Diamonds Diamonds are forever They won't leave in the night Have 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 Close your eyes and imagine, feel the magic, Vegas on acid Seen through Yves Saint Laurent glasses And I realize that I've arrived' Cuz it took more than a magazine to kill my vibe Does he write his own rhymes, just sort of I think 'em, that mean I forgot better **** than you ever thought of Damn, is he really that caught up? I ask, "If we talk about classics do my name get brought up?" I remember I couldn't afford A Ford Escort or even a 4 track recorder So it's only right that I let the top drop on a drop Top Porsche spoil yourself, that's important If you a stripper named Porsche and you get tips from any man Then your fat friend, her nickname is MinivanExcuse me, that's just the Henney man I smoke, I drink, I'm supposed to stop, I can't because(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 I was sick about awards, couldn't nobody cure me Only playa that got robbed and kept all his jewelry Alicia Keys try talk some sense in him Thirty minutes later seen there's no convincin' him What more could you ask for, the international asshole Who complains about what he is owed And throw a tantrum like he is 3 years old You gotta love it tho somebody still speak from his soul And wouldn't change by the chains or the game or the fame When he came in the game he made his own lane Now all I need is y'all to pronounce my name It's Kanye, but some of my plaques, they still say KayneGot family in the D, Kin Folk from MotownBack in the chi them folks ain't from MotownLife movin' too fast I need to slow down Girl ain't gimme no ass, she need to go down My father Ben said I need Jesus so he took me to church(Diamonds are forever, forever, forever) And let the water wash over my CaesarThe preacher said we need leaders(Diamonds are forever, forever, forever) Right then my body got still like a paraplegic You know who you could call, you got a message then leave it(Forever and ever) The Roc stand tall or you would never believe it Take your diamonds and throw 'em up like you bulimic Yeah, the beat cold but the flow is anemic After debris settles and the dust gets swept off Big K pick up where young Hov left off Right when magazines wrote Kanye West off I dropped my new **** it sound like the best of A and R's lookin' like, "Pshh, we messed up" Grammy night, damn right we got dressed up Bottle after bottle till we got messed up In the studio where Really Doe, yeah he next up People askin' me, "Is I'm gon' give my chain back?" That'd be the same day I give the game back You know the next question dog, "Yo where dame at?" This track the Indian dance to bring our reign back Wassup wit you and Jay man, are y'all okay man? They pray for the death of our dynasty like AmenR-r-right here stands a man With the power to make a diamond with his bare hands(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 Ever ever, ever ever, ever ever Diamonds are forever, forever, forever Diamonds are forever, forever, forever Forever