All I am is the bones you made for me
So garishly clean
White as the horses, that carry me away
And all my demons, you said, come and go with a haze
I might as well took a plane
I grow old in my way
Oh, just like you do
Oh, there ain't no diamonds in the boredom
Oh, there ain't no darkness that I fear
Oh, there ain't no way to say I love you more, no
So be clear, just to be clear
So be clear, be clear
All I am is the bones you made for me
Just driftwood for the sea
Oh, heavy as the horses, that carry me away
That carry me away
Oh, there ain't no diamonds in the boredom
No, there ain't no darkness that I fear
Oh, there ain't no way to say I love you more, no
So be clear, be clear
Oh, there ain't no diamonds in the boredom (oh, oh, oh)
No darkness that I fear (oh, oh, oh)
No way to say I love you more, woman
So be clear, just to be clear
So be clear, be clear
(Oh, oh, oh, darlin')
(Oh, oh, oh, darlin')
(Oh, oh, oh, darlin')
(Oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, oh, oh, darlin')
(Oh, oh, oh, darlin')
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, there ain't no diamonds in the boredom
No, there ain't no darkness that I fear
Oh, there ain't no way to say I love you more
So be clear, be clear
So garishly clean
White as the horses, that carry me away
And all my demons, you said, come and go with a haze
I might as well took a plane
I grow old in my way
Oh, just like you do
Oh, there ain't no diamonds in the boredom
Oh, there ain't no darkness that I fear
Oh, there ain't no way to say I love you more, no
So be clear, just to be clear
So be clear, be clear
All I am is the bones you made for me
Just driftwood for the sea
Oh, heavy as the horses, that carry me away
That carry me away
Oh, there ain't no diamonds in the boredom
No, there ain't no darkness that I fear
Oh, there ain't no way to say I love you more, no
So be clear, be clear
Oh, there ain't no diamonds in the boredom (oh, oh, oh)
No darkness that I fear (oh, oh, oh)
No way to say I love you more, woman
So be clear, just to be clear
So be clear, be clear
(Oh, oh, oh, darlin')
(Oh, oh, oh, darlin')
(Oh, oh, oh, darlin')
(Oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, oh, oh, darlin')
(Oh, oh, oh, darlin')
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, there ain't no diamonds in the boredom
No, there ain't no darkness that I fear
Oh, there ain't no way to say I love you more
So be clear, be clear
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Diamonds Lyrics as written by Benjamin John Howard
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Well, in my opinion this song is about being a young & maybe a little naive &/or introverted girl and finding yourself loving a man who is at first very charming, carefree & outgoing, and seems at first to be without limits, as in
"There was a time
you opened up every doorway
you didn't mind if everything
wasn't your way"
then that man starts to gradually become more introverted & shows their more possessive/obsessive side to you as the relationship progresses, even while they keep up the appearance of being carefree & outgoing to everyone else,
"Don't pull away
that goes against what you told me
I look in your eyes
I realize what you've sold me
is love in a vacuum"
so you confront them about the way they're acting and of course they deny it,
"I think you've changed
but you insist that
that's not true"
quite possibly they are an addict of some sort, my guess would be cocaine, &/or showing very obsessive behavior towards you (early on in the video for this song we see the man hanging a picture up, it is a very large portrait of Aimee & it is prominently displayed in his/their apartment for the duration of the song), thus their "love in a vacuum",
"You look so strange, so distant
that you're hardly you
Now I can see
how you have been acting different
You say it's me
but I know
that it isn't
it's love in a vacuum"
but still you are in love with them and don't want to leave them and you know that they are truly in love with you and they don't want you to leave them either, maybe they are convinced you can save them from themself, maybe they are so broken that the possibility of an overdose &/or suicide attempt is very real and you want to get through to them that their behavior not only dangerous but it is also just pissing you off and if they don't wise up they run the risk of loosing you, as in the lines
"You will be lonely
if you leave me alone", so you want to save them but can't get through to them due to the addiction &/or emotional problems they have,
"Love in a vacuum
and that's not enough
love in a vacuum
You will be lonely
you'll be the only one who feels this way
You will be lonely
if you leave me alone
You will be lonely
you'll be the only one who feels this way
it's just not enough"
you want them to understand that the love they are giving you is not enough when it is filtered through the vacuum of their drug addiction &/or emotional impairment,
"You will be lonely
you'll be the only one who feels this way
it's just not enough
and just wait
you will be lonely
Love in a vacuum
Love in a vacuum
and that's not enough
Love in a vacuum".
'Love In A Vacuum' for me is a hauntingly truthful acute argument on the loneliness of obsession and almost inevitable loss of love that follows people who are broken in some way or another; the obsessives, the coke heads, the drunks, addicts or the just-plain-old emotionally broken; a razor sharp, lyrically driven, deceptively poppy, yet ultimately-depressing-in-the-best-way song.
Quintessential Aimee Mann.
Well, at T in the Park Ben said "this is a song about my mum" just before settling into one of the nicest and saddest songs I've ever heard in front of a completely mental crowd.
All I am is the bones you made for me So garishly clean White as the horses, they carry me away And all my demons, you said, come and go with a haze I might as well took a (?) I'll grow old in my way. Just like you do.
Oh there ain't no diamonds in the boredom Oh there ain't no darkness that I fear Oh there ain't no way to say I love you more So be clear, just to be clear So be clear, be clear.
All I am is the bones you made for me Just driftwood for the sea Heavy as the horses, that carry me away. That carry me away.
Oh there ain't no diamonds in the boredom Oh there ain't no darkness that I fear Oh there ain't no way to say I love you more So be clear, be clear Oh there ain't no diamonds in the boredom Oh oh oh ain't no darkness that I fear Oh oh oh ain't no way to say I love you more So be clear, just to be clear So be clear, be clear.
Oh there ain't no diamonds in the boredom No there ain't no darkness that I fear Oh there ain't no way to say I love you more So be clear, be clear.
All I am is the bones you made for me So garishly clean White as the horses, they carry me away And all my demons, you said, come and go with a haze I might as well took a (?) I'll grow old in my way. Just like you do.
Oh there ain't no diamonds in the boredom Oh there ain't no darkness that I fear Oh there ain't no way to say I love you more So be clear, just to be clear So be clear, be clear.
All I am is the bones you made for me Just driftwood for the sea Heavy as the horses, that carry me away. That carry me away.
Oh there ain't no diamonds in the boredom Oh there ain't no darkness that I fear Oh there ain't no way to say I love you more So be clear, be clear Oh there ain't no diamonds in the boredom Oh oh oh ain't no darkness that I fear Oh oh oh ain't no way to say I love you more So be clear, just to be clear So be clear, be clear.
Oh there ain't no diamonds in the boredom No there ain't no darkness that I fear Oh there ain't no way to say I love you more So be clear, be clear.
The first verse goes like this:
All I am is the bones you made for me So garishly clean White as the horses that carry me away And all my demons, you said, Come and go with the days A mind's will to play I grow old in my way, Just like you do.
All I am is the bones you made for me So garishly clean White as the horses That carry me away And all my demons you said Come and go with the days A mind’s will to play I grow old in my ways, just like you do
Oh there ain’t no diamonds in the bottom Oh there ain’t no darkness that I fear Oh there ain’t no way to say I love you more So be clear, just to be clear So be clear, be clear
All I am is the bones you made for me Just driftwood for the sea Heavy as the horses That carry me away (Oh, that carry me away)
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