Diamonds From Sierra Leone (feat. JAY-Z)

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

Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibe

The ROC is still alive every time I rhyme

Forever-ever? Forever-ever?

Ever-ever? Ever-ever?

Ever-ever? Ever-ever?

Ever-ever?

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 talking 'bout the ones that be glowin'

I'm talking 'bout Roc-a-Fella, my home, my chain

These ain't conflict diamonds, is they Jacob?

Don't lie to me, man

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 it's the drug trade, we die from drugs

Over there, they die from what we buy from drugs

The diamonds, the chains, the bracelets, the charms-es

I thought my Jesus piece was so harmless

Till I seen a picture of a shorty armless, and here's the conflict

It's in the Black person's soul to rock that gold

Spend ya whole life tryna get that ice

Bought a Polo rugby, it looks so nice

How could something so wrong make me feel so right?

Right? 'Fore I beat myself up like Ike

You could still throw ya Roc-a-Fella diamond tonight because

Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibe

The ROC is still alive every time I rhyme

Forever-ever? Forever-ever?

Ever-ever? Ever-ever?

Ever-ever? Ever-ever?

Ever-ever?

Uh, people askin' me is I'm gon' give my chain back

That'll be the same day I give the game back

You know the next question, dawg, yo, where Dame at?

This track the Indian dance to bring our rain back

What's up with you and Jay, man, are y'all okay, man?

Yup, I got it from here, Ye, damn

The chain remains, the gang is intact

The name is mine, I'll take blame for that

The pressure's on, but guess who ain't gon' crack?

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 guessing I could 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 don'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 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 from the ash like a phoenix

If you waitin' for the end, the dynasty signed

It would seem like forever is a mighty long time

I'm young, bitches

Good night