Artist: Rob Thomas
Album: Cradlesong (2009)
Song: Her Diamonds

Oh what the hell she says
I just can't win for losing
And she lays back down
Man there's so many times
I don't know what I'm doin'
Like I don't know now

And by the light of the moon she rubs her eyes
Says it's funny how the night can make you blind
I can just imagine
And I don't know what I'm supposed to do
But if she feels bad then I do too
So I let her be

And she says ooh
I can't take no more
Her tears like diamonds on the floor
And her diamonds bring me down
'Cause I can't help her now
She's down in it
She tried her best and now she can't win it's hard
To see them on the ground
Her diamonds falling down
Way down

Well she sits down and stares into the distance
And it takes all night
And I know I could break her concentration
Oh, but it don't feel right

Till by the light of the moon she rubs her eyes
Sits down on the bed and starts to cry
And there's something less about her
And I don't know what I'm supposed to do
So I sit down and I cry too
But don't let her see

And she says ooh
I can't take no more
Her tears like diamonds on the floor
And her diamonds bring me down
'Cause I can't help her now
She's down in it
She tried her best and now she can't win it's hard
To see them on the ground
Her diamonds falling down

She shuts out the night
And tries to close her eyes
If she can find daylight
Then she'll be all right
She'll be all right
Just not tonight

And she says ooh
I can't take no more
Her tears like diamonds on the floor
But her diamonds bring me down
'Cause I can't help her now
She's down in it
She tried her best and now she can't win it's hard
To see them on the ground
Her diamonds falling

I can't take no more
Diamonds on the floor (no more, no more, no more)
Diamonds falling down
I can't take no more
Diamonds on the floor (no more, no more, no more)
Diamonds falling down
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh

 

When I first heard this song it really reminded me of our family situation with 3/4 of us having Cushing’s. And I seldom know what to do to help them. When he talks about her and the night it made me think of myself & Crohn’s. Except I preferred being sick during the night and hated for daylight to come. If I was sick during the day it meant I was missing my life. Being sick all night just meant I’d feel worse than usual the next day.

A couple of months ago I posted a phrase from this song on my blog. While I always thought of our family when I heard this song I didn’t really think that was what it was about. I was wrong. He wrote it about his wife who has Lupus.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1907710/rob_thomas_her_diamonds_new_anthem.html