Escrita por Sting, foi gravada entre dezembro de 1982 a fevereiro de
1983, no estúdio de George Martin, em Montserrat. Foi lançada em 17 de junho de
1983, no disco Synchronicity, o quinto e último disco da banda. Saiu também em
compacto, em agosto de 1983, com Someone to talk como Lado B. Foi produzida
pelo Police e Hugh Padgham. Fala da separação de Sting. Fala de símbolos de dor
e relaciona-os com a alma humana. Chegou ao número 3 no Billboard Hot 100.
Número 17 no Reino Unido. Foi o último top 20 da banda por lá. Chegou ao número
1 no Canadá, número 7 na Irlanda, numero 8 na Venezuela, número 19 na Bélgica,
número 44 na Austrália e número 57 na Alemanha Ocidental. Foi regravada por
Alanis Morissette e Lady Gaga em um dueto com Sting, entre outros artistas. Sting
cantou, fez backing vocals, tocou baixo, piano e sintetizadores. Andy Summers
tocou guitarra. Stewart Copeland tocou bateria, marimba e percussão.
A letra:
There's a little black spot on the sun today
It's the same old thing as yesterday
There's a black hat caught in a high tree top
There's a flag pole rag and the wind won't stop
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running 'round my brain
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain
There's a little black spot on the sun today
(That's my soul up there)
It's the same old thing as yesterday
(That's my soul up there)
There's a black hat caught in a high tree top
(That's my soul up there)
There's a flag pole rag and the wind won't stop
(That's my soul up there)
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running 'round my brain
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain
There's a fossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall
(That's my soul up there)
There's a dead salmon frozen in a waterfall
(That's my soul up there)
There's a blue whale beached by a springtime's ebb
(That's my soul up there)
There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web
(That's my soul up there)
I've stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running 'round my brain
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain
There's a king on a throne with his eyes torn out
There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt
There's a rich man sleeping on a golden bed
There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread
King of pain
There's a red fox torn by a huntsman's pack
(That's my soul up there)
There's a black-winged gull with a broken back
(That's my soul up there)
There's a little black spot on the sun today
It's the same old thing as yesterday
I've stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running 'round my brain
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain
King of pain
King of pain
King of pain
I'll always be king of pain
I'll always be king of pain
I'll always be king of pain
I'll always be king of pain
I'll always be king of pain
I'll always be king of pain
I'll always be king of pain
A versão do Police:
A versão de
Alanis Morissette:
A versão de Lady
Gaga e Sting:
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