DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH [Verse I] You carved your name into my chest, Like proof you’d found a gem to test. You mined my heart for something pure, But cracked the vein, unsure. I let you polish every flaw, ’Til I was glass beneath your claw. You wore my shine, then threw me blind— Back to the grit I came from. [Pre-Chorus] You said pressure makes perfection, But I just call it pain. You saw reflection, not connection— And left me in the strain. [Chorus] I was your diamond in the rough, Cut too deep and not enough. You took the light, I kept the dust, Now you’re the rust on what was trust. I’ll never glow the way I did, But I still burn beneath the skin. You’ll never love me sharp enough— To hold a diamond in the rough. [Verse II] Your silence hums like circuitry, A ghost in every frequency. You tuned my pulse, then killed the song, And swore the static proved me wrong. I swallowed truth like broken glass, Each word a shard that couldn’t pass. Now every scar I wear with pride— Reflects the light you tried to hide. [Pre-Chorus] You said “beauty needs a fracture,” That “pain refines the soul.” But if you were the sculptor, Then I was the stone you stole. [Chorus] I was your diamond in the rough, Cut too deep and not enough. You took the light, I kept the dust, Now you’re the rust on what was trust. I’ll never glow the way I did, But I still burn beneath the skin. You’ll never love me sharp enough— To hold a diamond in the rough. [Bridge] So crack the mirror, keep the lie, Pretend the gleam was all supply. But every mine runs out someday— And I’m the one that got away. Let the coal remember heat, Let the sinner taste defeat. You wanted flawless, you got tough— A diamond never cries enough. [Final Chorus / Outro] I was your diamond in the rough, Cut too deep, I called your bluff. You lost the shine, I found the core, I’m not your gem, not anymore. You’ll haunt the cave you caved me in, While I turn pressure into skin. You’ll never love me sharp enough— To hold a diamond in the rough.
