Version 1
(Verse 1)
I spent hours in the tunnels, lighting every step behind,
Trailing a miner’s shadow, making sure that he could find
Those glittering gems in darkness, every sparkle, every shine,
He promised me his diamonds, and I thought they’d soon be mine.
(Pre-Chorus)
Sixty-four, all in my hand,
The richest player in the land,
But fate can shift and turn so fast,
The moment came, it didn’t last.
(Chorus)
I threw one stack of diamonds in the flames,
All my hard-earned treasure, lost to my own game.
I watched the embers dance and fade,
As lava swallowed every gem I made.
And now I stand here, empty-handed,
In a world where luck was stranded,
Oh, diamonds in the flames,
Diamonds in the flames.
(Verse 2)
I walked to the lava lake, tossing out the scraps I’d found,
A careless flick, a reckless toss, now I hear that sizzling sound.
My stack of precious diamonds, lost among the molten flow,
A friend nearby, but they just laughed, and told me they’d say no.
(Pre-Chorus)
Sixty-four, gone in a flash,
Dreams of wealth, now turned to ash,
I stared into that molten sea,
Wishing back what once was free.
(Chorus)
I threw one stack of diamonds in the flames,
All my hard-earned treasure, lost to my own game.
I watched the embers dance and fade,
As lava swallowed every gem I made.
And now I stand here, empty-handed,
In a world where luck was stranded,
Oh, diamonds in the flames,
Diamonds in the flames.
(Bridge)
The heat, it mocks, it pulls me in,
My patience burned, a costly sin.
I asked for help, but they refused,
Now all that’s left is what I lose.
(Chorus)
I threw one stack of diamonds in the flames,
All my hard-earned treasure, lost to my own game.
I watched the embers dance and fade,
As lava swallowed every gem I made.
And now I stand here, empty-handed,
In a world where luck was stranded,
Oh, diamonds in the flames,
Diamonds in the flames.
(Outro)
So here I stand, by the lava’s glow,
Wishing for what I used to know.
The lesson’s hard, the cost is steep,
Diamonds in the flames, they’re mine to keep…
In memory.