Sting why should i cry for you lyrics

I think I fantasized about being a musician. In fact, the only ever he gave me one piece of advice. I think what he meant was he wanted me to have an exciting life. Of course, I disappointed him [waits while listeners burst out laughing and hush]. But I did manage to get to sea at one point in my life, I was a musician on a cruise ship.

Thank you. In the video version after the words "i was a musician on a cruise ship" he says "I fucking hated it". Awesome concert :. Under the dog star sail Over the reefs of moonshine Under the skies of fall North, north west, the stones of Faroe Under the Arctic fire Over the seas of silence Hauling on frozen ropes For all my days remaining But would north be true?

All colors bleed to red Asleep on the ocean's bed Drifting on empty seas For all my days remaining But would north be true? Why should I? Why should I cry for you? Dark angels follow me Over a godless sea Mountains of endless falling, For all my days remaining, What would be true? Sometimes I see your face, The stars seem to lose their place Why must I think of you? Why must I?

Why would you want me to? And what would it mean to say, That, 'I loved you in my fashion'? What would be true? The video for this was here at one time. It was beautiful. The song is still beautiful, but the video added something.

That's too bad. He is a lost man for eternity. And what would it mean to say, That, I loved you in my fashion"? Sting is saying that the memories are so painful, and that his love is so great for them that nothing else matters. He then goes on to ask himself why he has to torture himself like this, especially when they have moved on with their life.

Finally he is saying I loved you the best way I knew how, why wasnt that good enough? This is one of my favorite songs from Sting. I think the lyrics and dreamy music mix perfectly to make a hauntingly brilliant song, guaranteed to hit anyone in the gut who has really experienced a trully heartbreaking end to a romance.

There was an error. I like your interpretation. I would just like to att that in in Berlin, Sting had a little intro to the song, where he said that the song was to his father, as if he had followed his father's wishes and gone to sea. Play from en. Kind regards from the Faroe Islands.

The sole proprietor of truth. But not a word you said is correct. General Comment Once again Sting wrote a real poem. The lyrics alone can bring tears to your eyes and even more so if you know under which circumstances the song was written!

What I find interesting and what hasn't been mentioned yet: I think we agree that the sea in general and the North Atlantic here in particular are symbols of sadness and loneliness. Then I would translate the "Would north be true? Doesn't life go on? Was the person I lost worth all this? As Sting seems to like quoting Shakespeare, do you think he's refering to the famous Hamlet quote "I am but mad north-north-west, when the wind is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw"?

It could be a hint that he's temporarily mad, caused by all the pain he's going through. WhiteWolfDief on June 26, Link. Dark angels follow me Over a godless sea Mountains of endless falling, For all my days remaining, waywardtom on May 23, General Comment Ok, sailing as a metaphor.

It's really not an uncommon literary theme. The wanderer, the sea-farer, searching, alone, out on the cold, impersonal seas. It's NOT about sailing. It is about love lost.

Could be a lover that died or merely a relationship that ended which he still longs for. Both interpretations can apply. Well, as long as it isn't taken so literally. No Replies Log in to reply. General Comment i think lordfinx had a fantastic breakdown of the song. To add, regarding the verses: "Sometimes I see your face, The stars seem to lose their place Why must I think of you? He speaks of "why would North be True? Then he mentions when he see's this person's face the stars seem to lose their place, maybe North really isn't truw, as if he loses his focus and where he's going physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually?

Things stop making sense which is a lot of what someone feels when they lose someone whether it's a loss in death or a loss of a love. I just felt numb and empty, as if the joy had been leached out of my life. Eventually, I talked myself into going back to work, and this sombre collection of songs was the result. I became obsessed with my hometown and its history, images of boats and the sea, and my childhood in the shadow of the shipyards.

This musical setting mirrors the lyrical journey the narrator takes, at first filled with quiet reflection on the nautical sights and sounds but eventually tormented and beseeched by both the sea and his memories. As such, reefs of moonshine and seas of silence become Dark angels on a godless sea.

In the closing moments, the barrier that the water provided to protect the narrator from dealing with his issues head-on is eradicated. That the old man can no longer answer him is irrelevant.