Diamonds From Sierra Leone (feat. JAY-Z)

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 I've no fear that they might desert me (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 and ever) 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 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 of the blood diamonds 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's soul to rock that gold Spend ya whole life tryina get that ice On a polo 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 Roc-A-Fella diamond tonight, 'cause (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 and ever) forever, ever? Forever, ever? Ever, ever? Ever, ever? Ever, ever? Ever, ever? Ever, ever? 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 (woo!) 'What's up with you and Jay, man, are y'all okay man?' Yep! I got it from her, Ye, damn! The chain remains, the game 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 guessin' I can sell CD's I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man Let me handle my business, damn! Kanyeez you got me, Freeway then 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 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 And what seemed like forever is a mighty long time I'm Young, bitches (forever, diamonds are forever) Goodnight!