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 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
That's not the shape, 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
That's not the shape of my heart
Thats not the shape, thats not the shape of my heart
(Sting's Official website)
Vocabulary:
deal (v.) - to give cards to the players in a card game
meditation (n.) - the act or process of spending time in quiet thought, the act or process of meditating
suspect (v.) - to think that (someone) is possibly guilty of a crime or of doing something wrong
respect (n.) - a feeling of admiring someone or something that is good, valuable, important, etc.
sacred (adj.) - worthy of religious worship, very holy, highly valued and important, deserving great respect
geometry (n.) - a branch of mathematics that deals with points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids
chance (n.) - an opportunity to do something, an amount of time or a situation in which something can be done.
probable (adj.) - likely to happen or to be true but not certain
outcome (n.) - something that happens as a result of an activity or process, result
lead a dance (phr.) - to cause a series of troubles or worries for (someone)
spade (n.) - a playing card that is marked with a black shape that looks like a pointed leaf
sword (n.) - a weapon with a long metal blade that has a sharp point and edge
soldier (n.) - a person who is in the military, a member of an army
club (n.) - a playing card that is marked with a black shape that looks like three round leaves
weapon (n.) - something (such as a gun, knife, club, or bomb) that is used for fighting or attacking someone or for defending yourself when someone is attacking you
diamond (n.) - a playing card that is marked with a red diamond shape
jack (n.) - a playing card that has a picture of a soldier or servant and that is worth more than a ten and less than a queen
queen (n.) - a playing card that has a picture of a queen
conceal (v.) - to hide (something or someone) from sight
memory (n.) - the power or process of remembering what has been learned, the things learned and kept in the mind
fade (v.) - to lose strength or freshness, to become weaker, to disappear gradually
mask (n.) - a covering for your face or for part of your face, a way of appearing or behaving that is not true or real
man of too many faces (phr.) - someone who hides his true identity, or changes it when it is convenient
curse (v.) - to say words that are believed to have a magical power to cause trouble or bad luck for (someone or something) : to put a curse on (someone or something), to use offensive words when you speak
luck (n.) - the things that happen to a person because of chance, the accidental way things happen without being planned, good fortune
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