Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
You say you fell while holding diamonds in your hands
"It's your fault for running, holding diamonds," I said
And I offer no sympathy for that
I hear that it was you who died alone
Better off, I sparkle on my own
And someday love will find me in the rough
Someday love will finally be enough
I turned around three times and wound up at your door
Now you say you know all that you did not know before
And I offer no sympathy for that
Better off, I sparkle on my own
And someday love will find me in the rough
Someday love will finally be enough
I got your love letters
I threw them all away
And I hear you think that I'm crazy
I'm driving ninety-five
And I'm driving you away
And I shine a little more lately
And someday love will find me in the rough
Someday love will finally be enough
I shine a little more lately
"It's your fault for running, holding diamonds," I said
And I offer no sympathy for that
I hear that it was you who died alone
Better off, I sparkle on my own
And someday love will find me in the rough
Someday love will finally be enough
I turned around three times and wound up at your door
Now you say you know all that you did not know before
And I offer no sympathy for that
Better off, I sparkle on my own
And someday love will find me in the rough
Someday love will finally be enough
I got your love letters
I threw them all away
And I hear you think that I'm crazy
I'm driving ninety-five
And I'm driving you away
And I shine a little more lately
And someday love will find me in the rough
Someday love will finally be enough
I shine a little more lately
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I actually don't use the "abusive boyfriend" interpretation.
To me, the diamonds the guy (I actually take her lover to be female, I'm just using 'guy' for convenience) was holding when he fell were supposed to represent a beautiful woman he cheated on the singer with. And she doesn't offer any sympathy for his 'apology' for cheating on her, or for him being left alone because she leaves for his infidelity.
But she comes back to him, and he tells her that he's changed and won't cheat again. He does, and she leaves. She comes back yet again, and he cheats, yet again.
She leaves again, finally realizing that she, like those women he cheated on her with, is a diamond. She's undiscovered so far though- in the rough-, and that she wants a lover who will see her for what she is. She wants a lover whose love will transform her into a diamond in his eyes. She wants to be enough for someone.