[Intro]
Diamonds are forever
they`re all I need to please me
they can`t stimulate or tease me
they won`t leave in the night
have no fear that they might
desert me
[Hook]
"Diamonds are forever forever forever"
throw ya diamonds in the sky
if you feel the vibe
"Diamonds are forever
the ROC is still alive
everytime I rhyme
"Forever and ever!"
for ever ever? for ever ever? ever ever?
ever ever? ever ever? ever ever? ever ever?
[Verse 1]
Good Morning, 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 glown
I`m talkin bout Rocafella, my home, my chain
these ain`t conflict diamonds,is they Jacob? don`t lie to me mayne
see, a part of me sayin` keep shinin`,
how? when I know of the blood diamonds
though it`s thousands of miles away
Sierra Leone connect to what we go through today
over here, its 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`s soul to rock that gold
spend ya whole life tryna get that ice
on a polar rugby it look so nice
how could somethin` so wrong make me feel so right, right?
`fore I beat myself up like Ike
you could still throw ya Rocafella diamond tonight, `cause
[Hook]
[Verse 2]
[Kanye From Original Song]
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 dog `yo, where Dame at?`(uh)
this track the Indian dance to bring our reign back (whoo!)
`wassup wit you a Jay man, are ya`ll okay man?`
[Jay-Z]
Yep!
I got it from her `ye damn!
the chain remians, the game is in tact
the name is mine, I`ll take blame for that
the pressure`s on, but guess who ain`t gon` crack? [laughs]
pardon me I had to laugh at that
how could you falter when you`re the rock of gibralter
I had to get of 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 sell Kilos of coke, (so?) I`m guessin` I can sell CD`s
I`m not a business man I`m a business, man
let me handle my business, damn!
Kanyeez you got me, Freeway and Foxy
YG`, Teairra Mari, Petey 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 can just kick back and chill somewhere, oh yeah
he don`t even have to write rhymes
The Dynasty like my money last three lifetimes
Shirley Bassey was in the rear sayin exactly
what I was sayin practically me whole carreer
the diamond is forever, I been mindin` this forever
Now the Louis Vuitton Don`s timin` couldn`t be better
people lined up to see the Titanic sinkin`
instead we rose from the ash like a phoenix
if you watin for the end, the dynasty signed
and what seemed like forever is a mighty long time...
I`m young bitches [laughs]
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