They say love's a currency you trade In golden promises and vows you've made But I'm a pauper with empty pockets deep Only got these dreams and the words I speak You're a cathedral and I'm a beggar outside Asking for permission just to step inside They want silver and gold, want proof of worth But I only bring this beating heart since birth What's the price of forever? What's the cost of your hand? I'll mine the mountains I'll move the sand I'll turn these stones into diamonds from dust Build you a palace from ashes and rust I'll catch the stars and I'll string them like pearls Trade my tomorrow to make you my world They want treasures but all I've got Is this love that can't be bought I'll give you kingdoms made of air Diamonds from dust, I swear (La-la-la, la-la-la-la) Your father sits like a king on his throne Counting coins while my worth is unknown But I'm richer than oceans, deeper than coal I've got galaxies living inside my soul They measure love in numbers and scales But I'm writing you sonnets that never fail I'm a lighthouse, you're the shore I'm the key, you're the door What's the weight of devotion? What's the measure of time? I'll bottle the ocean I'll make water into wine I'll turn these stones into diamonds from dust Paint you sunsets with an artist's brush I'll catch lightning and put it in jars Trade my future to give you the stars They want fortunes but all I've got Is this fire that won't be stopped I'll build you temples in the sky Diamonds from dust, no lie I'm a soldier without armor A poet without a pen A beggar at the altar Asking to begin But my poverty's an illusion My wealth is in my chest Every heartbeat is a jewel Every breath a treasure chest So take my calloused hands, they're all I own Take these words carved into bone Take my mornings, take my nights Take my wrongs, I'll make them right I'll turn winter into spring Make the silent mountains sing Transform lead into purest gold These empty hands will hold I'LL TURN THESE STONES INTO DIAMONDS FROM DUST BUILD YOU FOREVER FROM MOMENT TO MOMENT I'LL CATCH THE MOON AND I'LL POLISH IT BRIGHT TRADE EVERY DARKNESS FOR YOUR LIGHT THEY WANTED RICHES BUT NOW THEY SEE THE GREATEST TREASURE IS YOU AND ME I'LL GIVE YOU EVERYTHING THAT I'M NOT DIAMONDS FROM DUST, THAT'S WHAT I'VE GOT I'LL TURN THESE STONES INTO DIAMONDS, LOVE RAISE CATHEDRALS TO THE SKY ABOVE I'VE GOT NOTHING BUT I'VE GOT ENOUGH DIAMONDS FROM DUST, DIAMONDS FROM LOVE (Outro - romantic fade) (La-la-la, la-la-la-la) Diamonds from dust... (La-la-la, la-la-la-la) For you, my love... (La-la-la, la-la-la-la)
