Diamonds on the Inside

here goes my interpretation of this song

her name was truth but she was a horrible liar. society gives names opposite to the reallity usually only connected to the outter and most superficial appearence forgetting about the essence. Those who have those names think of themselves being that way even if they're not. that takes them to make things and ask for things that aren't what they need, as so they will never be satisfied. They can´t reach what they need maybe because they don´t know what that is.

she has everything she asks for (mostly things she doesn't need) and, that can be lost easly. it makes no sense trying to achieve everytinhg if in that sarch we lose it all.

she made herself a bed of nails, and she's planning on putting it to use. i thnk that is like the consequence of what's behind, the only way of survivng in this environment is becoming nails... i don't know if that meens shallow and superficial or if that means meen and angry, maybe both. she plans on using it to survive but i think BH gives the idea that she can't because she has diamonds in the inside , she is superior. to me diamonds are only related to the beauty, i can't include the meaning of a hard rock. i think this song is all about the inner beauty contrasting with what society can makes your outter appearence into, even if you're good on th inside.

A candle throws its light into the darkness In a nasty world so shines a good deed Make sure the fortune that you seek Is the fortune that you need Tell me why the first to ask Is the last to give every time What you say and do not mean Follows you close behind

it is showing the same ideas. a little shine (diamonds on the inside) in a nasty world is a great thing. but now he is trying to give us the solutions to not fall in th things that she would have if she hadn't diamonds on th inside: we must search only for what we need; we should think of giving even if we don't think of asking, the so called giving without expecting something in return (its a proverb here in portugal =P);we must say what we feel, and what we are, don't hide anything don't lie about anything.

Like the soldier long standing under fire Any change comes as a relief Let the giver's name remain unspoken She is just a generous thief

now he is talking about his own expectations: he is under this fire (the influences of the society) for a long time and he sees everyone being sucked into this machine. as so, a small change is a relief. let the giver's name remain unspoken once he is not expecting anytinhg, he is just a generous thief. I agree as this being an oximeron and i think it resumes the whole song.we must be generous, giving without expecting even if the society directs us to being thiefs(asking for everytinhg even if we don't deserve it, even if we don't need it, giving nothing in return)