Shape of my Heart (Lyrics) [Sting]
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- Опубліковано 16 гру 2009
- The lyrics to "Shape of my Heart" by Sting on the Ten Summoner's Tales album.
This is what Sting said in his lyrics book:
"Dominic Miller, an extraordinary musician and a dear friend, has been my guitarist since 1990. One day a week, he'd come down to visit me at Lake House and we'd try out rough song ideas that either of us had had in the interim. During one of these visits, he turned up with a beautiful guitar riff. I was very taken by it, and he and I worked on shaping it into a song for the rest of the morning.
That afternoon, he asked me what I thought the song would be about. I said I didn't know, but I would take a walk and try to figure it out. I took off along the riverbank for a mile or so, through the woods and up to the sheep meadow, then headed back as the sun was dipping to the west.
When I got back, the whole song was written in my head.
Dominic now thinks that I find lyrics under a rock somewhere....
He could, of course, be right."
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For anyone who wants to know the meaning of this song:
Sting (from a 1993 promotional interview): "I wanted to write about a card player, a gambler who gambles not to win but to try and figure out something; to figure out some kind of mystical logic in luck, or chance; some kind of scientific, almost religious law. So this guy's a philosopher, he's not playing for respect and he's not playing for money, he's just trying to figure out the law - there has to be some logic to it. He's a poker player so it's not easy for him to express his emotions, in fact he doesn't express anything, he has a mask, and it's just one mask and it never changes."
Epic
You just described Master Chief..
omg..
para mi lo mas importante de la letra es IF I TOLD YOU THAT I LOVE YOU...y I M NOT A MAN OF MANY FACES. Es una forma de decir TE AMO Y LO QUE DIGO ES LO QUE REALMENTE SIENTO.NO HAY QUE BUSCAR OTRO SIGNIFICADO A MIS PALABRAS. THE SHAPE OF MY HEART NO ESTA EN LAS CARTAS SINO EN TI
Poker face
Who're still listening this masterpiece?
Im still listening this song
Respect👍
Yo amo ésta hermosa pieza musical.
me
You're legend)
Not all beautiful songs need to be about love. Sometimes, it's just about existence.
To me those are the best types of songs because so much of our time is just regular life. The most beautiful song I've heard in a while.
❤❤❤❤❤
exactly 💯
🎉بطط ///
What if love is existence and was all along?
The true classics are timeless. This is one.
I wish songs were still this beautifully written. This is extraordinary!
We've lost musicians.
You my friend have never head smack my bitch up . Now thats a masterpiece
🙂🙂
That’s coming back
Honestly that's why I love metal genre. They still hold the song writing as top priority.
2024 anyone?
yes me! monthly I think 😊Greetz🇧🇪
@@dannyderuyck yayyyy i rly love this song 😁
Yess
Yes my friend am from that moment old
yes and I listen to lucid dreams by juice wrld a hiphop remake of this r.i.p juice
I'm here because of the film "The Professional". Absolutely wonderful performances of young Natalie Portman and Reno..... Looking for this song for many years.. Thank you...
Beautiful still years later . Sting's voice is undeniable, and magical to get lost in. Saw him in concert when I was 20. Today I listen at the age of 58! 💙💚🖤💗🌟🌟🌟✨💫🌹
You are there
I remember hearing this and falling asleep to this during my childhood, and when lucid dreams came out, I got so much nostalgia from just the melody, but I couldn’t remember why. Just today, I found this song again, and the amount of elation from that alone absolutely brightened my day. I keep listening to this on repeat, and I don’t think I’ll stop any time soon
i heard this song when i first watched “the professional” i loved that movie so much when i was younger. then lucid dreams came out and loved it (till it got stale) now i’ve rewatched the movie, reheard the song. the original is so much better
wow so we all really fell asleep to this song as kids😞
Wonderful when things like that happen!
Come back and listen again 🤗
This song is about a Tarot Card reader . The Spades are swords , clubs are Wands , Diamonds are pentacles , Hearts are Cups . He doesn’t play for $ .
If you’re here in 2020 you have an amazing soul for good music 🎼
2021 as well
I'm only here cause the melody was the same as Lucid Dreams by Juice WRLD
@@badger3802 i just noticed that too, did they copy it on purpose?
@@sheenagallagher4596 Lucid Dreams sampled the beat, and Sting said he loved Lucid Dreams as his favourite rework of Shape of My Heart and paid tribute to Juice upon death
2022 - 2060 here
6,9 milion views
Sting is 69 years old
"the sacred geometry of chance"
7.1 million now. Saw this song in a Roomie video, and recognized the melody which is also in Lucid Dreams by Juice WRLD
@@badger3802 yooo I also came from roomie. I've heard the song many times but never knew the name.
my appartment number is 69 too
I love this "deep song". Its text is much more meaningful...not just simply a gambler's point of view. We are indeed all "gamblers" in life.
Possibly my favorite Sting song. Poetic, seductive and yet leaving me with a feeling of slight melancholy.
This an eternal masterpiece. Everyone has different shape. This song shapes every corner of my soul.
juice is my favorite rapper. I never knew this is where he got lucid dreams from. This song is also a masterpiece. Very underrated in my opinion.
He didn’t make the beat
This song has haunted me since l first saw "The Professional". Absolutely wonderful performances of young Natalie Portman and Reno..... Looking for this song for many years.. Thank you...... Suzi
Me too lol
One of my favorite songs of all time.
Thank you, Sting!
one of the best
Timeless.. love this
how about lucid dreams?
Yes very very good
Jkkkkkk ó lá o br
Who loves this song?
Gary Oldman: "EEEEEVERYOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNE!!!!"
you can't decide this
esra cengiz Check it out; This song plays at the end of the movie Leon the Professional, and it has Gary Oldman's best over the top-moment where he says "EEEVRYOONNNNNNNNE!!!"
Get the picture?
Emilio Hidalgo of course ;) great song, great movie
me and Dove Cameron.
Emilio Hidalgo :
Only a select few will get that.
You don't like Beethoven
What a legendary track, especially in Leon! A song that'll never be forgotten, and one that help make Leon unforgettable, and truly hit my heart. Amazing to see the lyrics of this track, and the story behind itself, is just perfection as well.
Listening to this amazing piece of music on July 2021 ... Songs like this are forever!!!
An awesome song. Love the song and the movie Leon the Professional.
You are right it is an awesome song.....and the first time I've heard it so thank you for sharing it with us...
@@xcyanidegamerx4402 Matilda seduced him really...she was a lot more experienced than him in those matters, I recall...
For that movie I got here...nice song...the music really...the lyrics not too much...
Sting is by far one of the most talented musicians I ever heard in my life. I first heard this song at the end of of "The Profesional " and I had to find it. Thank u for including lyrics...simply genius!!
Hello Angie
How are you doing?
It's nice meeting you here!
Cleverly written, sweetly sung and skillfully played.
As I sad, sir Sting forever with beautyful songs and words, that are, were, stayed in our hearth forever and ever. Thank you.
A most beautiful song, by Sting. Music is something we all share as humans, and there are some more gifted than others in that art. But not one of us should feel any less gifted in our love and appreciation of what is shared with us.
Your comment fuked this whole section up. You dumb bytch...
Reno Morrow Explain, please, how I fuked this whole section up, and why I'm a dumb bytch, and do it with English spelling, if you can.
Reno Morrow YOU NEED THERAPY!!! And "bytch" is spelled with an i, not a y.
Reno Morrow This is a beautiful song, by a beautiful artist. I don't understand your anger, or your disparaging remarks. You obviously came to this site because you like the music. So...relax, sit back, enjoy the tune.
Brenda Dale No I'll relax when your kids catch lupus. Bytch
... "the Geometry of Chance... the mask I wear is One.. those who fear are lost" . "The Universe is written in Mathematics", Be true and you'll benefit from that.. "Fear nothing but fear itself". Great, again Sting!
what do you mean please?
Absolutely true
God I love all the mixed up metaphors here, and the music itself is just heavenly
Heard so many good songs and this one is set apart from all others. One of a kind greatness.
This song is just a masterpice
This one of the most wonderful ballads ever written and performed masterfully!!!
14yrs later i still love this song ❤
Decades later we all come back to listen to this song for the millionth time. Timeless Music Hold onto your self tight! Be aware of the hearts that are not close to yours!
Sting is an enigma, a surreal poet and has a masterfully emotive voice
Sting is the man. 2019 anyone?
yeah me
Me beautiful Angel.
聞いてるよ！
나
But of course you. Great taste in music by the way.
The genius of Sting's writing throughout the years is truly unforgettable. BRILLIANT!
This masterpiece from Sting already triggers the remembrance of Leon the Professional it was a great flic and this music made it even more memorable. Kudos brother, you're grown and gifted several generations of quality music....Thank you, for the memories!
Beautiful lyrics that convey more than one message. This song is the main reason I bought this CD when it came out.
This is one of my favorite songs. I go long periods of time not hearing it but, hear it once and I have to play it two or three times.
Idem #me too
What a heart touching song it is!
And the voice?
Can't find any word to express
Soul wrenching. Love the lyrics and tune. Sting, u are a legend
See, this was one of my dad's favorite songs, and I vividly remember we would listen to it all the time in his car or on his phone.
I don't necessarily fault JuiceWRLD for using the melody in his song. In fact, he reminded me of a memory of the past that I cherish deeply, something I can't fault any music artist for.
R.I.P. Juice WRLD.
It's called sampling and Sting really liked how Juice sampled it. Sting also owns 85% of the rights to Lucid Dreams.
Your dad was cool. 🌹
❤
Kids came here because of Juice WRLD.
Men came here because of NAS.
Legends already knew the song.
I'm a legend? Sweet! Thanks!
NANATSU NO TAIZAI 🔥
Spaceflex yasss i’m a legend man!
Actually I learned of this song through Theory of a deadman
I met it in leon the professional
Under a rock,.. or in the trees,... I feel that you have some Magical Essence that is a part of you.I find so much Beauty, Love, Conviction,Mindful Thoughts.. it goes on.. Thank you for it ALL! JoJo/JJ
The most beautiful thing of this movie - the relationship is unexplained with serenity and purity...
I know this song from the movie Leon the professional
So many layers of meaning to this beautiful piece. So relevant. Such a spiritual masterpiece..
Yes indeed, very beautiful song and quite philosophical. To the surface it seems he's just singing about playing cards, but if thought about it, cards can be played in many ways, and how you play your cards, partly defines you as a person, some play greedy for the money, some play to study the opponent, some play smart and patient and so on.
rd red
Said exactly to the point.
You still alive
SIR STING, YOUR SONG IS MASTER PIECE; and british English also...thank you...
Thanks Sting. Your song literally brought me from war back to home and peace.
Fell in love with this song at age 13. Just now finally understand the meaning. Sacred geometry. Those who fear are lost...
I feel this . we can all find meaning in music . thank you and GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS
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
The lyrics are on the screen
Go post this somewhere else, where there’s no lyrics…
😆😆😆😂😂😂
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I'm still listening this masterpiece....
Listening to this Nostalgic Masterpiece in 2021,One travels Back in Time when Life was Much More Clear and Love was in abundance, God Bless all Music Veterans who are still with us.🙏
to me it is a political lovesong to the children of the world .. the shape of his heart means his position towards the worldsystem, in other words, a sad protest against greed (diamonds) war (spades) and politics (clubs) .. "and if i told you that i loved you, you maybe think there is something wrong. im not a man of too many faces (like most people) the mask i wear is one" (the heart is one and for ever) .. his poetry's message in that case is: be authentic look around and be conscious about the state the world is, preferably in the silence of the heart, while looking around who your real friends are … beautiful. thank you sir.
Is it legal where you live?.. I still have to buy it from Mexicans down the street
Huh???😧😧😧
Music of today, well that’s in the hearts and minds of the beholder… Music none more beautiful than this song! Love Sting, always have!
Who is listening to this beautiful masterpiece in 2021? Then onward to infinity.
You posted this video in 2009, but here we are in 2018 and you're still and will always be getting comments, likes for this song and "a very special thank you from a 2018 listener" .
Wow, you're so kind! Thank you! I was in high** school at the time, so I never thought a lyric video I did in Windows Movie Maker to honor my childhood soundtrack would EVER get to 2 mil views!
mesias maricos💿
Gucci Mann Sadly true for some.
ahmed assaad but this song was dropped in 2000
i am here in 2020 also. this song is sooooo good that its hard to ever stop listing to it.
Thank you, PBP for sharing this beautiful song with lyrics. Love all Sting's music now and forever!
Noob
I am facinated by how musicians write a song.. it really is a gift. Sting just goes for a stroll after hearing the guitar rift.. then has all lyrics in his head..thats genius x
To me this song has so much meaning! It hit so hard and it made me cry, i guess everyone will interpret this song in their own way, to me, while in active addiction I was this poker player, always hiding my emotions, always playing others, they never knew what cards I was holding, the feelings I had... sometimes I would pretend to have hearts, other times diamonds, other times, clubs... depending who I was playing with and I always had my mask on so they couldn't see that in fact I don't have a poker face because I just pretended to have one, the truth was, I was living in fear, scared to show myself, scared to show what cards I was really holding. The only one that could see through that mask was my ex, she made me feel vulnerable and for the 1st time I actually loved someone enough to show my true feelings but because of that mask, there was so many mixed signs that she could not believe me and I lost her, because of that poker player I always pretended to be. My advice, do not ever be scared to show your true self, it brings way more harm than good
Hello Jordi
How are you doing?
It's nice meeting you here!
Jordi, what you wrote is an amazing piece of art in itself. I related to it, more than you could possibly know.
I’m sorry for the Loss of your love & struggle you had. I’m also proud of you for having the heart and ability to see and understand yourself. Most of the world , aren’t that honest with themselves… they’d rather fool themselves with Lies, than face the Truth of who they really are.
THANK YOU for sharing your story.
@raymondcarroll3876 tank you, I think that more often than not, we feel lost, but fear does such a good job at fooling us, at telling us that in fact we aren't lost and that everything is ok, I read somewhere something amongst these lines " fear makes us believe that our comfort is more important than our happiness" I spent most of my life believing a lie, believing that I was someone I really wasn't, being comfortable under a fake skin. Now I can proudly say that fear doesn't control me, I am still scared, don't get me wrong, but I am strong enough to admit it and face those fears head on. I hope everything goes well for you in life. You are worth it! Keep fighting, brother
@@jordia.3055 Same to you Jordi. Stay blessed and stay happy. Thank you for the reply and the talk. I really appreciate it.
@raymondcarroll3876 thank you man, same to you!
"I'm not a man of too many faces, the mask I wear is one."
AWESOME!!!
one of the best lyrics for a song I have ever heard . Such a masterpiece .!!!
Stings music reminds me of when you go abroad to Spain. On a red hot day. And you go to one of those street market places. And then you hear one of those street performers playing a Spanish acoustic guitar. That what it reminds me of I love that Spanish influenced acoustic guitar sound. It's nice I find it very relaxing. Sting is awesome he's got some really good music I like it.
A beautiful, mystical song! Love the melancholy and metaforic lyrics. Next song could be Hounds of Winter.
I love this song Shape of my heart. Sting is talented and wonderful as a musician. I grew up listening to him. Peaceful song.
Ten years later nearly to the day this is the shape of my heart still love it! 😘
Me. Im 28. My dad listened to this. I love it. Thank you all.
Great intro.. Great bridge.. Great coda.. Great composition.. And great voice.. Endless.. Evergreen
Such Deep BEAUTYFULL Lyrics ; Mr Sting is a RARE ARTIST
I’d like to thank the movie “Leon: The Professional” for putting me onto this amazing song! Thank you.
I knew this song before leon actually..hahaha so funny right
This song helped remind me of who I was... before I knew who I was...... it feels like it also knew me before I knew myself fully - I am very grateful for this song - makes me want to dance with the pain rather than let it drive me insane.... 🖤💖🖤🤘
That song is profound. The music is haunting, and the lyrics speak to my heart. I'm at a pivotal moment in my life and this song is helping me with my direction, my direction on MY path that I have chosen-Or am I just following my destiny? Thanks to every person and everything that has brought this into my life. I am Blessed! nameste
That is truly one of the best songs by Sting that I have ever heard and I love Leon that was a great movie, couldn't think of a better song to play at the end of that movie myself and I love Natalie Portman and Leon wow what a man I went back on to you tube after the movie was over Yes to hear the song again I have seen that movie so many times I can't count
this song has been sampled so many times its CRAZY. not a bad thing, though. its quite an iconic tune. and beautiful.
Thank you ❤ to start ❤ w how does one thank one with such a gift that you have given there is no words that I can describe my thanks and my love that you have given us. God bless you.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Great song; melodic perfection; loaded with metaphors. Great song.
I loved this album, grew up listening to it because of my dad. I especially loved this song as one of my favourites. RIP dad ❤
Being a Geordie boy, I love this track, it's always been a part of my life.
one of STING"s best! Love it!🥰
Nice and sweet song.
Good lyric
One of the best ballads of all time.
PRECIOSA. Sin más. Gracias Sting.
How can sting come up with such a melody. Pure genius
Dominic Miller wrote the guitar riff.
2021 and I've just stumbled upon this brilliant song after not hearing it for years.
Masterpiece
2022 and I have too!
I have always loved Sting. Thanks for sharing this! It's a beautiful song and I appreciate the written lyrics.
The best song I heard in 20 ticks, thanks.
This Beat/Instrumental Is Different 😫💯💯💯 && The Song Is 🔥🔥🔥
Magnificent...Happy I was lucky enough to see him in concert in Verona, Italy 1985.....In the beautiful setting of the Arena ( looks like Rome Colosseum, just slightly smaller)
This is such a beautiful song and it's nice to have a video with the lyrics attached to it. Thanks for the upload.
What a beautiful song 😍
Watching in 2023. Thanks for sharing 👍
What an amazing tune. Sting is truly a genius.
This song will always be one of my favorites. though Sting, in my book had written many a great songs. This tune will always be connected to Leon "The Professional". "For those who speak know nothing, to find out to their cost" . Great lyric.
My very favorite Sting song ever... and it’s a tough choice. Thank you so much for this post.
Shape Of My Heart in a masterpiece by Sting. Creative genius. Powerful words with beautiful music.
watched the movie "Leon" and at the end this song started , OMG the feels just hit me so hard . This brings back so many emotions and feels but the weird thing is that i don't recall any memories . I'm pretty sure i heard this when i was VERY young, in my sister's Sienna car in a fucking casette player XD good ole days man.
Was listening to lucid dream dad came to tell me it sounds like an old song he played in his guitar
He then showed me this 💕
Surreal poem full of nostalgia. Extraordinary song!
More than excellent,thanks to Sting and the band, Durban South Africa,will always be my favourite😎👌
this song is played at the end of the movie "The proffessional"... Is so deep... I love this song :)