Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 56 minutes ago

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Lyrics:

Diamond cut the tension
As you’re cutting up the deck
If the year is 52
Then pick up every card and check
The value of the face of each
They read just black or red
50/50 how you gonna bet
The week you got ahead
For the next
What a roll
What a hand
What a take
What a spin
They build you up while losing
Break you when you win
And you’ll find that it's all over, Rover
Nowhere to begin
Point to pin
Keep in mind
Its all designed to play you many, worn and thin

And it’s all about the money
If it ain’t about the dream
If it ain’t about the cherry
Then it’s not about the cream
Line em up
Get it triplicate at least
We all gotta feed that monster
It's a very hungry beast
And it feeds as we bleed
All palms are red and we
Have to hold em up and wave em
For the cameras to see
See and raise,
Gotta queue with view of days
Everything will come to end
When you’ve invested trust with nothing left to lend
They’re not your friend

Even when they think of you,
Odd and not enough
Hold steady,
Keep it ready
They have never been as tough
Let em roll you and control with that empathetic bluff
Then they’re gonna trim the best of you
Tailored to the cuff
And it’s rough but Diamonds are that way
And hearts don’t get a buffer
When they shatter, break away
You see it every day, you see it all the time
If you don’t want to get rolled over
Then, best, not invest
A dime

If you've never worked in a casino, I have.



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