Diamonds

Tell me what it do to ya
Is the drama getting through to ya?
From time to time
It's on my mind and I know inside
That there's things I cannot hide

This could be news to ya
I'm just telling truth to ya
This ain't no lie
The pressure high, my soul decides
To keep my head up high

Be-because my God been good to me
So can't you see (with every test and trial)
He held the lock and key
If I believed (delays are not denials)

In time, you're gonna find out that
His time is in the right time, yeah
I lay back and pray that
You gave me the grace to face that

If I be shining now
It's 'cause that pressure make diamonds
If I be shining now
It's 'cause that pressure make diamonds
If I be shining now
It's 'cause that pressure make diamonds
If I be shining now
It's 'cause that pressure make diamonds

The drama almost changed me, it's crazy
Back then it didn't phase me, but lately
I've been holding onto His word
'Til the promises emerge
I've been trying to make this work, this work

So I try to hold it my own
When I know that I ain't been that strong
So I'm steady waiting for that change
When every day still feels the same
Pushing me closer to the edge
But I still remember what He said
Eventually, he'll make it right
Just be a matter of time, that's why

If I be shining now
It's 'cause that pressure make diamonds
If I be shining now
It's 'cause that pressure make diamonds
If I be shining now
It's 'cause that pressure make diamonds
If I be shining now
It's 'cause that pressure make diamonds

In time, you're gonna find out that
His time is in the right time, yeah
With blessings on my mind
And freedom in my sight

I lay back and pray that
You gave me the grace to face that
I take that and claim that
These diamonds I can't take back

(Oh-ay, oh-ay, oh-ay) no, no, no
(Oh-ay, oh-ay, oh-ay) no, no, no, no

If I be shining now
It's 'cause that pressure make diamonds
If I be shining now
It's 'cause that pressure make diamonds
If I be shining now
It's 'cause that pressure make diamonds
If I be shining now
It's 'cause that pressure make diamonds

(Oh-ay, oh-ay, oh-ay) no, no, no
(Oh-ay, oh-ay, oh-ay) no, no, no, no