Listen to If You Love Somebody Set Them Free by Sting

If You Love Somebody Set Them Free

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Sting

Guitar

Darryl Jones

Bass Guitar

Omar Hakim

Drums

Kenny Kirkland

Keyboards

Branford Marsalis

Branford Marsalis

Saxophone

Danny Quatrochi

Danny Quatrochi

Synclavier

Dolette McDonald

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Background Vocals

Janice Pendarvis

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Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Sting

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Sting

Producer

Pete Smith

Producer

Jim Scott

Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]

Free, free, set them free (Oh, oh, ooh-oh)

Free, free, set them free (Oh)

Free, free, set them free

Free ,free, set them free

[Verse 1]

If you need somebody (Free, free, set them free)

Call my name (Free, free, set them free)

If you want someone (Free, free, set them free)

You can do the same (Free, free, set them free)

If you want to keep something precious (Free, free, set them free)

You got to lock it up and throw away the key (Free, free, set them free)

You want to hold onto your possession? (Free, free, set them free)

Don't even think about me (Free, free, set them free)

[PreChorus]

If you love somebody

If you love someone

If you love somebody

If you love someone

[Chorus]

Set them free (Free, free, set them free)

Set them free (Free, free, set them free)

Set them free (Free, free, set them free)

Set them free (Free, free, set them free)

[Verse 2]

If it's a mirror you want

Just look into my eyes

Or a whipping boy

Someone to despise

Or a prisoner in the dark

Tied up in chains you just can't see

Or a beast in a gilded cage

That's all some people ever want to be

[PreChorus]

If you love somebody (Love somebody)

If you love someone (Love somebody)

If you love somebody (Love somebody)

If you love someone (Love someone)

[Chorus]

Set them free (Free, free, set them free)

Set them free (Free, free, set them free)

Set them free (Free, free, set them free)

Set them free (Free, free, set them free)

[Bridge]

You can't control an independent heart (You can't love what you can't keep)

Can't tear the one you love apart (You can't love what you can't keep)

Forever conditioned

To believe that we can't live

We can't live here and be happy with less

So many riches, so many souls

And everything we see that we want to possess

[Verse 3]

If you need somebody

Call my name

If you want someone

You can do, you can do, you can do the same

If you want to keep something precious

You got to lock it up and throw away the key

Want to hold onto your possession?

Don't even think about me

[PreChorus]

If you love somebody (Love somebody)

If you love someone (Love somebody)

If you love somebody (Love somebody)

If you love someone (Love someone)

[Chorus]

Set them free (Free, free, set them free)

Set them free (Free, free, set them free)

Set them free, ow! (Free, free, set them free)

Set them free (Free, free, set them free)

[Chorus]

Set them free (Free, free, set them free)

Set them free (Free, free, set them free)

Set them free (Free, free, set them free)

Set them free (Free, free, set them free)

Set them free (Free, free, set them free)

Set them free (Free, free)

Written by: Sting

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