As a solo musician and a member of The Police, Sting has received 17 Grammy Awards: he won Song of the Year for "Every Breath You Take", three Brit Awards, including Best British Male Artist in 1994 and Outstanding Contribution in 2002, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, and four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. In 2019, he received a BMI Award for "Every Breath You Take" becoming the most-played song in radio history. In 2002, Sting received the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Police in 2003. In 2000, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for recording. In 2003, Sting received a CBE from Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for services to music. He was made a Kennedy Center Honoree at the White House in 2014 and was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2017.
With The Police, Sting became one of the world's best-selling music artists. Solo and with the Police combined, he has sold over 100 million records. In 2006, Paste ranked him 62nd of the 100 best living songwriters. He was 63rd of VH1's 100 greatest artists of rock, and 80th of Q magazine's 100 greatest musical stars of the 20th century. He has collaborated with other musicians on songs such as "Money for Nothing" with Dire Straits, "Rise & Fall" with Craig David, "All for Love" with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart, "You Will Be My Ain True Love" with Alison Krauss, and introduced the North African music genre raï to Western audiences through the hit song "Desert Rose" with Cheb Mami. In 2018, he released the album 44/876, a collaboration with Jamaican musician Shaggy, which won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 2019.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sting_(musician)
Studio albums
The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985)
...Nothing Like the Sun (1987)
The Soul Cages (1991)
Ten Summoner's Tales (1993)
Mercury Falling (1996)
Brand New Day (1999)
Sacred Love (2003)
Songs from the Labyrinth (2006)
If on a Winter's Night... (2009)
Symphonicities (2010)
The Last Ship (2013)
57th & 9th (2016)
44/876 (2018) (with Shaggy)
My Songs (2019)
The Bridge (2021)
Come Heavy Sleep
Sting Lyrics
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And close up these my weary weeping eyes
Whose spring of tears doth stop my vitall breath
And tears my hart with sorrows sigh swoln cries
Come and posses my tired thoughts worn soul
That living dies, that living dies, that living dies
Till thou on me be stoule
Come and posses my tired thoughts worn soul
That living dies, that living dies, that living dies
Till thou on me be stoule
Come shape of rest and shadow of my end
Allied to death child to his blackfac'd, his blackfac'd night
Come thou and charme these rebels in my breast
Whose waking fancies doe my mind affright
O come sweet sleepe come or I die for ever
Come ere my last, comes come ere my last sleepe comes
Or come, or come never
The lyrics of "Come Heavy Sleep" by Sting and Edin Karamazov speak of a person who is overcome with grief and sorrow, and is seeking solace in the arms of sleep, which is represented as a kind of death that will bring an end to their pain. The opening line, "Come heavy sleep the image of true death" sets the somber tone for the song, and establishes the idea that sleep is a kind of escape from the trials and tribulations of life. The singer is asking for relief from their tears and sorrows, which are causing them physical pain and making it difficult to go on living.
The next two stanzas continue this theme, with the singer pleading for sleep to "possess [their] tired thoughts worn soul," and to keep them in its embrace until they can find some measure of peace. The repeated phrase "that living dies" underscores the idea that sleep is a kind of death, and emphasizes the desire for release that the singer is expressing.
The final stanza brings in additional imagery, referring to sleep as the "shape of rest" and the "shadow of my end." The singer addresses sleep directly, asking it to "charm these rebels in my breast," referring to their troubled thoughts and emotions. The final line, "Or come, or come never," suggests that the singer is willing to give up on life altogether if sleep does not come to their aid.
Line by Line Meaning
Come heavy sleepe the image of true death
Let sleep, which feels like true death, come heavily upon me
And close up these my weary weeping eyes
Close my tired and tear-filled eyes
Whose spring of tears doth stop my vitall breath
My tears are suffocating me and stopping me from breathing
And tears my hart with sorrows sigh swoln cries
My heart is broken by my sorrowful and painful cries
Come and posses my tired thoughts worn soul
Take hold of my exhausted mind and soul
That living dies, that living dies, that living dies
I am dying inside and losing my will to live
Till thou on me be stoule
Until you steal me away with sleep
Come shape of rest and shadow of my end
Come, sleep, the form of rest and the shadow of death that awaits me
Allied to death child to his blackfac'd, his blackfac'd night
Sleep is related to death, like a child to its black-faced mother, the night
Come thou and charme these rebels in my breast
Come and calm the tumultuous emotions in my heart
Whose waking fancies doe my mind affright
My fearful thoughts and worries in waking life trouble me
O come sweet sleepe come or I die for ever
Please come, sweet sleep, or I fear I will die
Come ere my last, comes come ere my last sleepe comes
Come before it is too late, before my last sleep comes
Or come, or come never
Please come, or else I fear I will never find peace
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, PAUL RODRIGUEZ MUSIC LTD.
Written by: GEORGE ARTHUR KENTROS, JOHN DOWLAND, MATS OVE ANDERS OLOFSSON, MIKAEL CARL MARIN, PETER OLOFSSON, TONY BAUER
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Sting's song "Gabriel's Message" is a rendition of the biblical story of the Annunciation, where the angel Gabriel visits Mary to inform her that she is to be the mother of Jesus Christ. The lyrics describe Gabriel's appearance as he descends from heaven with his wings as white as snow and eyes as bright as flames. Upon seeing Mary, Gabriel greets her with the words "All hail, thou lowly maiden Mary, Most highly favored lady," referring to her as a blessed mother and foretelling that her son will be Emmanuel, as prophesized by seers.
Mary's response to Gabriel's message is one of humility and acceptance, as she meekly bows her head and says, "To me be as it pleaseth God," praising and magnifying His holy name. The lyrics are a beautiful interpretation of this pivotal moment in Christian history, showcasing the wonder and awe of Gabriel's visitation, and the steadfast faith and acceptance of Mary's response.
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Thats been good way to learn English, tahnk´s...
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