Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sting
Vocals
Dominic Miller
Nylon-String Guitar
James Boyd
Viola
Larry Adler
Chromatic Harmonica
Sian Bell
Cello
Simon Fischer
Violin
Vinnie Colaiuta
Drums
Kathryn Greeley
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sting
Songwriter
Dominic Miller
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sting
Producer
Hugh Padgham
Producer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Pete "Guitar" Lewis
Assistant Engineer
Roger Lian
Editing Engineer
Simon Osborne
Assistant Engineer
Andrew Bradfield
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
He deals the cards as a meditation
And those he plays never suspect
He doesn't play for the money he wins
He don'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
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
But 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
That's not the shape, the shape of my heart
Writer(s): Dominic Miller, Gordon Sumner
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