The singer explained the title Diamonds for Breakfast in the liner notes, comparing diamonds to "every tear, every frustration, every heartache (...). Good and bad experiences, pleasure and pain". She went on to say she pities "people without feelings, they don't have diamonds for breakfast".
The singer elucidated the title Diamonds for Breakfast by likening diamonds to "each drop of sorrow, each source of irritation, each heartbreak (...). Every positive and negative experience, every feeling of joy and pain". She also expressed sympathy for individuals devoid of emotions, saying they don't have diamonds for breakfast.