Invisible Sun
The Police * Track #3 On Ghost in the Machine
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Invisible Sun by The Police
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The PoliceWrited by
StingAbout
Track three of Ghost in the Machine, “Invisible Sun” serves as a sort of commentary on the imprisonment of Irish Republican Army (IRA) members in the infamous H-blocks of Maze Prison, Northern Ireland during The Troubles in 1981. A number of prisoners went on hunger strikes to protest conditions in...
Invisible Sun Lyrics
[Intro]
One, two, three, four, five, six
(Whoa-oh-oh, whoa)
(Whoa-oh-oh, whoa)
(Whoa-oh-oh, whoa)
(Whoa-oh-oh, whoa)
[Verse 1]
I don't wanna spend the rest of my life
Lookin' at the barrel of an Armalite
I don't wanna spend the rest of my days
Keepin' outta trouble like the soldiers say
[Verse 2]
I don't wanna spend my time in hell
Lookin' at the walls of a prison cell
I don't ever wanna play the part
Of a statistic on a government chart
[Chorus]
There has to be an invisible sun
It gives its heat to everyone
There has to be an invisible sun
That gives us hope when the whole day's done
[Verse 3]
It's dark all day and it glows all night
Factory smoke and acetylene light
I face the day with my head caved in
Lookin' like somethin' that the cat brought in
[Chorus]
There has to be an invisible sun
It gives its heat to everyone
There has to be an invisible sun
That gives us hope when the whole day's done
[Guitar Solo]
(Whoa-oh-oh, whoa)
(Whoa-oh-oh, whoa)
[Verse 4]
And they're only gonna change this place
By killin' everybody in the human race
They would kill me for a cigarette
But I don't even wanna die just yet
[Chorus]
There has to be an invisible sun
It gives its heat to everyone
There has to be an invisible sun
That gives us hope when the whole day's done
[Outro]
(Whoa-oh-oh, whoa)
(Whoa-oh-oh, whoa)
(Whoa-oh-oh, whoa)
(Whoa-oh-oh, whoa)
(Whoa-oh-oh, whoa)
(Whoa-oh-oh, whoa)
(Whoa-oh-oh, whoa)
(Whoa-oh-oh, whoa)
(Whoa-oh-oh, whoa)
(Whoa-oh-oh, whoa)
(Whoa-oh-oh, whoa)
Invisible Sun Q&A
Who wrote Invisible Sun's ?
Invisible Sun was written by Sting.
Who produced Invisible Sun's ?
Invisible Sun was produced by Hugh Padgham & The Police.
When did The Police release Invisible Sun?
The Police released Invisible Sun on Fri Sep 25 1981.
What did The Police say about "Invisible Sun"?
Stewart Copeland, The Police’s drummer, felt a more personal connection to the song:
For me, the song was about Beirut, where I’d grown up, which at that point was going up in flames. My hometown was being vilified by the media as a terrorist stronghold, and it was being blasted by bombs and napalm...