Her Diamonds

This song makes me sad, because it reminds me of my girlfriend, but i wish it didnt, she's not dying but still. I cant tell her this song reminds me of her because that might make her cry...

can't wait for his new album! exciting XD

The song is about his wife having Fibromyalgia. You do not die from it but the pain is horrible and throws many into deep depression because no matter how hard you try it is very difficult to get up each day. Between the pain and fatigue hours turn into days and days into weeks and weeks into years as time simply passes you by while you sit and watch helplessly. I have Fibromyalgia but I was born suffering from delusions of grandeur and many talents that keeps me busy... the trick is to never stop thinking or learning that way there is no time to think about what you are suffering. I played drums professionally for 25 years until I was forced to leave the stage in 1997 after the pain became so I great I couldn't even get off the thrown at the end of the concerts and had to be carried off stage and pack myself in ice and cry for hours and swear I'd never set foot on stage again only to find myself right back on stage the next night. I did have a period of 3 or 4 years where I listened to no music, the doctors had me drugged out of my mind and by the time I knew it those years flew by and I don't remember any of them. I fought my way back using music and getting back into the geeky stuff I always liked. On the really bad days I would go for 72+ hours without sleep and when I made too many typos I tried to sleep. I began a business in music as a Publicist/Promoter/Radio Scout/Manager/ & A bunch of geeky stuff and if I stop for 5 minutes it would be very easy to fall into that empty world of nothing due to the pain but I have never allowed myself to be depressed and the trick to that is never stop thinking in a forward motion. Thinking is my favorite pass time, creating is my passion, and living is what drives it all. There isn't anything that can be done despite all the medications they claim work its a case of the cure might kill you so you are better off finding a good focus point and stay with it until it becomes second nature. I cried when I heard the song and found out what it meant as my husband a guitarist wrote me a song however there are no lyrics but the song is very pretty and soothing to listen to. What Rob put into those lyrics are EXACTLY what it is like to have this horrible affliction and what it is like for those around you because there is nothing they can do therefore they feel helpless so open communication is very important for couples that are going through this horrible incurable life long illness.

I love this song simply because his love for this woman is just so obviously pure, absolute, and completely selfless. That alone is powerful and inspiring

yay!!! this song is amazing. it makes me cry.

her diamonds is her tears he couldnt help her cuz she is dying there is nothing that he can do

"And I don’t know what I’m supposed to do So I sit down and I cry too But don’t let her see"

in the end of the lyrics rob said " i cant take the diamonds falling down" he just cant see her in pain because she is losing the battle she is dying and she knows it

in this lyrics, rob is so helpless love u rob!!!

im not sure its that shes dying but then again it could be. but i think its some other internal struggle that he cant help her with

this is what Rob Thomas said(in his own words) when he's doing an interview with neil mccormick on twitter:

"it's actually a song about a girl who is very ill. it's a song about empathy and dealing with that with someone you love"

like i said before, her diamonds is "her tears"..and the way i see it, the girl that rob love is truly sick and giving up meaning she surrender to death...and he cant help her fight death...

jamnj9, i still think it has to do with dying

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Heard on the radio today that it is written about Rob's wife who is battling an illness.

at first i assume its about his mom, after he twitter about illness, i kinda knew its about Mari(his wife)

well, its about his wife auto-immune disease..

this song (for me) is more like his mom situation but rob set it straight, its about their struggle with the disease. He said its about "empathy"

but personally, i still relate this song to dying--im just sayin

I know a lot of Rob Thomas' songs, including Her Diamonds, are actually inspired by physical illnesses. But what I really like about them is that they're not too obvious, so you can interpret the song in a way most meaningful to you, and enjoy it accordingly! He's an extremely talented writer.