Kanye West - Diamonds Lyrics

[Voice:]
Diamonds are forever
they're all I need to please me
they can't stimulate or tease me
they won't leave in the night
have no fear that they might
desert me

[Kanye West & (Voice):]
(Diamonds are forever forever forever)
throw ya diamonds in the sky
if you feel the vibe
(Diamonds are forever forever forever)
the ROC is still alive
everytime I rhyme
(Forever and ever!)
for ever ever? for ever ever? ever ever?
ever ever? ever ever? ever ever? ever ever?

Good Morning, this ain't Vietnam still
people lose hands, legs, arms for real
little was known of Sierra Leone
and how it connect to the diamonds we own
when I speak of Diamonds in this song
I ain't talkin bout the ones that be glown
I'm talkin bout Rocafella, my home, my chain
these ain't conflict diamonds,is they Jacob? don't lie to me mayne
see, a part of me sayin' keep shinin',
how? when I know of the blood diamonds
though it's thousands of miles away
Sierra Leone connect to what we go through today
over here, its a drug trade, we die from drugs
over there, they die from what we buy from drugs
the diamonds, the chains, the bracelets, the charmses
I thought my Jesus Piece was so harmless
'til I seen a picture of a shorty armless
and here's the conflict
it's in a black person's soul to rock that gold
spend ya whole life tryna get that ice
on a polar rugby it look so nice
how could somethin' so wrong make me feel so right, right?
'fore I beat myself up like Ike
you could still throw ya Rocafella diamond tonight, 'cause

(Diamonds are forever forever forever)
throw ya diamonds in the sky
if you feel the vibe
(Diamonds are forever forever forever)
the ROC is still alive
everytime I rhyme
(Forever and ever!)
for ever ever? for ever ever? ever ever?
ever ever? ever ever? ever ever? ever ever?
People askin' me is I'm gon' give my chain back

[Jay-Z:] (uh)

[Kanye:] that'll be the same day I give the game back

[Jay-Z:] (uh)

[Kanye:] you know the next question dog 'yo, where Dame at?'

[Jay-Z:] (uh)

[Kanye:] this track the Indian dance to bring our reign back

[Jay-Z:] (whoo!)

[Kanye:] 'wassup wit you a Jay man, are ya'll okay man?'

[Jay-Z:] i got it from here yay damn
Yep!
I got it from her 'ye damn!
the chain remians, the game is in tact
the name is mine, I'll take blame for that
the pressure's on, but guess who ain't gon' crack? [laughs]
pardon me I had to laugh at that
how could you falter when you're the rock of gibralter
I had to get of the boat so I could walk on water
this ain't no tall order, this is nothin to me
difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week
I do this in my sleep,
I sell, sell (so?) I'm guessin' I can sell CD's
I'm not a business man I'm a business, man
let me handle my business, damn!
Kanyeez you got me, Freeway and Foxy
YG', Teairra Mari, Petey watch me
Bleek could be one hit away his whole career
as long as I'm alive, he's a millionaire
and even if I die, he's in my will somewhere
so he can just kick back and chill somewhere, oh yeah
he don't even have to write rhymes
The Dynasty like my money last three lifetimes
Shirley Bassey was in the rear sayin exactly
what I was sayin practically me whole carreer
the diamond is forever, I been mindin' this forever
Now the Louis Vuitton Don's timin' couldn't be better
people lined up to see the Titanic sinkin'
instead we rose from the ash like a phoenix
if you watin for the end, the dynasty signed
and what seemed like forever is a mighty long time

I'm young, [laughs]
Goodnight!

Kanye West - Diamonds Lyrics

Lyrics:
[Kanye]
Good morning! This ain't Vietnam, still
People loses hands, legs, arms, for real
Little was known of Sierra Leone
and how it connected to the diamonds we own
When I speak of diamonds in the song
I ain't talking bout the ones to be glown
I'm talkin' bout Roc-a-Fella, my home
My chain, these ain't 'Conflict Diamonds'
Is they Jacob? Don't lie to me, man
See, a part of me say keep shinin'
How? When I know what a 'Blood Diamond' is
Though it's thousands of miles away
Sierra Leone connected to what we go through today
Over here, it's a drug trade, we die from drugs
Over there, they die from what we buy from drugs
The diamonds, the chains, the bracelets, the charms-es
I thought my Jesus piece was so harmless
'Til I seen a picture of a shorty armless
And here's the conflict...
It's in a black person's soul to rock that gold
Spend your whole life tryin' get that ice
Oh, the Polo rugby, it look so nice
How could something so wrong make me feel so right?
Right before I beat up myself like Ike
You could still throw your Roc-A-Fella Diamond tonight
Because...

<> ARE FOREVER

[Kanye]People asking me is I gon' give my chain back
That'll be da same day I give da game back
You know the next question ah y'all were Dame at?
This track the Indian Dance to give our rain back
What's up wit you and Jay man are y'all ok man?

[Jay-Z]Yup! I got it from here, 'Ye, damn
The chain remains, the game is intact
The name is mine, I'll take the blame for that
The pressure's on, but guess who ain't gon' crack?
Pardon me, I had to laugh at that
How could you falter, when you the Rock of Gibraltar
I had to get off the boat, so I could walk on water
This ain't no tall order, this is nothing to me
Difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week
I do this in my sleep
I sold kilos of coke, I'm guessin' I could sell CDs
I'm not a business-man, I'm a business, man!
Let me handle my business, damn
Kanye-z, you got me, Freeway then Foxy,
YG's, Teiarra Mari, Peedi, watch me
Bleek could be one hit away his whole career
As long as I'm alive, he's a millionaire
And even if I die, he's in my will somewhere
So he could just kick back and chill somewhere
Oh yeah, he don't even have to write rhymes
The Dynasty, like my money last three life times
Shirley Bassey in rear, saying "exactly''
Whatever, saying "practically" my whole career
The Diamond is forever, I been mining this forever
Now the Louis Vuitton Don is timin' couldn't be better
People lined up to see the Titanic sinking
Instead, we rose from the ashes like a phoenix
If you waitin' for end of the Dynasty sign
It would seem like forever, it's a mighty long time
I'm Young, bitches!
Goodnight!

Kanye West - Diamonds Lyrics

[Intro]
Diamonds are forever
they're all I need to please me
they can't stimulate or tease me
they won't leave in the night
have no fear that they might
desert me

[Hook]
"Diamonds are forever forever forever"
throw ya diamonds in the sky
if you feel the vibe
"Diamonds are forever
the ROC is still alive
everytime I rhyme
"Forever and ever!"
for ever ever? for ever ever? ever ever?
ever ever? ever ever? ever ever? ever ever?

[Verse 1]
Good Morning, this ain't Vietnam still
people lose hands, legs, arms for real
little was known of Sierra Leone
and how it connect to the diamonds we own
when I speak of Diamonds in this song
I ain't talkin bout the ones that be glown
I'm talkin bout Rocafella, my home, my chain
these ain't conflict diamonds,is they Jacob? don't lie to me mayne
see, a part of me sayin' keep shinin',
how? when I know of the blood diamonds
though it's thousands of miles away
Sierra Leone connect to what we go through today
over here, its a drug trade, we die from drugs
over there, they die from what we buy from drugs
the diamonds, the chains, the bracelets, the charmses
I thought my Jesus Piece was so harmless
'til I seen a picture of a shorty armless
and here's the conflict
it's in a black person's soul to rock that gold
spend ya whole life tryna get that ice
on a polar rugby it look so nice
how could somethin' so wrong make me feel so right, right?
'fore I beat myself up like Ike
you could still throw ya Rocafella diamond tonight, 'cause

[Hook]

[Verse 2]
[Kanye From Original Song]
People askin' me is I'm gon' give my chain back (uh)
that'll be the same day I give the game back (uh)
you know the next question dog 'yo, where Dame at?'(uh)
this track the Indian dance to bring our reign back (whoo!)
'wassup wit you a Jay man, are ya'll okay man?'

[Jay-Z]
Yep!
I got it from her 'ye damn!
the chain remians, the game is in tact
the name is mine, I'll take blame for that
the pressure's on, but guess who ain't gon' crack? [laughs]
pardon me I had to laugh at that
how could you falter when you're the rock of gibralter
I had to get of the boat so I could walk on water
this ain't no tall order, this is nothin to me
difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week
I do this in my sleep,
I sell Kilos of coke, (so?) I'm guessin' I can sell CD's
I'm not a business man I'm a business, man
let me handle my business, damn!
Kanyeez you got me, Freeway and Foxy
YG', Teairra Mari, Petey watch me
Bleek could be one hit away his whole career
as long as I'm alive, he's a millionaire
and even if I die, he's in my will somewhere
so he can just kick back and chill somewhere, oh yeah
he don't even have to write rhymes
The Dynasty like my money last three lifetimes
Shirley Bassey was in the rear sayin exactly
what I was sayin practically me whole carreer
the diamond is forever, I been mindin' this forever
Now the Louis Vuitton Don's timin' couldn't be better
people lined up to see the Titanic sinkin'
instead we rose from the ash like a phoenix
if you watin for the end, the dynasty signed
and what seemed like forever is a mighty long time...
I'm young bitches [laughs]
Goodnight!

Kanye West - Diamonds Lyrics

[Intro]
Diamonds are forever
They won't leave in the night
Have no fear that they might
Desert me

[Chorus]
Diamonds are forever (forever, forever)
Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibe
Diamonds are forever (forever, forever, forever)
The Roc is still alive every time I rhyme.
Forever ever? Forever ever? Ever ever? Ever ever? Ever ever? Ever ever?Ever ever?

Close your eyes and imagine, feel the magic
Vegas on acid,
Seen through Yves St. Laurent glasses
And I've realized that I've arrived, cuz
It take more than a magazine to kill my Vibe does
he write his own rhymes, well sort of
I think 'em
That mean I forgot better shit than u ever thought of
Damn, is he really that caught up?
I ask if you talkin' bout classics, do my name get brought up?
I remember I couldn't afford a Ford Escort or even a four-track recorder
so its only right that I let the top drop on a drop-top Porsche
- its for yourself that's important
If yor stripper name Porsche and u get tips from many men
Then your fat friend her nickname is Minivan
Excuse me,
That's just the Henny, man,
I smoke, I drink, I'm supposed to stop I can't because

[Chorus]
Diamonds are forever (forever, forever)
Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibe
Diamonds are forever (forever, forever, forever)
The Roc is still alive every time I rhyme.
Forever ever? Forever ever? Ever ever? Ever ever? Ever ever? Ever ever?Ever ever?

I was sick about awards
Couldn't nobody cure me
Only playa that got robbed but kept all his jewelry
Alicia Keys tried to talk some sense to them
30 minutes later seeing there's no convincing them
What more can you ask for?
The international assholes nah
Who complains about what he is owed?
And throw a tantrum like he is 3 years old
You gotta love it though somebody still speaks from his soul
And wouldn't change by the change, or the game, or the fame,
When he came, in the game, he made his own lane
Now all I need is y'all to pronounce my name
Its Kanye - But some of my plaques - they still say Kane
Got family in the D, Kin-folk from Motown
Back in the Chi - them folks ain't from Motown
Life movin' too fast I need to slow down
Girl ain't give me no ass, ya need to go down

Diamonds are forever (forever, forever)
My father Ben said I need Jesus
So he took me to church and let the water wash over my ceaser
Diamonds are forever (forever, forever)
The preacher said we need leaders
Right then my body got still like a paraplegic

You know who you can call you gotta best believe it
The Roc stand tall and you would never believe it
Take your diamonds and throw 'em up like you bulimic
Yea the beat cold but the flow is anemic
After debris settles and the dust get swept off
Big K pick up where young Hov left off
Right when magazines wrote Kanye West off
I dropped my new shit sound like the best of
A&R's lookin' like "pssh we messed up"
Grammy night, damn right, we got dressed up
Bottle after bottle till we got messed up
In the studio, where really though, yea he next up
People askin' is i gon' give my chain back
That'll be the same day I give the game back
You know the next question dog "Yo, where Dame at?"
This track the Indian dance to bring our reign back
"What's up with you and Jay, man, are y'all ok man?"
They pray for the death of our dynasty like Amen
R-r-r-right here stands a-man
With the power to make a diamond with his bare hands...

Diamonds are forever (forever, forever)
Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibe
Diamonds are forever (forever, forever, forever)
The Roc is still alive every time I rhyme.
Forever ever? Forever ever? Ever ever? Ever ever? Ever ever? Ever ever?Ever ever?

Diamonds are forever (forever, forever)
Diamonds are forever (forever, forever, forever)

Kanye West - Diamonds Lyrics

Diamonds are forever,
They won’t leave in the night,
Have no fear that they might…desert me

[Chrous]
(Diamonds are forever)
Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibe,
(Diamonds are forever)
The Roc is still alive every time I rhyme
For ever ever, for ever ever, ever ever, ever ever, ever ever, ever ever, ever ever

[Verse 1]
Close your eyes and imagine
Feel the magic, Vegas on acid
Seen through Yves Saint Laurent glasses,
And I realize that I’ve arrived
Cuz it took more than a magazine to kill my vibe
Does he write his own rhymes, just sort of
I think �em, that mean I forgot better shit than you ever thought of
Damn, is he really that caught up?
>I ask “if we talk about classics do my name get brought up?”
I remember I couldn’t afford a Ford Escort or even a 4 track recorder
So it’s only right that I let the top drop on a drop top Porsche
Spoil yourself, that’s important
If you a stripper named Porsche and you get tips from any man
Then your fat friend, her nickname is Minivan
Excuse me, that’s just the Henney man
I smoke, I drink, I’m supposed to stop
I can’t because…

[Chorus]
(Diamonds are forever)
Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibe,
(Diamonds are forever)
The Roc is still alive every time I rhyme
For ever ever, for ever ever, ever ever, ever ever, ever ever, ever ever, ever ever

[Verse 2]
I was sick abput awards
Couldn’t nobody cure me,
Only playa that got robbed and kept all his jewelry
Alicia Keys try talk some sense in him
Thirty minutes later seen there’s no convincin him
What more could you ask for
The international ASSHOLE
>Who complains about what he is owed
And throw a tantrum like he is 3 years old
You gotta love it tho somebody still speak from his soul
And wouldn’t change by the chains or the game or the fame
When he came in the game he made his own lane
Now all I need is y’all to pronounce my name
It’s Kanye, but some of my plaques, they still say Kayne.
Got family in the D
KIN FOLK from MoTown
Back in the CHI them folks ain’t from MoTown
Life movin too fast I need to slow down
Girl ain’t gimme no ass, she need to go down
My father Ben said I need Jesus so he took me to church
And let the water wash over my CAESAR
The preacher said we need leaders
Right THEN my body got still like a paraplegic
You know who you could call
You got a message then leave it
The Roc stand tall or you would never believe it
Take your diamonds and throw �em up like you bulimic
Yea the beat cold but the flow is anemic
After debris settles and the dust gets swept off
Big K pick up where young Hov left off
Right when magazines wrote Kanye West off
I dropped my new shit it sound like the “best of”
A and R’s lookin like, “pshhh, we messed up”
Grammy night, damn right we got dressed up
Bottle after bottle till we got messed up
In the studio where Really Doe, yea he next up
People askin me “Is I’m gon give my chain back?”
That’d be the same day I give the game back
You know the next question dog,
“Yo where Dame at?”
>This track the Indian dance to bring our reign back
Wassup wit you and Jay man, are y’all ok man?
They pray for the death of our dynasty like Amen
R-r-r-right here stands a man
With the power to make a diamond with his bare hands

[Chorus]
(Diamonds are forever)
Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibe,
(Diamonds are forever)
The Roc is still alive every time I rhyme
For ever ever, for ever ever, ever ever, ever ever, ever ever, ever ever, ever ever, ever ever, ever ever, ever ever

(Diamonds are forever)
(Diamonds are forever)

Kanye West - Diamonds Lyrics

Diamonds are forever…
They are... all I need to please me
They can… stimulate and tease me
They won’t leave in the night,
I've no fear that they might... desert me

[chorus]
Diamonds are forever: Throw ya diamonds in the sky if ya feel the vibe
Diamonds are forever: The Roc is still alive every time I rhyme
Forever ever, forever ever, ever ever, ever ever, ever ever, ever ever, ever ever…

Good morning, this ain't Vietnam, still
people lose hands, legs, arms for real
Little was known of Sierra Leone,
and how it connects to the diamonds we own
When I speak of diamonds in this song,
I ain't talking bout the ones that be glowin’,
I'm talking bout Rocafella, my home,
my chain, these ain't conflict diamonds, is they Jacob?
Don't lie to me man
See a part of me saying keep shining, how?
When I know of the blood diamonds,
Though it's thousands of miles away,
Sierra Leone connect to what we go through today
Over here it's a drug trade, we die from drugs
Over there, they die from what we buy from drugs
The diamonds, the chains, the bracelets the charms’s
I thought my Jesus piece was so harmless
till I seen a picture of a shorty armless
Now here's the conflict - it's in a black person soul to rock that gold
Spend ya whole life trying to get that ice
On that polo rugby it look so nice,
how could something so wrong make me feel so right, right?
Before I beat myself up like Ike
You can still throw ya Rocafella diamond tonight
because...

[chorus]

People asking me if I’m gone give my chain back *Unh*
That'll be the same day I give the game back *Unh*
You know the next question dog, yo where Dame at? *Unh*
This track the Indian dance to bring our reign/rain back *Whoo*
What's up with you and Jay man, is y'all okay man?

Jay-Z:
Yup! I got it from here 'Ye (yay), damn.
The chain remains, the gang is intact
The name is mine, I'll take blame for that
The pressures on, but guess who ain't gon' crack?
*Ha Ha* Pardon me, I had to laugh at that
How could you falter?
When you're the Roc of Gibraltar
I had to get off the boat so I could walk on water
This ain't no tall order, this is nothing to me
Difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week
I do this in my sleep, I sold kilo's of coke
(So) I'm guessing I can sell CD's
I'm not a businessman,
I'm a business, man!
Let me handle my business, damn
Kanye, he got me,
Freeway and Foxy,
YGz, Teira Marie, PD watch me
Bleek could be one hit away ya whole career
As long as I'm alive, he's a millionaire
And even if I die, he's in my will somewhere
So he can just kick back and chill some where, oh yeah
He won't even have to write rhymes,
The dynasty, like my money last three lifetimes
Shirley Bassey's in the rear saying exactly what I been saying practically my whole career
The diamond is forever, I been mining this forever
Now the Louis Vuitton Don's timing couldn't be better
People lined up to see the Titanic sinking
Instead we rose from the ashes like a phoenix
If ya waiting for the end of the dynasty sign
It would seem like forever is a mighty long time!
I'm. Young. Bitches.
Goodnight!