Diamonds and Gasoline

The Turnpike Troubadours have written a song using a brilliant metaphor. Diamonds are solid and forged by incredible heat and pressure. The diamond here is sedentary. Gasoline, on the other hand, consists of molecules of carbon and hydrogen situated in chains. It is fluid and suggests motion. Diamonds and gasoline, though both carbon-based, represent two very different choices in this song.

These Oklahoma musicians write wise, thoughtful songs, and "Diamonds and Gasoline" is a case of simple delivery coupled with intellectual depth. 

The link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdp_k2nXAP4