Marina and the Diamonds: The Family Jewels Meaning
The Family Jewels Lyrics
Fallin' down like dominoes, hit by family jewels
Pass it down from kid to kid, the chain will never end
'Less I decide to go to it, will I see the end?
Ooh, don't you find it strange?
Only...
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This song is all about generational trauma:"pass it down from kid to kid", and how the singer is trying to stop it, "Can't escape the cycle", but can't seem to find a way out. "Oh, don't you find it strange, only thing we share is one last name" refers to the lack of bonding in her family. "Coal to diamond,sold to fools":Her family is great at piecing together a perfect facade, a show, pretending to be a happy go lucky family.It fools most people.
"No glass slipper will ever fit, 'cause I could never see a diamond in it" is talking about her lack of hope, and that she feels as if the trauma and abuse cycle is doomed, set in stone.
"Simmering sapphire can't keep his cool". Sapphire refers to her father, and his anger issues. She realizes she got it passed down from him, and is ashamed of having such a destructive ability. "I can't keep my cool, I can't keep my cool...".
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