Diamonds Falling Down
Rob Thomas
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My daughter (21) told me she really did not like this song
found it depressing
i like it because it is really where i am now
and really speaks straight to the struggles my husband and i are having.
for those who care - it is not any one thing
but just way too much things for me to deal with.
here i talk to my daughter about the deep meaning of this song
and why it is a beautiful beautiful love song
i am experiencing love like this
and it is touching me deeply. . .
. . .this song is really touching
and uplifting. . . not depressing
(awesome beat too!!!)
she is up against something she can't fix
and he feels for her
and he cares
he can't fix it either
and it is breaking his heart
to see her hurt
but he stays there
and he cares
and he cries
what more could anyone want?
i know passion seems romantic and the best
but that kind of staying and caring
that is the best
that is the very best
he says: "Man there's so many times
I don't know what I'm doin'
Like I don't know now"
"And I don't know what I'm supposed to do
But if she feels bad then I do too"
maybe it is hard for you cuz there is no neat wrap up at the end
but life does not always have neat wrap ups
i think you are learning that now
and that is a hard lesson
sometimes it just seems to go on and on and on
and past what we think would even begin to resemble reasonable
and then it goes on some more
and we can't take no more
and then we find out we have to
cuz we can't quit cuz there are too many depending on us
and we hurt and we cry
and maybe to God those are diamonds
precious tears of givingupness
of coming to a place of nothing
of being so real and so lost
and He cries too
in this song the lover sees this
and He cries too
and that is love
real
deep
true
forever
love
beautiful love
esp from a man
because they HATE to feel that lostness
that nothingness
that helplessness
they are supposed to be tough
and smart
and fixers
and they can't fix this
they can't fix her
and truth is they just want to run away
and escape this awful hurt
and when they don't
when they stay
and hurt
and cry
and try so hard to fix it
and mess up
and say i'm sorry
and try some more
and cry
and feel frustrated
and stay
and care
that means so much
really going in most - truth be told - are looking for a strong someone
to take care of them
he says: "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"
he is seeing her as less than what he wishes
less than what he thinks he needs
and he says: "I don't know what I'm supposed to do
So I sit down and I cry too
And don't let her see"
but he does not reject her because she is not strong
he is lost and scared and more vulnerable than he can stand
and he just sits there and cries
and doesn't let her see
but he stays
isn't that what love is all about?
when we don't understand
and it is harder than we can take
when everything inside us is screaming
and we can't make it be quiet
when we search for answers and can't find any
we try this, we try that, and we try another thing
and then some more
and nothing seems to be making a difference
we stay
and we try again
and we try some more
and we just don't quit trying
isn't that love?
it might not be what we see on tv
but it is love
and it is real
this is a truly beautiful love song. . .
he does not get hardened in his heart
and leave the house
or go out to watch tv
or even go in the other room
he stays soft
and near
even tho he cannot see that it makes any difference
and if she can't take no more
he feels like he can't stand any more diamonds either
but he does not disconnect
he lets her be
but he does not let her go
Diamonds Falling Down
Rob Thomas
http://music.bec0de.com/video/srg5qHHQ9i4/Rob_Thomas_-_Her_Diamonds_(lyrics_In_Discription)
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
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
And 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
Tries to close her eyes
If she can find daylight
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
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