[Verse]
Vulnerable love
Vulnerable strength
I've been dreaming
That a diamond would be born
The more I love you
The more light I let in
I've been dreaming
That the pressure would be pure
And a diamond would be born
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
I look at myself through a broken lens
Try my best to keep from unravelling
And the child inside is looking out
And holdin' on to the dream that your love would cause a diamond to be born
[Outro]
Oh, all the things I've tried
The things I've run from, search for a better life
It was me, I know, just wanna be
Just wanna be free
In the search for a better way
A Diamond To Be Born was written by Mark Foster & Isom Innis.
A Diamond To Be Born was produced by Isom Innis.
Foster-the-people released A Diamond To Be Born on Fri Aug 16 2024.
My initial inspiration was being on a high from purchasing an engagement ring for my fiancé. When I started recording the idea I was singing into a vocoder and the phrase “A diamond is this song” came out. Mark added the theme of creating a diamond from extreme pressure from the earth. Was such a sp...