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 That's not the shape 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
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 That's not the shape 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
Embora tenha se tornado um clássico pop, a faixa inicialmente não conseguiu entrar no top 50 do Reino Unido no momento de seu lançamento original em agosto de 1993.
A canção foi composta em parceria entre Sting e o guitarrista Dominic Miller, contando ainda com o contribuito do harmônista Larry Adler.
O sample do riff de guitarra da música foi utilizado por uma grande variedade de artistas, incluindo Nas em "The Message" (1996), Monica em "Take Him Back" (1998) e até mesmo em "Forever Yours" de Avicii.
A faixa fez parte significativa da trilha sonora de dois filmes: apareceu nos créditos finais de "Léon" (1994) e no corpo do filme "Three of Hearts" (1993).
O verso foi interpolado em "First Love", o álbum japonês mais vendido de todos os tempos de Hikaru Utada, além de inspirar o hit mundial "Lucid Dreams" de Juice WRLD em 2018.
Diversas versões foram gravadas por outros artistas, como uma cover da atriz e cantora Ann-Margret para o filme "Blue Rodeo" (1996) e uma versão do banda de metalcore britânica Oceans Ate Alaska em 2018.
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