Diamondback (Commentary)

I was brought in on an idea that Shane McAnally actually had

And he said, "I wanna write this song called "Diamondback" and-

Initially, I think he wanted to write it like a diamondback snake

And then they threw me in the mix and it became a little different

It came at the end of the writing of '29

I think it may have actually been the last song

And it felt kinda like this little gem

That none of us really knew that we needed

But it felt right for the project

And to me, it's reminiscent of The Chicks when

Natalie Maines was just fiery and going for it