——————————————关于歌词—————————————— 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 crads to find the answer The sacred geometry of chance The hidden loaw of a probable outcome The numbers lead a dance
I know that the spades are 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 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
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 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
因为斯汀在“警察”时表现得太出色了,歌迷的眼光仍会继续投注在他身上。 在1985年首张专辑《The Dream of Blue Turtles》中, 斯汀完整地展现出他的音乐理念, 同时也述说了他的情感世界:如《If You Love Somebody Set Them Free》, 86年的《Bring on the Night》是一张演唱会的专辑,虽只在少数国家发行,但仍让斯汀多添一座葛莱美奖。 87年《Nothing Like the Sun》是一张大手笔之作,不少艺人前来助兴, 当中除了《Little Wing》是取自吉米·汉德利克斯(Jimi Hendrix)作品外,其余都是斯汀一手包办词曲。 斯汀还特别附注说明写每首曲子的灵感与动机为何,他已深深地将心之所感溢于其作品中。 91年,斯汀又推出了专辑《Soul Cages》。 93年的《Ten Summer's Tale》 又带我们堕进一种热闹过尽的落寞气氛中。 在这张专辑中,史汀较重人性化的表现,因他的说法是“科技的迅速发展和教会对人本性的禁制, 两者皆能使人对本身的价值失去信心”。 为了重建人性的价值,斯汀写成了《If I Ever LoseMy Faith In You》,歌词中延续了他的感悟: “If I ever lose my faith in you,There'd be nothing left for me to do. (如果我对你失去信心,我再可有什么作为?)” 简单的歌词却道出了现代人的迷惘。斯汀的作品总是有足够的力量去推动一个个死寂的心灵, 他不经意地吟唱着一些反映现实的诗句,创作着一个斯汀的气氛。 史汀的环境构筑的世界,充满了艺术气质的感染力。