Diamond Eyes
Real Estate * Track #9 On In Mind
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Diamond Eyes by Real Estate
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Real EstateProduced by
Cole M.G.N.Writed by
Matt Kallman & Julian Lynch & Martin Courtney & Alex Bleeker & Jackson PollisAbout
The melody of “Diamond Eyes” is very similar to a classic Shaker hymn titled “Simple Gifts.” Even the opening lyrics are vaguely similar:
‘Tis a gift to be simple
'Tis a gift to be free
Unlike the hymn, Real Estate’s song is more of a call to action to speak up in turbulent times while remaining h...
Diamond Eyes Lyrics
It's a time to be humble, it's a time to be free
It's a time to raise our voices loud and not go quietly
As this time marches on into great uncertainty
I have music all around me bringing timeless melody
There's a tide in the water
Where the mountains reach the sea
And the lilac grows beyond the scope of forgotten memory
Just as simple and as strange as the sea becomes the tree
There are people shouting clearly "I am you and you are me"
Oh, these times we share as this time will end
To be sure it will not come again
Just timeless myths, on her you can depend
It's a time to be humble, it's a time to be free
It's a time to raise our voices loud and not go quietly
Where the sky meets the shoreline and the mountains meet the sea
I have music all around me bringing timeless melody
Diamond eye will not go quietly
Diamond eye will not go quietly
Diamond eye will, diamond eye will, diamond eye will not go quietly
Diamond Eyes Q&A
Who wrote Diamond Eyes's ?
Diamond Eyes was written by Matt Kallman & Julian Lynch & Martin Courtney & Alex Bleeker & Jackson Pollis.
Who produced Diamond Eyes's ?
Diamond Eyes was produced by Cole M.G.N..
When did Real Estate release Diamond Eyes?
Real Estate released Diamond Eyes on Fri Mar 17 2017.
What did Real Estate say about "Diamond Eyes"?
“Diamond Eyes” is Alex’s song. He wrote that one. I like it a lot. It’s stylistically very different from a song that I would’ve written. It’s almost a nice little breather on the album. In its arrangement, it’s got the acoustic guitar and the brushed shuffle beat. It feels like there’s more air in...
Is this song a response to the Trump administration?
Bassist Alex Bleeker, who wrote and sings on the track, said it was a conscious decision by the band to speak out on the collective unease surrounding Trump’s presidency. “Trump was making his bid in the primaries, and I will say that it was a direct reaction to how that felt,” he said. “It’s a poli...