Cover art for Diamonds by Luke Hemmings
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Diamonds Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Cut like diamonds and sink like stones
Starve myself till I'm skin and bones
I'm so much older than I ever thought I would be
Hold the silence and don't let go
I hurt the people I love the most
I'm so much colder than I ever wanted to be

[Pre-Chorus]
So, how far is far? Are we too deep in?
How dark is dark? I need to see it

[Chorus]
I'm on the way out, losing the dream
I feel it crash down, down on me
Caught in the madness, it's holdin' on me
Is this the way it will always be?

[Verse 2]
There's some things that I'll never know
Past the limit, it's come and gone
Watch the bright eyes as they slowly sink into sleep
And that same old silence that I've come to know
Every time I find it when there's nowhere left to go


[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me, how far is far? Are we too deep in?
How dark is dark? I need to see it
[Chorus]
I'm on the way out, losing the dream
I feel it crash down, down on me
Caught in the madness, it's holdin' on me
Is this the way it will always be? (Oh, yeah!)

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Outro]
How far is far? Are we too deep in?
How far is far? Are we too deep?
How far is far? Are we too deep in?
How far is far? Are we too deep?
How far is far? Are we too deep in?
How far is far? Are we too deep?
How far is far? Are we too deep in?
How far is far? Are we too deep?

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What did Luke Hemmings say about "Diamonds"?
Genius Answer

It’s the most honest I’ve ever been in a song. To be frank, I didn’t think that I was going to make it to 25. For many different reasons. It’s about being a young individual and going through such a whirlwind of an experience and being unable to handle it in a lot of ways.

— via Apple Music

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