Mouthful of Diamonds

About Mouthful of Diamonds

A mouthful of diamonds may be referring to two things: It may be a reference to a method mine workers in Africa use to steal diamonds. As seabed gravel is churned up, mine workers put diamonds underneath their fingernails and later into their mouths when no guards are watching. This is an eloquent way to call out someone for being unfaithful. Referring to the drug use mentioned in the first verse, diamonds might be interpreted as slang for MDMA. This name arises due to the fact that many MDMA pills are pressed into the shape of a diamond. .

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About this song

Credited to

Phantogram

Album

Eyelid Movies · Track 1 of 11 · Opens the album

Released

January 1, 1970

Duration

4:13

Ranking

#7 most played Phantogram track on Foxsoundi

On Last.fm

494,117 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Eyelid Movies