Jan 06, 2011 from rocknews(Rock News) in Entertainment
Shinedown have released the video for “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom).” The song is off the ‘The Expendables‘ movie soundtrack as well as the recently released deluxe version of their ‘The Sound of Madness‘ album. Watch below:
Second Chance By Shinedown LyricsSecond Chance By Shinedown LyricsMy eyes are open wideBy the way I made it through the dayI watch the world outsideBy the way I'm leaving out today
Shinedown-Diamond Eyes (Lyrics)
I DO NOT OWN THE SONG! THE SONG GOES TO SHINEDOWN!
Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom) Lyrics Meaning - Shinedown ...
It is definitely a song about war. Diamond eyes could mean 2 things. Yes hardened or crystal clear. I take it as being in a place seeing people living day to day just to survive. No media, no BS just life in it's raw form. Listen to the lyrics and take them literally. As a returning soldier from Afghanistan this song really does hit home.
We were wanting the meaning of the lyrics... not the origin from which they were manifested. I agree that hardened eyes is an accurate interpretation. I've only heard the stories that my husband has shared with me and his fellow brothers. If we seen what they have seen, our views would be changed forever. Thus, hardening the eyes makes it less complicated to cope with.
Brian Stann opted for Shinedown's “Diamond Eyes.” The shouting chorus of “Boom-lay, boom-lay boom” was reminiscent of boot camp chants, fitting for the Marine. Lyrics like, “I say goodbye to my weakness/ So long to the regret” clearly state Stann's
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