Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright - Sing Me the Songs Celebrating the works of Kate McGarrigle

I Am a Diamond

I should have known better
They warned me from the start
That gentlemen who climb the ladder
Heed the rules, but not the heart
They're blinded by the promise
That if they play the game their star will rise
They never look to see what shines
Right before their very eyes

I am a diamond
In a setting that's wrong
An unspoiled gem
That's brilliant and strong
And I will find a way to take what is mine
'Cause I am a diamond
And I'm gonna shine.
And I'm gonna shine

I want the touch of Midas
Not Neptune's trident
Nor Mercury's wings
Circe's power
Or Saturn's rings
I want to end the search of the philosophers of old
And touch the stone that turns it all to gold
That turns it all to gold

I am a woman
And I'll do anything
My aims to achieve
I'll eat the apple that was offered to Eve
I'll eat it all and all, and let Adam be damned
'Cause I am like the lion
I am not the lamb
I am not the lamb

(I am a diamond)
And I'm gonna shine
(I am a diamond)
And I'm gonna shine
(I am a diamond)
And I'm gonna shine

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Writer(s): Anna Mcgarrigle, Kate Mcgarrigle, Jane Mcgarrigle
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