Cameras and Diamonds by TheDM - Zona

Cameras and Diamonds by TheDM - Zona

Lyrics

[Verse 1 – Soft-spoken, breathy, sung seductively]

Now Norma Jean wasn't famous, but Marilyn was

I will change my name if it takes that because

I need a Hollywood mansion, Beverly vibes

Now I'll do anything, just name the sacrifice

I'm not saying I am materialistic,

But I've got the beauty and red lipstick

I'm telling you now that beauty comes first

But beauty will fade if I don't have the purse

I want diamonds from Tiffany's, Cartier too

I expect Rolls Royce to be coming through

I want the Warner Brothers, actress deal style

Make my name glow in flashy lights

[Chorus – Lush harmonies, cinematic swell]

Call me plastic, call me cruel,

But I was never built to lose

If they only love the dream I sell,

I’ll make that dream impossible to refuse

Kiss me through the silver screen,

Break my heart but make me seen

If fame’s the price, I’ll pay it twice

I was born to die a little to be queen

[Verse 2 – Confident, controlled, darker tone]

They say smile wider, talk less, behave

Be sweet, be quiet, be grateful, be brave

They want the fantasy, not the girl inside

So I learned how to sparkle when I’m terrified

Every flash feels warm till it burns my skin

They clap for the fall, not the way you win

I laugh like it’s funny, I pose like it’s fine

While I disappear one headline at a time

[Chorus – Bigger, bolder, stacked vocals]

Call me plastic, call me cruel,

But I was never built to lose

If they only love the dream I sell,

I’ll make that dream impossible to refuse

Kiss me through the silver screen,

Break my heart but make me seen

If fame’s the price, I’ll pay it twice

I was born to die a little to be queen

[Bridge – Stripped back, near-spoken, intimate]

If I vanish when the lights go low

Would you love me without the glow?

If the mirror cracks and youth runs out

Am I still worth screaming about?

They said forever’s just a phase

So I burned myself to stay in frame

[Final Chorus – Grand, tragic, iconic]

Call me legend, call me fake,

Call me every choice I made

I gave you beauty, youth, and pain

You gave me fame I couldn’t save

So raise a glass, don’t say my name

I’ll live forever just the same

Norma cried, but Marilyn rose

And died in diamonds and camera pose

[Outro – Whispered, breathy, fading to silence]

If loving me costs everything…

Smile — I already paid.