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A Thousand Years

Sunday, February 10, 2008
Sting Lyrics

A Thousand Years

A thousand years, a thousand more,
A thousand times a million doors to eternity
I may have lived a thousand lives, a thousand times
An endless turning stairway climbs
To a tower of souls
If it takes another thousand years, a thousand wars,
The towers rise to numberless floors in space
I could shed another million tears, a million breaths,
A million names but only one truth to face

A million roads, a million fears
A million suns, ten million years of uncertainty
I could speak a million lies, a million songs,
A million rights, a million wrongs in this balance of time
But if there was a single truth, a single light
A single thought, a singular touch of grace
Then following this single point , this single flame,
The single haunted memory of your face

I still love you
I still want you

A thousand times the mysteries unfold themselves
Like galaxies in my head

I may be numberless, I may be innocent
I may know many things, I may be ignorant
Or I could ride with kings and conquer many lands
Or win this world at cards and let it slip my hands
I could be cannon food, destroyed a thousand times
Reborn as fortune's child to judge another's crimes
Or wear this pilgrim's cloak, or be a common thief
I've kept this single faith, I have but one belief

I still love you
I still want you
A thousand times the mysteries unfold themselves
Like galaxies in my head
On and on the mysteries unwind themselves
Eternities still unsaid
'Til you love me

A Sermon

Sting Lyrics

A Sermon

Written by stewart copeland

When you reach number ten
And think the struggle ends
But it ain't the end
It's only a trend

You have to unbend
'cause it's only a trend
Don't lose all your friends
Don't make your heroes end

When you reach number eight
It ain't no pearly gate
'cause it won't satiate
Your growing appetite
You can ply your trade
And push your crusade
Emancipate or indoctrinate, but the
Traps are all laid for any honest crusade
Your old values will fade
As you struggle to make the grade
As you struggle to make the grade
You needn't bother!
When you hit number four

You're almost through the door
But there's a whole lot
More you just can't ignore
The telephone's sure, you know the score
But don't let this uproar
Dissipate your encore
It's written in the news
How you paid your dues
But you've no excuse
For the people you abuse

When you reach number one
You can beat your drum
You can sack your roadies in birmingham
When your record is platinum
You can stick it to the [band]
To the wall like you've always planned
It's written in the news how you paid your dues
But you've no excuse for the people you abuse
When you reach number ten
The people you abuse
No excuse
For the people you abuse
You've got no excuse
For the people you abuse

The Very Best of Sting And the Police

The Very Best of Sting & the Police [1997]
1997
Including: Roxanne '97 [Puff Daddy Remix], Can't Stand Losing You, Englishman in New York, and more...
Bay Album: Amazon Music Store

Message In A Bottle
Can't Stand Losing You
Englishman In New York
Every Breath You Take
Walking On The Moon
Fields Of Gold
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot (Edit)
Russians
If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
When We Dance (Edit)
Don't Stand So Close To Me
Roxanne
Roxan '97 (Puff Daddy Remix)

Both with the Police and on his own, Sting has had so many good songs that it would be very hard to put them all on one album (especially as Sting continues to release new songs and new versions of older songs). Still, this is a good selection of songs from his early and later career. It hits the spot when you want to hear a range of his stuff without mixing something yourself. The Roxanne remix (by TAFKA Puff Daddy), however, is ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE and I have no idea why they bothered with this.

Get this album if you can find it at a good price. True fans will need a box set, but this is a good place to start for everyone else. By dcinDC "dcinDC"

The Dream of the Blue Turtles

The Dream of the Blue Turtles
1985 - : *****
Including: Fortress Around Your Heart, Love Is the Seventh Wave, Consider Me Gone, and more...
Buy album: Amazon Music Store

If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
Love Is The Seventh Wave
Russians
Children's Crusade
Shadows In The Rain
We Work The Black Seam
Consider Me Gone
The Dream Of The Blue Turtles
Moon Over Bourbon Street
Fortress Around Your Heart

Sting found an excellent balance on his first solo album, released in 1985--it's impressively diverse yet appealingly cohesive at the same time, and his songwriting is uniformly excellent. The album is mostly low-key, and Branford Marsalis' decorative saxophones crop up all over the place, but don't let that fool you into thinking this is boring 'adult contemporary' stuff. "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" is a great uptempo pop-rocker with bluesy melodicism on the verses. The upbeat "Love Is The Seventh Wave" has a reggae-fied Caribbean feel, and Sting engagingly pokes fun at himself with his lighthearted mocking of "Every Breath You Take" on the fade. "Russians", though lyrically dated, still retains its atmospheric, haunting power musically. "Children's Crusade" is the most 'adult contemporary'-sounding song on the album, with verses that are superbly melodic. Sting offers a terrific rethink of "Shadows In The Rain", replacing the dreamy resignation of the Police version with an edgy, uptempo urgency and gusty vocals from Sting. The pollution-themed "We Work the Black Seam" alternates low-key, yet slightly ominous verses with a soaring chorus. The smokey "Consider Me Gone" has a downbeat, light jazz atmosphere with great layered vocals from Sting on the quasi-chorus. "Moon Over Bourbon Street" is a creepy, starkly-arranged gem with Sting's double bass work making a striking impression. The closing "Fortress Around Your Heart" has supremely dreamy verses thanks to a simple but deftly-executed guitar riff; the chorus is a bit bombastic and jolting in this context, but hardly unlistenable.

Sting has become notorious for having 'lost his edge' more and more over the years, but "The Dream of the Blue Turtles" is a great example of Sting's undeniable talent. By Dave "missing person"

Nothing Like the Sun

Nothing Like the Sun
1987
Including: The Secret Marriage, They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo), Rock Steady, and more...
Buy album: Amazone Music Store

The Lazarus Heart
Be Still My Beating Heart
Englishman In New York
History Will Teach Us Nothing
They Dance Alone
Fragile
We'll Be Together
Straight To My Heart
Rock Steady
Sister Moon
Little Wing
The Secret Marriage


Aside from Sting's 'Greatest Hits' CD, this is his best (and could be a greatest hits CD in and of itself). In fact, 5 of the 12 songs on this CD are included on "Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting."

The insert of this CD has Sting describing how and why each song was written - that in itself is worth the price of the CD. However, the songs are fantastic. Each song has very strong aspects to it from the melody, lead guitar parts, vocals, bridge transitions, harmonies, to rhythm and pace of various songs.

Each song is quite different from one another. Thus, each song takes on its own life, movement, and feel. One of my favorites on the CD is "Secret Marriage" which Sting describes is a song based on a melody from Hanns Eisler. Eisler fled to America from the Nazis who apparently hounded him for rest of his life in various disguises (according to the insert).

If you liked the Police, then you will definitely like this CD, if you like Sting, then you should not be without this CD. I highly recommend it. By T. B. Vick "Learn 2 Discern"

Ten Summoner's Tales

Ten Summoner's Tales
1993 -: *****
Including: Shape of My Heart, She's Too Good for Me, Heavy Cloud (No Rain), and more...
Buy album: Amazon Music Store

If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven)
Fields Of Gold
Heavy Cloud No Rain
She's Too Good For Me
Seven Days
Saint Augustine In Hell
It's Probably Me
Shape Of My Heart
Something The Boy Said
Epilogue (Nothing 'Bout Me)


it's still pretty dang awesome.
Sting starts off with another killer single, "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You". Again, his trademark soaring vocals elevate a standard radio song into something altogether more elegant.
"Love is Stronger Than Justice" shows off his polyrhythmic bent, and also indicates his new country-tinged songwriting. At least one song off every subsequent album will have this new "flavor" that he had not explored previously. See "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" or "Fill Her Up"...
"Fields of Gold" is another simply beautiful song in the Sting canon. It has a classic simple sound that will not age one iota. It's the type of song that anyone from an R&B singer to a punk band could cover, and cover well.
"Heavy Cloud No Rain" goes nowhere, and "She's Too Good For Me" is an OK rave-up.
"Seven Days" returns Sting to the arena of cool, polyrhythmic, off-tempo yet immediately accessible pop.
"Saint Augustine in Hell"...sorry, I don't have any idea what to say about this one. I don't get it...maybe I'm lacking something in some way.
"It's Probably Me" is perfectly fine, but I really enjoyed the original much much more. If you haven't heard it, you're missing out. It's from the "Lethal Weapon" films...I think number 3.
"Shape Of My Heart" is another excellent ballad, and "Something The Boy Said" is kind of interesting.
"Nothing 'Bout Me" is a terrific little rocker that ends the album on a high note.
If you are interested in the Sting canon, you'll probably end up buying this eventually...I think it's a tad overrated. By M J Heilbron Jr. "Dr. Mo"
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