This guy is really feeling sorry for himself, but questionable lyrics to one side, the chorus is very catchy and this has a fine production which is more enjoyable than the jangly guitars and whistling on ‘If It’s Love’. These include “the smell of another man’s skin” (I guess she’s playing away from home) and, rather dubiously, having to “suffer in silence” instead of resorting to violence. In the song, a man tells of what he has to endure in his relationship that ostensibly ‘proves’ his love for his partner. This track is all minimal beats and atmospheric synths. But the synth brass in the chorus is more cheesy than cheddar dipped in baked camembert and the rather average chorus rather lets the song down. Co-written by Sting and his longtime guitarist Dominic Miller, this song benefits from a great arrangement with programmed drums and laid back, slightly bluesy guitar phrases in the verses.
LOVE YOU FOR A THOUSAND YEARS LYRICS FULL
The Bridge is full of biblical references (Jonah and the Whale has already been mentioned in ‘Rushing Water’) and none more so than on ‘The Book of Numbers’ which is just a cool way of saying ‘The Bible’. The whistling is a bit annoying, but the song doesn’t outstay its welcome and is over in three minutes. It’s a breezy, fairly lightweight number which performs a similar role to ‘I Can’t Stop Thinking About You’ from 57th and 9th.
‘If It’s Love’ was the first song from The Bridge to be ‘released’ – aka revealed to the listening public. This is an accomplished pop-rock song and although it never threatens the top tier of Sting’s output, it’s a decent opener and offers some hope for The Bridge.
The second ‘single’ from The Bridge, ‘Rushing Water’, has a pleasing Police-like economy, even if Sting’s multi-tracked vocal is somewhat distracting, at least at first. SDE takes a listen to the Japanese deluxe edition of Sting’s 15th studio album and returns a verdict.
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