Shape of My Heart
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He deals the cards as a meditation
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And those he plays never suspect
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He doesn’t play for the money he wins
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He doesn’t play for respect
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He deals the cards to find the answer
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The
sacred geometry of chance
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The hidden law of a probable outcome
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The numbers lead a dance
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I know that
the spades are swords of a soldier
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I know that
the clubs are weapons of war
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I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that’s
not the shape of my heart
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He may play the jack of diamonds
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He may lay the queen of spades
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He may conceal a king in his hand
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While
the memory of it fades
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I know that
the spades are swords of a soldier
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I know that
the clubs are weapons of war
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I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that’s
not the shape of my heart
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And if I told you that I loved you
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You’d maybe think there’s something wrong
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I’m not a
man of too many faces
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The mask I wear is one
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Those who speak know nothing
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And find out to their cost
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Like those who curse their luck in too many places
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And those who fear are lost
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I know that
the spades are swords of a soldier
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I know that
the clubs are weapons of war
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I know that diamonds mean money for this art
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But that’s
not the shape of my heart
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文句注釋
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sacred geometry of chance
機會或機緣是人所無法掌握,是由上天或神祇所控制的,因此是神聖(sacred)。而福、禍等機緣之間的曲折連結正如同各種幾何形狀的線條,因此形容機緣發生為幾何學。
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The numbers lead a dance
如同牌局中都是數字操控一切,人生也是如此,好像數字引導人在跳舞。有人斤斤計較名次高低,薪水多寡,不都是數字?有人相信生辰八字、黃道吉日不也是數字?
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the spades are swords of a soldier
鏟子(spade)正好是撲克牌中黑桃的形狀,同時也是士兵的劍的樣子。
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the clubs are weapons of war
棍棒(club) 是撲克牌黑梅花的名稱,也是戰爭中互相打擊殺戮的武器之一(當然是早期戰爭)
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not the shape of my heart
這個雙關語是說:1、那三種花色都不是我手上握有的牌色,我拿的是紅心(heart);2、那三中東西都不是我喜歡或認可的東西,不是我的心意(我的心不是長得像那些戰爭與錢財的東西的樣子)
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man of too many faces
善於說謊作假的人
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the memory of it fades
久了就逐漸忘了自己手中握有王牌(通常只有淡淡名利的人才會如此)。
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