I (Michael from Half an Orange) wrote this song when I moved to Rio de Janeiro Brazil for a year. I went to a trap house part in Rio. There were a bunch of young people facing drug addiction there. The scene shook me. I left, walked on the beach in silence, and couldn’t sleep when I arrived home. I...
[Verse 1]
We gotta go, we gotta go, we gotta go right now
If we don't make it, then the sun will never come around
And I don't know if I can sing so very loud
But the chords will help me share this with the crowd
[Chorus]
I had diamonds in my hand
But I lost some in the sand
Spent some time looking for them
Rolled the rest smoked them like stems
Rolled the rest smoked them like stems
[Post-Chorus]
Take me to a time when I thought that
My life would be simple
Take me to a time when I thought that
My life would be rolling stems, would be rolling stems
[Verse 2]
I'm breaking out, I'm breaking out, I'm breaking out alive
If you don't make it, I will see you on the other side
And I don't know if I can scream so very loud
But this chorus will help me share this with the crowd
[Chorus]
I had diamonds in my hand
But I lost some in the sand
Spent some time looking for them
Rolled the rest smoked them like stems
Rolled the rest smoked them like stems
[Post-Chorus]
Take me to a time when I thought that
My life would be simple
Take me to a time when I thought that
My life would be rolling stems, would be rolling stems
[Outro]
Take me to a time when I thought that
My life would be simple
Take me to a time when I thought that
My life would be rolling stems
Stems was written by Half an Orange.
Stems was produced by Half an Orange.
Half an Orange released Stems on Fri Jun 30 2017.
The chorus is a metaphor that ties back to the theme of the song, which is drug addiction taking away opportunities , friends, and life. The diamonds represent the things you had and lost from drug addiction. More info on the chorus and theme can be found in the bio :)