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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Andy Summers
Andy Summers
Electric Guitar
Stewart Copeland
Stewart Copeland
Drums
Sting
Sting
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sting
Sting
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Police
The Police
Producer
Hugh Padgham
Hugh Padgham
Producer

Lyrics

Oh!
There is no political solution
To our troubled evolution
Have no faith in constitution
There is no bloody revolution
We are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
Our so-called leaders speak
With words, they try to jail ya
They subjugate the meek
But it's the rhetoric of failure
We are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
Where does the answer lie?
Living from day to day
If it's something we can't buy
There must be another way
We are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
Written by: Sting

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