So we still rock diamonds to prove we on
When the rebels waged war in Sierra Leonne
Kidnapping little kids what a goddamned shame
That you could find the same diamonds in the platinum chain
Around the neck of the African American man who got fame
Now the ice bezzle spelling his name
Caught him slipping at the club and that boy got slain
Here and Africa we died for the very same thing
Can you imagine. Cecil Rhodes was a bastard
Visionary my ass. He used to terrorize the native masses
He’s probably laying in his grave laughing he raped Africa
Now blacks can’t give his family money faster
We have to think about the natives way back when
He disenfranchised exploited and massacred them
Just to get his hands on that gem, it’s been the same since then
Diamonds are a murderers best friend

Hook
Can’t tell us nothing we shining
Straight from the shore to the store and we buy them
Told us there were no more wars but they lying
This is for the ones that put the die in diamond
Shine when the light and that stone connect together
Just shine in the sun and the rain or any weather
The pain is forever, the stain is forever
The blame is forever I’ll forgive you never
Just shine

They say the girls start smiling when they see the rock shining
But have they heard of Revolutionary United
Rebels on the shore where the blood stayed running
Because the world loves diamonds and a war costs money
Guerillas need funds for the guns so they keep
People digging through the creeks until they’re armed to the teeth
They’ll even take a limb because the greed’s so deep
It’s a high cost to pay but the weapons ain’t cheap
They want the money from the jewel you’re seeking
You want it just to show your woman that you mean it
You ain’t kill for it but you put it on her finger
So you’re partners in the game it’s a marriage of convenience
Because before you got down to propose
Somebody knelt down in the muddy brown soil
They didn’t get a fair wage from their employer
Just a penny for their troubles and a body full of sores
Now it’s yours

Hook

Before it was a symbol of love it had appeal
Ancient Hindus said it had the power to heal
Now it represents blood and the power to kill
See the marketing is fake but the suffering’s real
Let me tell you what the conflict be
When a diamond gets cut you can’t determine if it’s conflict free
And the Kimberly process still got holes
Because I can smuggle mine over from the Ivory Coast
Then that blood free certificate may not be true
That’s if you care to verify and I hope you do
And there’s some Africans that hope so too
Because if you don’ t they could end up in a grave that’s as shallow as you
Forever shine