The Real Meaning Behind Sam Smith's Diamonds
Sam Smith hasn't released an album since 2017's The Thrill of It All, featuring their No. 4 hit "Too Good at Goodbyes." On their latest project, Love Goes, the artist partners with various pop stars, like Normani on "Dancing With a Stranger," to explore a new side of their musicality.
The second single to come from the project is "Diamonds," which Genius calls "a fast-tempo electro-pop production with a strong beat, in minor key." Smith says their new electro-pop album reflects this particular time in their life, "each song a separate story," per Instagram. So what could that mean about the single?
The song tells the story of a material love. Lyrics include: "Take all the money you want from me / Hope you become what you want to be / Show me how little you care."
We can't say who the song may be about, but we can guess from lyrics like, "You dream of glitter and gold / My hеart's already been sold" that Smith was falling for someone who was falling for their riches. In the video for the single, Smith is far from glitter and gold, dancing solo in an empty room before singing out in the rain.
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