The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
She grew up in a nice neighborhood
But it didn't do her no good
'Cause she's just a sum of her influence
Hell, and I can't tell you the difference
By the cracked windscreen on her car
Something is telling you don't know how lucky you are
You're just like the rest of those girls
They're all death by diamonds and
Death by diamonds and
Death by diamonds and
Death by diamonds and pearls
Death by diamonds and pearls
You got your figure all nice
But the heart stays colder than ice
You got twenty-five grand on the bubble
And you're the one telling me that you don't think you're in trouble
I might be a fan of your insolence
But that don't make you the innocent
You're just like the rest of those girls
They're all death by diamonds and
Death by diamonds and
Death by diamonds and
Death by diamonds and pearls
But it didn't do her no good
'Cause she's just a sum of her influence
Hell, and I can't tell you the difference
By the cracked windscreen on her car
Something is telling you don't know how lucky you are
You're just like the rest of those girls
They're all death by diamonds and
Death by diamonds and
Death by diamonds and
Death by diamonds and pearls
Death by diamonds and pearls
You got your figure all nice
But the heart stays colder than ice
You got twenty-five grand on the bubble
And you're the one telling me that you don't think you're in trouble
I might be a fan of your insolence
But that don't make you the innocent
You're just like the rest of those girls
They're all death by diamonds and
Death by diamonds and
Death by diamonds and
Death by diamonds and pearls
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Death By Diamonds and Pearls Lyrics as written by Matt Hayward Emma Richardson
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does the solo sound jack-whitish to you love the song though
definitely hearing jack white in this song too
Really awesome song. Reminds me of this one girl I know.. don't like her xP
This song is so sick.... (the bass is amazing the second half of the second verse...) sick solo also.
What does "You got 25 grand on the bubble" mean please?
I think it's about how vanity can get the best of people, especially like the spoiled girl he knows. People kill themselves trying to be perfect and better than everyone else. And when people grow up rich and are just given everything they want, it creates a false sense of entitlement and the ideology that they can do no wrong.
"You got your figure all nice But the heart stays colder than ice You got 25 grand on the bubble And you're the one telling me that you don't think you're in trouble I might be a fan of your insolence But that don't make you the innocent You're just like the rest of those girls"
I'm really not sure, but if I had to guess, this verse might be referring to spending excessive amounts of money on plastic surgery. "25 grand on the bubble" doesn't make a lot of sense, but the previous line, "you got your figure all nice," is pretty obviously about someone who has changed their figure in some way, likely with plastic surgery, so maybe "25 grand on the bubble" is just a badly phrased metaphor for having cosmetic surgery on whatever body part is supposed to be the "bubble." Haha. Really, I don't know.
I feel the line "you got twenty five grand on the bubble" is about gambling. Once you put down your bet its on the bubble. The great thing about music is it means different things to different people. Amazing band and a great tune!