Meaning of Lyrics in “Diamonds on the Inside” [closed]

Question

In Ben Harper's song, "Diamonds on the Inside", there is a verse that goes

She made herself a bed of nails,
And shes plannin' on puttin' it to use.

I don't quite understand its meaning, especially in relation to the stanza/verse that precedes it:

When you have everything,
You have everything to lose.

I understand that there is an idiom/expression, be a bed of nails, that describes a situation that is difficult or unpleasant. There is also another idiom/expression, make your own bed, that describes causing one's own misery. Even Alice Cooper has written a song about a Bed of Nails, although this appears to be used in a slightly different context.

Could anybody please clarify the meaning of bed of nails in the above context, and why someone would plan on putting it to use?

Answer 1

The woman plans to make a figurative bed of nails to show how stoic and able to withstand pain she is. It is almost certainly unnecessary. Based on the previous stanza, she has a good or perfect life but can't believe it or be happy, so she's sabotaging it.

Fakirs and holy men sometimes use beds of nails. Sometimes they're fake. The 'nails' are actually rubber, but others are real.