THE POLICE Spirits in the Material World +lyrics

Sting – bass guitar, synthesizer,
lead and backing vocals

Andy Summers – guitar

Stewart Copeland – drums

[kaitlynmcc]

If only the sheeple would wake up to this!

[verulamwalla]

Brilliant lyrics - a reflection of our reality..

[raycoy]

[36] For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Mark 8

[DNAleguillou]

I was the 100 like. The Police was ahead of their time, that's for sure. We are actually spirits in a material world 🌎

[Carmenetta]

These lyrics have never been so apt in these awful times.
I wish UK artists would do more, many are fantastic philanthropists and political activists .
The Police were brilliant that goes without saying ❤

[juansalinas]

Yup hearing this as a child made me a more spiritual person

[TheKinoEye]

Lyrics unlike anything in Pop these days. Thanks Sting. (Thanks Miles Copeland).

[MrBoothaVandross]

Just might be the GREATEST Police song ever!!!!

[andrewblack]

We sure are!! And mine is crushed, personally

[catherinesalierno]

Lyrical geniuses... 🎵 🎶 Musicality flawless

[harryputang]

"Where does the answer lie?" Great lyrics 👍

[johnsurabian]

<3 We Are .... Spirits In The Material World <3

[brianhoffman]

Sting....we are spirit's in the material world..

[carlamiranda]

READ INTO THE WORDS...
THIS IS REALITY. ❤

[TheTumblingDice]

Didn't realize how ahead of their time the Police were

[MarioDS]

Quite strong statements in this song, like in another from them, "Invisible Song". So glad I can finally see what they have been singing the whole time in this song, a little too hush to me. Thought it sounded it be a nice sort of Halloween song, but once I read the lyrics, it turned everything upside down that it has a whole different meaning.

And like others, pretty much kind of what is happening today with different parts of the U.S. government and certain people, and sadly that happens in other countries in the world and been happening for countless years.

Kind of scary that certain songs in the past, especially in the 80s sort of predict these sorts of things. Another example is "Cult of Personality", highly recommended checking the song AND lyrics.

[TryToGuess]

"with words they try to JALE ya" not JAIL. Jale to cause sorrow and hopelessness.

[creates]

The words of politicians subjugate the meek.
It implies that it's not always by force. The words are enough to "jail you"

[fluziladordefluturo]

🇧🇷🇵🇹STING é espiritualista?, ou mesmo espírita estilo kardecista?
🇬🇧Is STING spiritualistic?, or spiritist? in the kardecian mode (ALLAN KARDEC).