
But I want you to know 

Your time is on the wire 
On the wire 

Out of the blue 
Some trace of a vague transmission 
Has made it through 
The purest love you never knew 
Was the warm embrace of a fool 
But the sound of her voice is fading 
And her face is receding from view... 

Oh I looked away 
So little communicated 
Yet so much to say 
And a fear mere words could not allay 
Can you feel the things that I do?

Fool's Gold (digital 45)

Fool's Gold (single mix)

"Idiot's Bounty" further explores the themes of the a-side, "Fool's Gold."  Comprised of stems remixed in Ableton by Isobel Morris, plus additional overdubs. Download for free at isobelmorris.bandcamp.com

Idiot's Bounty (Extended Variations)

I'm a singer and songwriter who produces her own material. Also founder of Analog Birds and Whipping Girl. My entire solo catalogue is available at isobelmorris.bandcamp.com for free!