Shape of my heart

He deals the cards as a meditation
and those he plays
never suspect

he doesn't play for the money he wins
he doesn't play for respect

he deals the cards to find the answer
a sacred geometry of chance
the hidden law of a probable outcome
the numbers need a dance

I know that the spades
are swords of the soldier
I know that clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds
mean money for this art
but that's not the shape of my heart

~Sting