Her Diamonds
Lyrics
Rob Thomas
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
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 oooh
I can't take no more
Her tears like diamonds on the floor
And her diamonds bring me down
'Cuz 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 sits down and stares into the distance
And it takes all night
And I know I could break her concentration
But it don't feel right
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 oooh
I can't take no more
Her tears like diamonds on the floor
And her diamonds bring me down
'Cuz 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 oooh
I can't take no more
Her tears like diamonds on the floor
And her diamonds bring me down
'Cuz 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
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
Song facts
"Her Diamonds" is the lead single from Rob Thomas's second studio album Cradlesong. The single premiered on April 22, preceding the release of Cradlesong on June 30. On July 3, 2009, Thomas confirmed in an interview with Natalie Morales and Lester Holt on NBC's Today show that the song references his wife Marisol's auto-immune disease. Thomas announced his wife sang backup on the track and also helped produce its arrangement.
The music video for the song was directed by Dave Meyers and premiered on May 12, 2009 on VH1.com. The video features actress Alicia Silverstone. It has gained great popularity, reaching number one on both Billboard's hot videoclips chart and VH1's top 20 countdown. The song is about his wife being diagnosed with an auto-immune disease, when there is nothing he may do to help. Therefore the ice represents fear and doubt.
On the Billboard Hot 100 the song reached #23, his highest peak since 2005's hit Lonely No More. On the Adult Top 40 radio airplay chart, "Her Diamonds" debuted at number 27. The track would go on to top the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart the week of August 8, becoming Thomas' third #1 to date and extending Thomas' streak of top-five singles as a solo artist on the format to six (seven if including "Smooth", his collaboration with Santana.)
In its first week of release it was the most added song to radio in Australia. While on the ARIA Charts the song debuted at #8 and later rose to #3. On the Canadian Hot 100 the song is doing well: a move from #64 to #42 and presently to #28 on the late issue of the Billboard.
The song also became a massive radio hit, peaking at number 1 on the Australian airplay chart and staying at the top spot for 5 weeks.
