Diamonds and rust who is it about

Lyrics Artists add. Well, I'll be damned Here comes your ghost again But that's not unusual It's just that the moon is full And you happened to call And here I sit Hand on the telephone Hearing a voice I'd known A couple of light years ago Heading straight for a fall As I remember your eyes Were bluer than robin's eggs My poetry was lousy you said Where are you calling from?

A booth in the midwest Ten years ago I bought you some cufflinks You brought me something We both know what memories can bring They bring diamonds and rust Well, you burst on the scene Already a legend The unwashed phenomenon The original vagabond You strayed into my arms And there you stayed Temporarily lost at sea The Madonna was yours for free Yes, the girl on the half-shell Could keep you unharmed Now I see you standing With brown leaves falling all around And snow in your hair Now you're smiling out the window Of that crummy hotel Over Washington Square Our breath comes out white clouds Mingles and hangs in the air Speaking strictly for me We both could have died then and there Now you're telling me You're not nostalgic Then give me another word for it You who are so good with words And at keeping things vague 'Cause I need some of that vagueness now It's all come back too clearly Yes, I loved you dearly And if you're offering me diamonds and rust I've already paid Edit Lyrics.

Diamonds and Rust song meanings. Add Your Thoughts 26 Comments. General Comment "You gonna sing that song about robin's eggs and diamonds? I wrote it while he was in prison. Who did you think it was about? Yeah, I'll sing it, if you like. No Replies Log in to reply. There was an error. General Comment No question this is about Bob Dylan. She has said so and so has he. I think the line about "I've already paid" means that she has nothing left to give him; the bitter outweighs the sweet and she doesn't want to dredge up their memories.

This was one of two songs about Dylan on the same album, the other being "Winds of the Old Days". DannyS on August 22, General Comment People people, it's just not that complicated! The title simply is stating from Joan's point of view the inequity of the relationship.

Joan clearly is saying that she was there for him emotionally during a period in his life when he was "temporarily lost at sea" meaning a vulnerable scary place, maybe even going through an identity crisis, which isn't unusual with such successful artists and with as much fame as Dylan. It's obvious she cared for him during this time as a mother would for a wounded child. But it wasn't an adult to adult relationship emotionally.

He just wasn't capable of returning the favor and she got nada from him for emotional support when it came to her life and hard times. She brought diamonds to the relationship and all she got from him was rust.

It's supurb symbolism. And given that he thought her poetry was lousy I think she more than makes up for it with these lyrics. I put these lyrics in my top ten because of the raw sadness and pain that they are able to drudge up but also because it's that raw truth that comes through and her strength to say no to being in that position again. I've already paid. BostonSamuel on September 11, Link. General Comment I don't think Diamonds and Rust reveals 'tears and then dried.

And 'rust'.. Joan sings 'I've already paid'.. There is another song that Joan sings for Bob.. The guitar part is unique, as is the chord progression. Again, the bridge is amazing. She changes the sound as the scene is changed and we can hear the lightness and happiness of their reuniting.

Followed by the abrupt return to the sad minor key when they start to talk again. She tends to go slightly overboard on the vibrato, but it bothers me less with her than others who do this. My poetry was lousy you said.

Where are you calling from? Ten years ago I bought you some cufflinks. You brought me something; We both know what memories can bring- They bring diamonds and rust. Well, you burst on the scene Already a legend.

The unwashed phenomenon; The original vagabond- You strayed into my arms. And there you stayed, Temporarily lost at sea. The Madonna was yours for free, Yes, the girl on the half-shell.

Could keep you unharmed. Now I see you standing With brown leaves falling all around And snow in your hair. Our breath comes out white clouds, Mingles and hangs in the air. Speaking strictly for me We both could have died then and there.

Then give me another word for it- You who are so good with words, And at keeping things vague. Yes, I loved you dearly. A beautiful song about unrequited love which is one of the few emotions that seems to endure.