Diamond Eyes is the sixth studio album by American rock band Deftones. The album was released through Warner Bros. and Reprise Records on May 4, 2010. An album tentatively titled Eros was originally intended to be their sixth full-length release, but was not released due to bassist Chi Cheng entering a coma after a serious car accident that occurred in November 2008. The release of Eros was put on hold in favor of Diamond Eyes in June 2009. Former Quicksand bass player, Sergio Vega is featured on the album in substitution for Cheng. Diamond Eyes was originally scheduled to be Read Full BioDiamond Eyes is the sixth studio album by American rock band Deftones. The album was released through Warner Bros. and Reprise Records on May 4, 2010. An album tentatively titled Eros was originally intended to be their sixth full-length release, but was not released due to bassist Chi Cheng entering a coma after a serious car accident that occurred in November 2008. The release of Eros was put on hold in favor of Diamond Eyes in June 2009. Former Quicksand bass player, Sergio Vega is featured on the album in substitution for Cheng.
Diamond Eyes was originally scheduled to be released on April 27 through Warner Bros. Records/Reprise Records, but was pushed back three weeks to May 18, and later pushed forward to May 4, 2010. The latter release date change was possibly due to the album leaking onto the internet two months before the release date in March 2010. The first song released off the album, "Rocket Skates", was available for free download through the band's official website on February 23, 2010. The song had been included in Deftones live performances starting in October 2009, and will be released as a limited edition 7" vinyl single for international Record Store Day on April 17, 2010. The first radio single was the title track, "Diamond Eyes", which was released for airplay on March 30, 2010. The single was also was released as a digital download on March 23, 2010.
"I don't like listening to people's problems - I like music. Music has been smothered with that complaining since the early-'90s. It gets old. Instead of going to the opposite side of the spectrum and listening to Black Eyed Peas, which is just straight silly, I choose to listen to more instrumental music. I do very little singing about myself on this record. I love songs where I can totally take myself out of being human. I can sing about really odd things, and they don't necessarily have to pertain to me at all. It paints a picture. Those are the kind of lyrics I grew up with - like The Cure. Really visual images and no storytelling." --- Chino Moreno
Diamond Eyes was originally scheduled to be released on April 27 through Warner Bros. Records/Reprise Records, but was pushed back three weeks to May 18, and later pushed forward to May 4, 2010. The latter release date change was possibly due to the album leaking onto the internet two months before the release date in March 2010. The first song released off the album, "Rocket Skates", was available for free download through the band's official website on February 23, 2010. The song had been included in Deftones live performances starting in October 2009, and will be released as a limited edition 7" vinyl single for international Record Store Day on April 17, 2010. The first radio single was the title track, "Diamond Eyes", which was released for airplay on March 30, 2010. The single was also was released as a digital download on March 23, 2010.
"I don't like listening to people's problems - I like music. Music has been smothered with that complaining since the early-'90s. It gets old. Instead of going to the opposite side of the spectrum and listening to Black Eyed Peas, which is just straight silly, I choose to listen to more instrumental music. I do very little singing about myself on this record. I love songs where I can totally take myself out of being human. I can sing about really odd things, and they don't necessarily have to pertain to me at all. It paints a picture. Those are the kind of lyrics I grew up with - like The Cure. Really visual images and no storytelling." --- Chino Moreno
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Diamond Eyes
Deftones Lyrics
To the edge
Till we all get off
I will take you away with me
Once and for all
Time will see us realign
Diamonds rain across the sky
Shower me into the same realm
Calculate
Our embrace
Hold on (Come with me now)
Right away
Outer space with me
Once and for all
Time will see us realign
Diamonds rain across the sky
Shower me into the same realm
Time will see us realign
Diamonds reign across the sky
I will lead us to the same realm
When the coffin shakes
And the needle breaks
Come right away with me
Come on you'll see
Once and for all
Time will see us realign
Diamonds rain across the sky
Shower me into the same realm
Time will lead us to the same realm
I will lead us to the same realm
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ABE CUNNINGHAM, ABRAN CUNNINGHAM, CHINO MORENO, CHINO CAMILO MORENO, FRANK DELGADO, FRANK MIRELEZ DELGADO, SERGIO VEGA, STEPHEN CARPENTER
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Nikolas Flamell
To the edge
Till we all get off
I will take
You away with me
Once and for all
Time will see us realign
Diamonds reign across the sky
Shower me into the same
Realm
Calculate, I'll embrace
Hold on
(Come with me now)
Right away
Outer space with me
Once and for all
Time will see us realign
Diamonds reign across the sky
Shower me into the same
Realm
Time will see us realign
Diamonds reign across the sky
I will lead us to the same
Realm
When the coffin shakes
And the needle breaks
Come right away with me
Come on, you'll see
Once and for all
Time will see us realign
Diamonds reign across the sky
Shower me into the same
Realm
Time will lead us to the same
Realm
I will lead us to the same
Realm
New Banana
There's something really magical, dark and beautiful about this song.
KiLLJOY
Well I would say that's Deftones whole thing... Lol
excludedkratos
I know, right. I just get lost in it.
Leatherjacks
Totally agree! It has a kindda exotic verses, then the chorus is harmonic, melancholic... super beautiful song!!!
GlitchyRhythm
Deftones has a tendency to make music like that, good description
Sasha Moreno
agreed
AV524
This was my first Deftones song I had ever heard, and what a perfect song to ease me into the beautiful intensity that is the sound of Deftones.
If I’m being perfectly honest, I saw this video advertised with the images of the Owl, and was intrigued enough to be like “hmm what’s this?”.
Little did I know I was about to discover one of my most favorite Rock bands ever.
jeff b
Welcome u all!! Stay a while 😉
Chancleta
Same here. I saw the owl and I thought "Well what is this?". Great decision haha.
Johnathan Holmes
sounds like this song was performed from an alternate universe.