Bleeding Jewelry Lyrics

There's a child and children laboring

To keep their family safe

And have a better life

So they dig in the mines

With one thing in mind

The closer he gets to the diamonds and resources

His best friends are being beaten and berated

It frustrates him

He hears the threats

If he don't get up

And find the diamonds next

One week passes

The fear makes them think like molasses

The mining's a competition now

Whoever finds the diamonds the fastest

Won't suffer an amputation

The gunshots and screams are lullabies

The children cry

Knowing if they fail their families will die

And votings coming up

So if any rebels pick incorrect

They'll wind up limbless

Tomorrow morning

Was about the death of the boy's friends

Who was killed for not mining

The child was riddled with sickness

And the election is coming up

It had him stressing

He cried for his mother in his last seconds

His body was haunting

Bleeding Jewelry

Over these

Blood Diamonds

Aren't you unnerved

At least disturbed

This is the reality of our life

Suppression and strife

These dark lonely nights

Don't end soon enough

Keep my eyes on my time

These shiny things

Seem to entertain

Those who laugh at our pain

Everyone watched

As Africa was raped

They took everything

Then try to erase

Our African face

Without a trace

While we were chained

They have no shame

And it's a disgrace

It's like they can't hear the kids

Hollering, howling

But there's no moon

To light the night

The gleam reflect

Off the machete

Stained with the next generation

Few options

Get caught in the crossfire

Kids can't even say they tired

This is the war zone

There's nowhere to go

The kids are covered in carbon

From the gunshots

All the pressure

They are not shining

Because they are in the darkness

But they are the Diamonds

That's why have been hidden and hiding

That's why I'm driven away

From all the watches and chains

My ancestors would be ashamed if that's what I chased

Knowing the pain my brothers and sisters

Have to endure

With no promise of a better future

Brag about what you've earned

As my rage burns

Death recurs

Who's gonna speak on record

About what's happening here

Are we really that scared

Are we gonna get anywhere

Or will we be stuck in place

Frozen in frame

We are out of days

Where we can just sit around leisurely

Like this ain't happening repeatedly

Stealing our resources

Then acting like the source was

Theirs in the first place

How much more will you take

These shiny things

Seem to entertain

Those who laugh at our pain

Everyone watched

As Africa was raped

They took everything

Then try to erase

Our African face

Without a trace

While we were chained

They have no shame

And it's a disgrace