Diamond Days – English Lyrics

• By: Cruel Youth
• Album: +30mg EP

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the melancholic beauty of "Diamond Days" by Cruel Youth, a song that uses vivid imagery and soulful vocals to paint a picture of lost love and bygone days. This track offers a unique opportunity to delve into themes of nostalgia and redemption while experiencing Teddy Sinclair's distinctive musical style.

[English]

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Ah, ah

Madness is my old friend

We don't need fancy drinks and penthouse suites to run a riot

And you, you were just a fling

A beautiful addition to the valley of my vices

We're different people

Adam and Evil

Dreaming alone

You smiled at the sunrise

I longed for a last night

Baby, you know

The diamond days are done

The diamond days are gone

And I would be a fool to carry on

I know there's nothing wrong

But I'm already gone

Like headlights in the dawn, we've had our fun

The diamond days are done

Pearls hang around my neck

You tie a noose on me with every gift, a velvet coffin

Down Mulholland Drive

I pray to Hell's Angels that we crash in the vanilla sky

We're different people

Adam and Evil

Dreaming alone

The diamond days are done

The diamond days are gone

And I would be a fool to carry on

I know there's nothing wrong

But I'm already gone

Like headlights in the dawn, we've had our fun

The diamond days are done

...

The diamond days are done

...

Madness is my old friend

We don't need fancy drinks and penthouse suites to run a riot

The diamond days are done

The diamond days are gone

And I would be a fool to carry on

The diamond days are done

The diamond days are done

The diamond days are done

The diamond days are done

The diamond days are done

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fancy /ˈfænsi/ B2	adjective - elaborate or sophisticated in appearance or design
suite /swiːt/ B2	noun - a set of rooms used together, especially in a hotel
riot /ˈraɪət/ B2	noun - a violent public disorder
addition /əˈdɪʃən/ B1	noun - the process of adding something
roam /roʊm/ B1	verb - to move about freely and aimlessly
fling /flɪŋ/ B2	noun - a brief, casual romantic or sexual relationship
vices /ˈvaɪsɪz/ B2	noun - bad or immoral habits
longed /lɒŋd/ B1	verb - desired or yearned for deeply
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently
headlights /ˈhɛdˌlaɪts/ B2	noun - the main front lights of a vehicle
dawn /dɔːn/ B1	noun - the first light of daybreak
pearl /pɜːrl/ B2	noun - a smooth, rounded mineral made by mollusks, used as jewelry
noose /nuːs/ C1	noun - a loop with a running knot for trapping or hanging
vanilla /vəˈnɪlə/ B2	noun - a flavor obtained from vanilla beans, used in cooking and desserts
crash /kræʃ/ B2	verb - to collide violently

Key Grammar Structures

• The diamond days are done

  ➔ Present tense with 'are' for plural subjects

  ➔ 'The diamond days' is plural, so we use 'are' to indicate present tense.

• Madness is my old friend

  ➔ Simple present tense with 'is' for singular noun

  ➔ 'Madness' is singular, so the verb 'is' is used in present tense.

• Dreaming alone

  ➔ Gerund phrase used as a complement

  ➔ The gerund 'Dreaming' functions as a noun phrase indicating the action.

• Like headlights in the dawn

  ➔ Simile using 'like' to compare

  ➔ The word 'like' introduces a simile comparing headlights to dawn.

• And you, you were just a fling

  ➔ Use of 'were' in past simple to describe a past state

  ➔ 'Were' is the past tense of 'be' used with 'you' to describe a past situation.

• And I would be a fool to carry on

  ➔ Conditional verb phrase with 'would be' expressing hypothetical situation

  ➔ The phrase 'would be' indicates a hypothetical or unreal situation, suggesting uncertainty or regret.