Lyric discussion by mimolaka 

Cover art for Diana lyrics by One Direction

Beautiful song, made me cry when I first heard it because the meaning was so obvious to me.

TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of suicide, self harm, depression, and abuse.

The front pages of your pictures, They make you look so small, How could someone not miss you at all? (Maybe referring to Twitter icons(wild guess idk please don't laugh lmao), they feel that their existence is too simplified through these pictures because they know there is a complex life behind those pictures of themselves and they wish they could know all of their fans beyond these pictures. Despite what the assumedly suicidal fan thinks, people WILL miss them if they killed themselves)

I never would mistreat ya, Oh I'm not a criminal (Perhaps they're addressing their fans in this lyric who are abused by those who surround them and they want these fans to know that there are people out there who love and care about them)

I speak a different language but I still hear your call. (These fans and the boys may not speak the same language but that doesn't mean the fans' cries for help are any less valid)

Diana, Let me be the one to light a fire inside those eyes, (Let me help you feel alive and happy)

You've been lonely, You don't even know me, But I can feel you crying, (The fans have been lonely and they seek comfort in the boys. Despite the fans not knowing the boys personally, the boys can still feel their pain)

Diana, Let me be the one to lift your heart up and save your life, (Let me help you make it through this, don't hurt yourself)

I don't think you even realize baby you'd be saving mine. (The fans don't realize it but while the boys are saving their lives, they are simultaneously saving the boys' lives)

It's only been four months but You've fallen down so far. (Idk I think they're talking about how bad everything can go for people in such a small amount of time)

How could someone mislead you at all? (Why would anyone want to hurt these fans?)

I wanna reach out for you, I wanna break these walls, I speak a different language but I still hear you call. (They wish they could just get to know every one of their fans on a personal level to comfort them)

We all need something, This can't be over now, (This is mutualistic relationship, we both need each other so please don't leave me)

If I could hold you, Swear I'd never put you down. (Self explanatory)

Ok fuck I'm crying by the end of this interpretation. It's just so fucking beautiful lol. I also suspect that they used the name 'Diana' as a symbol for princess Diana who struggled very much with depression, self harm, and suicidal thoughts.