Diamonds and Pearls Lyrics
That you will hear me say
That I will never run away
I am here for you
Love is meant for two
Now tell me what you're gonna do
Would you be a happy boy or a girl
If I could I would give you the world
But all I can do is just offer you my love
If we always fight
Why can't we just let love decide (Let love decide)
Because I understand
That love must be the master plan (Love is the master plan)
Would you be a happy boy or a girl
If I could I would give you the world
But all I can do is just offer you my love
O to the N to the D to the pearls of love
D to the I to the A to the M (To the M)
O to the N to the D to the pearls of love
When love will blow your mind (Blow your mind)
And everything you look for you'll find (Take a look inside)
That will be the time (That will be the time)
That everything will shine (Forever)
So bright it makes you color blind (You will be color blind)
Would you be a happy boy or a girl
If I could I would give you the world
All I can do is just offer you my love
Would you be a happy boy or a girl (Yeah yeah)
If I could I would give you the world (Give you the world)
All I can do is just offer you my love (All I can do)
Would you be, would you, would you
(Would ya, would ya, would ya be happy little baby)
A happy boy or a girl
If I could I would give you the world
It's a pity not many people know this song, but it's one of the very best songs from Prince
This is one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. I think that most of the lyrics are pretty straightforward; he loves her, and if he could, he would give her “diamonds and pearls” and “the world.” But he can’t do that, so he gives her the next best thing: his love. I think it’s pretty obvious that that’s what the lyrics mean. However, I’m also confused by the line “Would you be a happy boy or a girl”. My guess is that they only used those lyrics because they rhyme with the previous ones, and they fit the rhythm of the song. In other words, I think that this particular line is present in the song more for rhythm than for meaning.
@elixir808 He was bisexual or pansexual though (that is identified in the symbol he used to express himself in the 90's that was a mixture of masculine and feminine symbols), so I most definitely think that line in question was directed to either men or women as he saw them as more than their conventional classifiers like gender or sexuality. Everything else is absolutely on point and it is one of his GREATS!
@elixir808 He was bisexual or pansexual though (that is identified in the symbol he used to express himself in the 90's that was a mixture of masculine and feminine symbols), so I most definitely think that line in question was directed to either men or women as he saw them as more than their conventional classifiers like gender or sexuality. Everything else is absolutely on point and it is one of his GREATS!
aaah Prince.
"But all I can do is just offer you my love"-maybe that's all he or she is asking of You?
i used to always sing along to this song when i was younger .. memories . very well known song of prince ..
"If I gave you diamonds and pearls Would you be a happy boy or a girl "
I'm confused by the second line.
@Undeniably Nikki I think it;s because he might have been bi
@Undeniably Nikki I think it;s because he might have been bi
Just means whoever the object of your love is, could be either, could be somewhere between, there are also mentions of love making you blind to colour, they're great lyrics.
Just means whoever the object of your love is, could be either, could be somewhere between, there are also mentions of love making you blind to colour, they're great lyrics.
It's one of those songs you always knew but never knew who it was by. The ones that you hear as a kid, but never really knew who they were by.
Prince wrote it for his wife's or girlfriend's (i'm not sure what the relationship was at the time but they're divorced now) baby. Sadly she had a miscarriage (I'm not sure how to spell it and too lazy to look it up).
The boy or girl line is slightly confusing, but maybe he's referring to bisexuality or something. o-o I dunno if Prince was or not, for me it seems kinda likely, but perhaps gender boundaries aren't the point in this song. If it was only meant to be about a girl you'd think he would've been able to switch that line around in favor of a better one.
So, perhaps it was written to go either way for everybody. I dunno.
It has nothing to do with bisexuality, hes just reffering if a men or women gave his love diamons and pearls. Would they be a happy boy or a girl? It's just saying that he would give the world to his love if he could. But all he can do is just offer his love.
It's saying that you don't need to give diamons and pearls to show how much you really love them, you can do is just offer them your love without diamons and pearls.