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“Spirits In The Material World” was an internationally successful single, reaching the top 10 in Germany and The Netherlands, and #12 in the UK charts & #11 in the US in early 1982.
Sting told NME in 1981:
‘Spirits In The Material World’ says there’s no political solution to what’s happening t...
[Verse 1]
There is no political solution
To our troubled evolution
Have no faith in constitution
There is no bloody revolution
[Chorus]
We are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
We are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
[Verse 2]
Our so-called leaders speak
With words they try to jail you
They subjugate the meek
But it's the rhetoric of failure
[Chorus]
We are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
We are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
[Verse 3]
Where does the answer lie?
Living from day to day
If it's something we can't buy
There must be another way
[Chorus]
We are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
We are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
We are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
We are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
Spirits in the Material World was written by Sting.
Spirits in the Material World was produced by The Police & Hugh Padgham.
The Police released Spirits in the Material World on Fri Oct 02 1981.
In the book Lyrics By Sting, he explained:
I thought that while political progress is clearly important in resolving conflict around the world, there are spiritual (as opposed to religious) aspects of our recovery that also need to be addressed. I suppose by ‘spiritual’ I mean the ability to see t...