He deals the cards as a meditation And those he plays never suspect He doesn't play for the money wins He doesn't play for the respect He deals the cards to find the answer The sacred geometry of chance The law of probable outcome The numbers lead a dance
I know that the spades are the swords of soldier I know that the clubs are weapons of war I know that diamonds money for this art But that's not the shape of my heart
He may play the jack of diamonds He may lay the queen of spades may conceal a king in his hand While the memory of it fades
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier I know that the clubs weapons of war I know that diamonds mean money for this art But that's not the shape of my heart That's not the shape, the shape of my heart
And if I told you that loved you You'd maybe think there's something wrong I'm not a man of too faces The mask I wear is one Those who speak know nothing And find out to their cost Like those who curse their luck in too many places And those who fear are
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier I know that the clubs are weapons of war I know that diamonds mean money for this art But that's not the shape of heart That's not the shape of my heart