Diamonds to Shake - Drummer

The clock strikes the hour when a decision has to be made A decision made by the life you held as you wither away Now that the bill comes due, which gate will you walk through Time evaporates into nothingness Years down the drain and only a few remain You will receive what you were promised You will be afforded what you deserved Either a crown of relief or a crown of torment This war wages on in every single person the light and the dark But the dark will never prevail if you keep Christ in your heart The inner struggles that you faced, did you ever give in So either choose the darkness or Destroy it with the full force of heaven The illusions are tough to see through or was it by design All of creation shouts the truth will set you free Walking the tight rope between order and chaos This game that is played is lost most often Free will is the reality but you can't serve two masters When seeking freedom do you know which king that you sought This war wages on in every single person the light and the dark But the dark will never prevail if you keep Christ in your heart The inner struggles that you faced, did you ever give in So either choose the darkness or Destroy it with the full force of heaven As you lie down and the light fades from your eyes Fades from your eyes Do you know who will meet you at the final hour to be your guide

They press our teardrops into diamonds They change our sorrows into gold They're gonna turn our blood to rubies We just need someone we can hold Got an issue but it's getting bigger and bigger In the beginning it was something minor Got a rat up in my kitchen and we gotta get rid of it So we're bringing in a tiger There's something inside her Thought you were blissful I heard you did it with a pink-handled pistol But sadness, it tend to latch on And it won't let go like a pitbull Don't even know if you left a note Should we blame the Depakote? Or vilify the Abilify? You were trying to find your vanilla sky Then you unravel Face down on rock bottom, fucking chewing gravel Because a human's so fragile. What can you do? They press our teardrops into diamonds They change our sorrows into gold They're gonna turn our blood to rubies We just need someone we can hold They press our teardrops into diamonds But they can't change our hearts to stone They're gonna turn our blood to rubies I know that we are not alone We are not alone I know it's sappy But I want my family to be happy Without becoming flatter than a sheet of paper An army of zombies, shuffling through a vapor But I know folks who found something beautiful And they credit the pharmaceuticals For slaying the demons that they're running from It might have saved their lives, and I'm one of 'em But there's a limit to the shit you can endure You get a prescription and you're thinking that it's pure But baby, maybe it's a problem when you got a problem And you get addicted to the cure The spike ain't no mystery We're any penny in a billion dollar industry And there's a motherfucker on living on the hill, pushing pills Stacking bills off our misery Had a teaspoon that's full of pain Woah-oh Got an ocean that's full of sorrow Had a teaspoon that's full of pain Woah-oh Got an ocean that's full of sorrow They press our teardrops into diamonds They change our sorrows into gold They're gonna turn our blood to rubies We just need someone we can hold (Ah-ahh-ahhh) They press our teardrops into diamonds (Ah-ahh-ahhh-ahh) But they can't change our hearts to stone (Ah-ahh-ahhh) They're gonna turn our blood to rubies (Ah-ahhhh-ahh) I know that we are not alone We are not alone

Come on We used to meet Walk down the streets With all the kids from the backseats Turn back the clock Come back to me Converse and jeans Bob Marley tees We dyed our hair blue and bright green We owned the block Come back to me Time after time, I close my eyes And I remember the feeling Time after time, I close my eyes And everything has no meaning I know I never said but You know, you know, you're all that I need, oh oh I know I never said but You know, you know, you're all that I dream You're all that I dream about, yeah Now times have changed We're not the same You've got a house and a baby No time for you, no time for me Gone are the days we used to save Our summer wage to get wasted Long clear for youth Come back to me Night after night I wonder why we couldn't hold on for longer Night after night I wonder why, guess we were just growing older I know I never said but You know, you know, you're all that I need, oh oh I know I never said but You know, you know, you're all that I dream You're all that I dream about, yeah You're all that I dream about, yeah You're all that I dream about Time after time, I close my eyes And I remember the feeling Time after time, I close my eyes And wish that I wasn't dreaming I know I never said but You know, you know, you're all that I need, oh oh I know I never said but You know, you know, you're all that I dream You're all that I dream about, yeah We used to meet Walk down the streets With all the kids from the backseats Turn back the clock Come back to me Converse and jeans Bob Marley tees We dyed our hair blue and bright green We, owned the block Come back to me, yeah Special to me

Where do I go from here? I stand behind the cage I built around my fear This is the price I pay And it's so hard Everything turns to ash When the smoke clears There ain't no going back, no Maybe I'm scared of what I'll find In this heart of mine Every time I find something golden I break away before it's even broken I run to keep my heart from falling Something that should last forever Washed away like as if it never was Here I go again turning diamonds into dust Diamonds to dust Is it my soul I can't trust Or am I hell bеnt in the way I self destruct? Grinding thе reasons to millions of pieces And taking the blame for it all Every time I find something golden I break away before it's even broken I run to keep my heart from falling Something that should last forever Washed away like as if it never was Here I go again turning diamonds into dust I don't wanna run from this Anymore I don't wanna live like this Anymore Anymore Every time I find something golden I break away before it's even broken I run to keep my heart from falling Something that should last forever Washed away like as if it never was Here I go again turning diamonds into dust Diamonds into dust Diamonds to dust

It's nice to have someone to hold you Tell you they chose you Someone you can't fool 'cause they know you Nice to have someone to love you Come to your bed in the night when you're alone It's nice to have someone to love you (Mmm, mmm) Ayy, it's nice to have someone to love you You said you were done, yeah But you're over here naked, yeah In the middle of the day-ay, uh I ain't even close the shades, yeah I don't give a fuck, yeah, I still stay there Sometimes I wanna feel the pain, yeah, uh So squeeze my heart all day Squeeze it 'til it breaks in Fuck what they say, I'm safe in your arms And if I die in your arms There'll be a smile on my face, yeah A smile on my face in your arms Nice to have someone to care for you (Ooh) Be there for you Someone that'd take a dare for you (Ooh) Yeah, and in the morning when you wake up Yeah, she stares at you Like you're the only thing there for her And the memories die And I'm glad you were there for it Yeah, I'm glad you were there (For it) (For it, for it, for it) And the memories die And I'm glad you were there for it (For it, for it, for it) Just a second, in the city gettin' faded I'm a star, don't you forget it, gettin' rich, I'm still a menace Foot on the gas, goin' fast on the track, keep rollin' Imma make it last like the laughs keep goin' I'm hungry for the morning, no taste And I'm on the run now and we ain't get to touch base I sent you texts to let you know that I was home safe But that wasn't the point, babe, you just wanna talk later 'Cause at nights, you can't sleep Spendin' the day thinkin' who you gonna be (Ahh) Lookin' at the models all up on the screen Thinkin', "That should be me up on the TV" (We're comin' home tonight, big hurry) Yeah, yeah, yeah It's nice to have someone to care for you (Ooh) Be there for you Someone that'd take a dare for you (Ooh) Yeah, and in the morning when you wake up Yeah, she stares at you Like you're the only thing there for her (For her) And the memories die And I'm glad you were there for it Yeah, I'm glad you were there for it (There for) There for it, there for it, you were there for it (There for it) Yeah, yeah

Come over to me I want you to feel me Will you proceed And talk to me? Chorus: I tried and fell Only time will tell... I wonder how you did Great, listen to me Or will ya talk Through me? Just show up on time Today should work out fine Chorus