The Hollyfelds - Old Carbon lyrics

An affliction's what it took to create this But why it happened how could I know If I'd seen the future I'd have wanted you sooner But some pressure's for good and now I know Old carbon, that's all that I am Old carbon, that's all that you are With pressure and time and some luck there's a diamond Where all there was was an old lump of coal When you met me, you saw the sparkle The one that I didn't know showed So you quietly polished And loved me through all this And together now, darlin, we glow