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Front Page Story / Diamonds In The River Lyrics
This ain't no front page story
There's no fight, no hero, no glory
There's no politician caught with his pants low
There's no supermodel slipping at the fashion show
There's no overnight miracle for sale
There's no bubblegum pixie thrown in jail
This ain't no front page story
I could try and tell it but I know they'll ignore me
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Tell me little soldier, future gone to rust
Your finger on the trigger, who is there to trust?
There's diamonds in the river, there's oil in the dust
And all that they've delivered is a history writ in blood
Tell me, tell me, how long will this go on?
They're coming in their thousands, tripping up the scales
Wheels are sets in motion
Woman, child for sale
They came with guns and blew away the little light you'd stored away
Everything left in disarray under a sky gun-metal grey
Tell me, tell me, how long will this go on?
This is no bed-time story
This is no distant memory
There's no Hollywood ending
This is real...
Tell me, tell me, how long will this go on?
There's no fight, no hero, no glory
There's no politician caught with his pants low
There's no supermodel slipping at the fashion show
There's no overnight miracle for sale
There's no bubblegum pixie thrown in jail
I could try and tell it but I know they'll ignore me
Your finger on the trigger, who is there to trust?
There's diamonds in the river, there's oil in the dust
And all that they've delivered is a history writ in blood
Wheels are sets in motion
Woman, child for sale
Everything left in disarray under a sky gun-metal grey
This is no distant memory
There's no Hollywood ending
This is real...
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This song (mostly the "Diamonds in the River" part) is clearly about war, I think. The "diamonds in the river" line reminds me of the movie Blood Diamond, and the diamond trade going on in Africa. "Oil in the dust" reminds me of the oil fields in the Middle East. Both these regions of the world ravaged with war of some kind. Although, it sounds as if they're talking about an invasion (like the occupation of Iraq for example). Makes you think...