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 clarified the title Diamonds for Breakfast by drawing an analogy between diamonds and "all the sorrows, all the irritations, all the heartbreaks (...). Every pleasant and unpleasant experience, every feeling of happiness and pain". She also expressed compassion for people who are emotionally numb, stating they don't have diamonds for breakfast.