Sting: Shape of my heart

He deals the cards as a meditation – And those he plays never suspect – He (doesn’t) play for the money he wins – He doesn’t play for respect – He deals the cards to find the answer – The sacred geometry of chance – The hidden law of a probable outcome – The numbers lead a dance — I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier – I know that the clubs are weapons of war – I know that diamonds mean money for this art – But that’s not the shape of my heart — He may play the jack of diamonds – He may lay the queen of spades – He may conceal a king in his hand – While the memory of it fades — I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier – I know that the clubs are weapons of war – I know that diamonds mean money for this art – But that’s not the shape of my heart – And if I told you that I loved you – You’d maybe think there’s something wrong – I’m not a man of too many faces – The mask I wear is one – Those who speak know nothing – And find out to their cost – Like those who curse their luck in too many places – And those who fear are lost — I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier – I know that the clubs are weapons of war – I know that diamonds mean money for this art – But that’s not the shape of my heart…

mh: Heute aus aktuellen Gründen… ein Oldie. Von “Shape of my heart”, einem der besten und rätselhafteren Songs des Police-Sängers mit der unverkennbaren Stimme, kursieren zahlreiche Versionen, mir gefallen die zurückhaltenden Unplugged-Versionen, da sie authentischer wirken. Worum es in dem Song genau geht (Interpretationsansätze), lässt sich vielleicht eher erfühlen als erdenken… in memoriam c.h.

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