Lyrics

[Intro: Shirley Bassey] Diamonds are forever They are all I need to please me They can stimulate and tease me They won't leave in the night I've no fear that they might desert me [Chorus: Kanye West & Shirley Bassey] Diamonds are forever Forever, forever (Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibe) Diamonds are forever Forever, forever (The Roc is still alive every time I rhyme) (Forever) Forever ever? Forever ever? Ever, ever? Ever, ever? Ever, ever? (And ever) Ever, ever? Ever, ever? [Verse 1: Kanye West] Good mornin', this ain't Vietnam, still People lose hands, legs, arms, for real Little was known of Sierra Leone And how it connect to the diamonds we own When I speak of diamonds in this song I ain't talkin' 'bout the ones that be glowin', I'm talkin' 'bout Roc-a-Fella, my home My chain, these ain't conflict diamonds Is they, Jacob? Don't lie to me, mane See, a part of me sayin' keep shinin' How when I know what a blood diamond is? Though it's thousands of miles away Sierra Leone connect to what we go through today Over here, it's a drug trade, we die from drugs Over there, they die from what we buy from drugs The diamonds, the chains, the bracelets, the charmses I thought my Jesus piece was so harmless 'Til I seen a picture of a shorty armless And here's the conflict It's in a black person soul to rock that gold Spend your whole life tryna get that ice On a Polo rugby, it look so nice How can somethin' so wrong make me feel so right? Right? 'Fore I beat myself up like Ike You can still throw your Roc-a-Fella diamond tonight, because [Chorus: Kanye West & Shirley Bassey] Diamonds are forever Forever, forever (Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibe) Diamonds are forever Forever, forever (The Roc is still alive every time I rhyme) (Forever) Forever ever? Forever ever? Ever, ever? Ever, ever? Ever, ever? (And ever) Ever, ever? Ever, ever? [Verse 2: Kanye West & JAY-Z] Uh People askin' me is I'm gon' give my chain back (Uh) That'll be the same day I give the game back (Uh) You know the next question, dawg, "Yo, where Dame at?" (Uh) This track the Indian dance that bring our rain back (Woo) "What's up with you and Jay, man? Are y'all okay, man?" [Verse 3: JAY-Z] Yup I got it from here, 'Ye, damn The chain remains, the gang is intact (Uh-huh) The name is mine, I'll take blame for that The pressure's on, but guess who ain't gon' crack? Haha, pardon me, I had to laugh at that How could you falter when you're the Rock of Gibraltar? I had to get off the boat so I could walk on water This ain't no tall order, this is nothin' to me Difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week I do this in my sleep, I sold kilos of coke (So?) I'm guessin' I can sell CDs I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man Let me handle my business, damn Kanyeez you got me, Freeway then Foxy YG's, Teairra Mari, Peedi watch me Bleek could be one hit away his whole career As long as I'm alive, he's a millionaire And even if I die, he's in my will somewhere So he could just kick back and chill somewhere, oh, yeah He won't even have to write rhymes The Dynasty like my money: last three lifetimes Shirley Bassey's in the rear, sayin' exactly What I been sayin' practically my whole career The diamond is forever, I've been minin' this forever Now the Louis Vuitton Don's timin' couldn't be better People lined up to see the Titanic sinkin' Instead, we rose up from the ash like a phoenix If you're waitin' for the end of the Dynasty sign It would seem like forever is a mighty long time (Ha) [Outro: Jay-Z] I'm Young, bitches! Hahahahaha Good night! [Produced by Kanye West, Devo Springsteen and Jon Brion]