This song saved my life in 1993 during a difficult childbirth. At the last minute (when I felt like giving up), this song randomly came into my mind with images from this video. I still get chills when I listen to the song or watch the video, 28 years later. Thank you, Sting, for the incredible music. God Bless!
LYRICS (YEAR 1993): You could say I lost my faith in science and progress You could say I lost my belief in the holy Church You could say I lost my sense of direction You could say all of this and worse, but If I ever lose my faith in you There'd be nothing left for me to do Some would say I was a lost man in a lost world You could say I lost my faith in the people on TV You could say I'd lost my belief in our politicians They all seemed like game show hosts to me If I ever lose my faith in you There'd be nothing left for me to do I could be lost inside their lies without a trace But every time I close my eyes I see your face I never saw no miracle of science That didn't go from a blessing to a curse I never saw no military solution That didn't always end up as something worse, but Let me say this first If I ever lose my faith in you There'd be nothing left for me to do
When I was a kid, I peeled the label off of a bottle of Sprite I was drinking, because it has a contest that you could win a free cd if you had the winning label. I actually ended up winning and this album was one of the possible prizes you can request. I chose the album because I really liked this song. After all these years, still do.
I'd be honored if some Sting fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal TH-cam performances of ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK and WHY SHOULD I CRY FOR YOU in tribute to the master of lyricism and composition. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Peace and stay safe in the '020s.
This song was my college ode to myself, it kept me motivated when all I wanted to do was give up. It got me through undergrad and grad school...I'm now 11 years into my career as a pediatric physical therapist. Thank you, Sting! ❤
God will bring you through all your hardships and disappointments All you need is Faith in God others don't matter just God for we must return to him. He is the only one who truly loves you
Amen... I woke up this morning thinking about how I would rather the simple life, don't need the fancy cars, luxury home, or multiple shoes of fashion... would search all over just to find that one pair that I choose & love over again and again. Lol. Then while lying in my bed, I said to God - But if I ever Lose my faith in You... I would have nothing. 🙏🏾 Instantly, i remembered this song and searched for it. (Haven't heard this song in more than 20 years) 💜 ➡ To be honest, instantly the song played in my head... Once I said those words unto the Lord.
Only God matters--that already sounds like a cult message. "He is the only one who truly loves you." Yes, definitely a cult message. You need to work on it, this sounds really creepy and it's so misplaced given the nature of THIS song. Tone deaf and lame. Brutal.
@@cmlady0437 LOL If only you knew what the song was really about instead of just hearing the word Faith and thinking it's religiously oriented. No, the song even talks about losing faith in religion because of all the hypocrisy and nonsense. You're ascribing meaning to a song that is opposite to its intention. The real connections are with real people, not fairy tales. Touch grass, get back to the earth, live in our reality, not in spite of it.
@@JM-db8ez I get what you mean... Even so, it's not being delusional; but rather focused. For Example: Artist Name - Musiq Soulchild Song Name - Love Although the Lyrics speak of the music artist experience on Love through the ups & Downs of life.... Some may relate to the song regarding someone special in their life that showed them Love and yet the song always reminds me of God's Love. Call me delusional or a fanatic, but God is Love... and I get to see His Love in those around me and some people that cross my path in Life. It's not cultish when you choose to walk in Love... and believe God in everything I do and say according to His word & Will for my life. 🙏🏾
This summer, my parents and I took a trip to Arizona. My dad played this in our rental car while we were driving through the highway in Sedona surrounded by the reddish mountains. Seeing the size of them up close as the noon sun was shining bright with big, white clouds in a rich, blue sky when the chorus peaked...man, that was a moment right there.
@@Rachael121 Yeah, and it is. We stayed in Phoenix, Sedona, and Flagstaff all in one week and visited the Grand Canyon one of the days; the pictures just don't reveal the depth of actually seeing it in person. It's a sight to see, for sure
Sting has written a lot of great songs during his solo career but for me, as a 40+ year long fan of both Sting and The Police, 'If I Ever Lose My Faith In You.' is his signature song. I'm no expert on music but it surely has to be one of the best Pop songs ever written - with an absolutely killer bridge that ignites my senses every time I hear it. It also has an epic sound that can fool you into thinking that it was recorded with a full orchestra!
Yes, it’s a beautiful song, but who cares who is listening to it in _____year? Just listen to it and stop baiting people with how many votes you can get under your comment. That “who is listening in such-and-such year?” thing is a tired, worn out question.
These lyrics are amazing. Sting was brilliant here. For me, this speaks of faith in God. If I ever lost my faith in God there would be nothing left for me to do. I literally could not go on, and that is the truth. These lyrics have captured my truth.
You've totally missed the meaning of the song due to your religious hysteria (sorry, vehement Atheist). The line, "you could say I lost my belief in the holy church." He professes that he has lost his faith in everything, including god. So, if he loses his faith in his love, he has nothing left to lose, because that's the ONLY thing he still believes in. It's a love song and religious faith is used to conjure "blind faith" in this instance, not for god, but for his love.
@@rasoodocks880 He said Holy church not God. The video is pretty self explanatory alot of hidden messages if you watch close. He also showed disdain in his lyrics about everything in this world including relationships. I think its about God.
@@stephenvalastro5678 and where else but the holy church speaks of a Devine creator of the universe that just happens to be intimately connected to us humans above all else??!?!?! You really buy that story? The church is the only institution that mentions God. The world has moved on, 18th century stories don't fly anymore.
I prefer him with Andy and Stewart think they meshed really well together but him solo almost as good could still hear the police in what he did utterly brilliant but just a bit different imo
I sometimes play this song 🎧 to motivate myself because the only person I could count on was just me. Even family can let you down. But not music. This song and a few others were my anthems to keep going through school, through infantry school, Iraq/Afghanistan, divorce, thoughts of ending it all, and even through raising my son alone. It’s a very endearing song for me. It holds its value and meaning decades later.
I just watched a recent replay of SNL with Bill Murray hosting and Sting as musical guest performing this song. Sting was only 41 at the time (Feb 1993)
God I love this song to death. When I first heard it in 93 I went absolutely bonkers. There's something about Sting and his style of singing combine that with the beat and you got a recipe for a master piece.
totally agree I was 16 at the time this song came out i kept playing it constantly I drove my parents and sister crazy with this song. I love it a lot childhood song of mine oh the memories
Yes, yes. I was in a laundromat once and this was playing on the television overhead. It must have been MTV. But the combination of the incredible music and the visuals put me in such a focused state of mind that I completely forgot I was in a laundromat.
"The song is in two distinct parts. The first part is about the things I've lost faith in. It's quite easy to be precise about the things I've lost faith in - politics, media, science, technology, the things that everybody has, and yet I along with most other people have a great deal of hope, and a feeling that things will and can get better. So what do we place our faith in I can't define that as easily as I can define what I don't believe in anymore. So I haven't defined it, I've just said if I ever lose my faith in you, and "You" could be my producer, it could be faith in God, it could be faith in myself, or it could be faith in romantic love. It could be all of those things, I don't define it. I think it's important not to define it, because once you can define something it evaporates. I think it's important in this day and age when we are dictated to by music television what a particular song is about, that the old ambiguity that songs had can be retained." Sting was a schoolteacher for three years. During this time, he played in bands nights and weekends. His real name is Gordon Sumner. Concurring anecdotes have it that he got his stage name from a yellow-and-black-striped sweater he wore while playing jazz gigs during his early days in Cramlington, England, which made him look like a bumble bee. One bandleader started calling him "Sting" and it stuck. Sting has six children: two with his first wife, Frances Tomelty, four with his next wife, Trudie Styler.
Thank you so Much for the background info on Sting & your explanation of the song is pretty close to what I thought back in the day. I've always LOVED this song & Sting, sometimes this song makes me cry 🥰. Love & Light 🤗
Yeah, I've read this interview quote before. The statement that stands out to me is this: "Once you can define something, it evaporates." Um, what? I think Sting knows exactly what he meant by "you" and doesn't want to reveal it because it will alienate those who interpret the song differently.
I'd be honored if some Sting fans would give a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal YT performances of IF I EVER LOSE MY FAITH IN YOU and WHY SHOULD I CRY FOR YOU in tribute to these 2 great albums. Live acoustic with no autotune. Peace & stay safe.
Wake up everybody. It s not about faith in yourself. It s about faith in GOD. He s your source. Without Him we re nothing. With him we re all the great things He made us to be. Just quit messing around and plug in to your source.
Ugh I just LOVE this era of music, the early 90's. You could hear a bit of the 80's but still hear and see distinct sound of the 90's. And this message is so genuine.
Con artistas como Sting nunca perderé la fé en la música. La letra de esta cancion es una auténtica maravilla del realismo social. Se puede perder la fé en muchas cosas pero en lo auténtico nunca.
This video is steeped in the esoteric symbolism and archetypes of the tarot. If you know, you know. Not only a phenomenal piece of songwriting and composition, it is multi-layered with the resonance of the video imagery. Absolute legend. ❤️
I think these poetic lyrics describe how trust is the most is the most important thing in a relationship and if that's gone, the relationship is over. I especially love the line "every time I close my eyes I see your face" as it describes how you feel someone you love in "inside" your soul. Musically it's too. It's a magical song.
Agreed. He wrote it about his wife. The world could go insane with lies and manipulation and deception all around him, but as long as he can trust her, he'll be OK. Amazing that the lyrics are even more true today (2024) than they were in 1993.
... I woke up this morning thinking about how I would rather the simple life, don't need the fancy cars, luxury home, or multiple shoes of fashion... would search all over just to find that one pair that I choose & love over again and again. Lol. Then while lying in my bed, I said to God - But if I ever Lose my faith in You... I would have nothing. 🙏🏾 Instantly, i remembered this song and searched for it. (Haven't heard this song in more than 20 years) 💜 ➡ To be honest, instantly the song played in my head... Once I said those words unto the Lord.
Sting is warning, for what we are trusting now, it is realy or a fantansy: we need to query our selfs about that; one thing that we can trust for sure, it is to be certain, which we can trust in GOD; any men or women can fail, but Him does not fail: this is true!
I always loved the song but I especially loved (and still love) the imagery in the music video. There’s just something about it that makes me feel like I’ve been brought back to a time when everything has a mix of faith, magic and wonder.
Not to lose your Faith in Yourself..is to be Truly in the God Source. This song says that to me..after experiences of those trying to take away my sense of self. A very important song, thank you Sting❤
I heard this in CVS the other night. I thought the song was perfect for a late night cvs shopping visit. Nothing like hearing sting belt out high notes while strolling through the oral anesthetic isle 10 minutes before the store closes
I remember seeing this music video when I was a kid with my father and he told me that he wouldn't ever lose his faith in me. It didn't mean much at the time but its something I think about often now. I always liked this song.
Yes indeed, the cord progression is very well orchestrated in this gifted song. Gives me goosebumps and a couple of joyful tears. Without Jesus we become lost.
I was eleven when this album came out. This single is still easily one of the most recognizable songs ever. I can hear any snippet for just a second and I'm immediately transmitted to 6th grade all over again.
Hard to believe this masterpiece never went to #1 on either the Pop (Top 40) or Adult Contemporary charts. March-April 1993. Best it ever did was #5 on both charts. If it were released today (2021), I don't think it would get any radio airplay at all. That's how much music has changed in 28 years.
...tu me rends heureux chaque jour et chaque nuit que Dieu fait ma sœur d'âme SUZANN'A..tes larmes sont remplis de bonheur et d'amour que ton corps fait évaporer par sa chaleur intense...tu es adorable et unique dans mon cœur ma belle et douce SUZON...💦🔥❤️😘💋💞👩❤️👨👫🙏🏻🧚🪽🕊😇🫶🫶🫶💖💖💖
Thank you Sting. This is my song for my Mother, whose health is declining. There is no more pure love than that of a child for her Mother. Your songs are rich in lyrics and love. I thank you for your almost endless beautiful lyrics.
A peasant was born and rose to be a King. A song who knew no sin and became sin and suffered the wrath of God for all of us. Even if this Savior's tale is untrue, no matter. It still rings true for everyone.
"I could be lost inside their lies without a trace. But everytime I close my eyes, I see Your Face" "If I ever loose my faith in You, there'd be nothing left for me to do". JESUS CHRIST HAS RAISEN!
A couple of months ago, I use to like only The Police's songs, and I hadn't given to myself the chance of listening to Sting's ones as a solo artist. However, in a sunny Sunday afternoon, l listen to this song on the radio while driving, and it caught me since the first seconds. The mix of the arrangements and the lyrics was so beautiful that even made me cry. Then, I began listening to Sting's solo songs, and I recently had the chance to see him playing on live in my own country, Mexico 😆. Sting hadn't come to Mexico in several years, so I was present in a unique venue. I'm amazed to get caught by Sting's solo songs just before he came back to Mexico. I think it's not simple coincidence.
Without jesus, we are nothing
Jesus isn't real.
Thirty years later, music fans still have faith in Sting!
Hi I Recommend a song called 'The Bond Villain' by Robert Nix
Not me genuinely thinking you said twenty at first and saying, “Wow, it’s already been twenty years!” 💀
@@flyingalienqueen It has actually been thirty years since that song came out.
This song takes me to another world!
Yeah
This song saved my life in 1993 during a difficult childbirth. At the last minute (when I felt like giving up), this song randomly came into my mind with images from this video. I still get chills when I listen to the song or watch the video, 28 years later. Thank you, Sting, for the incredible music. God Bless!
Yeah she's a beautiful piece Sting
So that child is now grown. Nice!!
I remember enjoying this song 30 years ago too. My son turns 30 this August
@@diannamoses6858 Happy early 30th birthday to your son. My daughter turned 30 in May. :)
Wow x
LYRICS (YEAR 1993):
You could say I lost my faith in science and progress
You could say I lost my belief in the holy Church
You could say I lost my sense of direction
You could say all of this and worse, but
If I ever lose my faith in you
There'd be nothing left for me to do
Some would say I was a lost man in a lost world
You could say I lost my faith in the people on TV
You could say I'd lost my belief in our politicians
They all seemed like game show hosts to me
If I ever lose my faith in you
There'd be nothing left for me to do
I could be lost inside their lies without a trace
But every time I close my eyes I see your face
I never saw no miracle of science
That didn't go from a blessing to a curse
I never saw no military solution
That didn't always end up as something worse, but
Let me say this first
If I ever lose my faith in you
There'd be nothing left for me to do
no need to repeat the entire song lyric a ###hole. Try a little original reply.
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Psalm 83:18
Thanks i needed that. The lyrics i make up are atrocious
1993 this song is a masterpiece
2021 this song is a masterpiece
+1yr later (& many more 🔥👍)
Thats right 2022
@@silberiax6692 = That's right 👏
2022 SAYS HI
@@nickycotton6137 Sting
When I was a kid, I peeled the label off of a bottle of Sprite I was drinking, because it has a contest that you could win a free cd if you had the winning label. I actually ended up winning and this album was one of the possible prizes you can request. I chose the album because I really liked this song. After all these years, still do.
Sting Love The 1990's
Keep it forever
It would seem that you were meant to have that album. For whatever reason only you can know.
I love this song too
I always saw this song as Sting’s way of giving up man’s ways and adopting Yahweh’s ways. The Father being his Rock.
this song is from another dimension
Hmm...3.2 or perhaps 5.2 spiritual dimension... it cant seem to pin it down.
I'd be honored if some Sting fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal TH-cam performances of ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK and WHY SHOULD I CRY FOR YOU in tribute to the master of lyricism and composition. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Peace and stay safe in the '020s.
It's mai song
yes and he knew back then!!!
Exactly!! My imagination sets free❤
This is NOT a song, is a Masterpiece .
An eternal, despair destroying, song that floats in the Musical Unseen Realm forever and ever and ever and.....
@1Loyal King Sting
Starship trooper is a masterpiece. This is just a good pop song.
Agreed 💯 %
If I Owned a Museum - I would craft Some Sort of Art Piece using Just This Song - and Hang it on the wall - prominently placed.
LOL...that's ridiculous. It's a mediocre pop song.
This song was my college ode to myself, it kept me motivated when all I wanted to do was give up. It got me through undergrad and grad school...I'm now 11 years into my career as a pediatric physical therapist. Thank you, Sting! ❤
May God bless u and ur patients!!
Jan 11, 2011
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Sting helped me mend people's feet; i've heard it all now
STING IS KING
fact
God will bring you through all your hardships and disappointments All you need is Faith in God others don't matter just God for we must return to him. He is the only one who truly loves you
Amen... I woke up this morning thinking about how I would rather the simple life, don't need the fancy cars, luxury home, or multiple shoes of fashion... would search all over just to find that one pair that I choose & love over again and again. Lol.
Then while lying in my bed, I said to God - But if I ever Lose my faith in You... I would have nothing. 🙏🏾
Instantly, i remembered this song and searched for it. (Haven't heard this song in more than 20 years) 💜
➡ To be honest, instantly the song played in my head... Once I said those words unto the Lord.
Only God matters--that already sounds like a cult message. "He is the only one who truly loves you." Yes, definitely a cult message. You need to work on it, this sounds really creepy and it's so misplaced given the nature of THIS song. Tone deaf and lame. Brutal.
@@cmlady0437 LOL If only you knew what the song was really about instead of just hearing the word Faith and thinking it's religiously oriented. No, the song even talks about losing faith in religion because of all the hypocrisy and nonsense. You're ascribing meaning to a song that is opposite to its intention. The real connections are with real people, not fairy tales. Touch grass, get back to the earth, live in our reality, not in spite of it.
@@JM-db8ez
I get what you mean... Even so, it's not being delusional; but rather focused.
For Example:
Artist Name - Musiq Soulchild
Song Name - Love
Although the Lyrics speak of the music artist experience on Love through the ups & Downs of life.... Some may relate to the song regarding someone special in their life that showed them Love and yet the song always reminds me of God's Love.
Call me delusional or a fanatic, but God is Love... and I get to see His Love in those around me and some people that cross my path in Life. It's not cultish when you choose to walk in Love... and believe God in everything I do and say according to His word & Will for my life. 🙏🏾
@@JM-db8ez
These people are incredible.
The chord progression on the chorus and the epic vocal delivery still send shivers down my spine 30 years later.
Hi I Recommend a song called 'The Bond Villain' by Robert Nix
Whoa that’s deep😮
It does happen to me!!
Definitely to me too! @deceiver9063 the words I couldn't form
❤❤❤
This summer, my parents and I took a trip to Arizona. My dad played this in our rental car while we were driving through the highway in Sedona surrounded by the reddish mountains.
Seeing the size of them up close as the noon sun was shining bright with big, white clouds in a rich, blue sky when the chorus peaked...man, that was a moment right there.
What a beautiful memory for you to always keep 🙏 I really want to visit Sedona, looks beautiful
@@Rachael121 Yeah, and it is. We stayed in Phoenix, Sedona, and Flagstaff all in one week and visited the Grand Canyon one of the days; the pictures just don't reveal the depth of actually seeing it in person. It's a sight to see, for sure
Yes man!!! Awesome!
@@georgejamestaylor7572 Indeed!
it's amazing how music can help us capture moments and never let them go.
“If I ever lose my faith in you, there’d be nothing left for me to do…”
Goosebumps.
"Who shall we go away to?"
Jesus, let me never lose my faith in You.
...can anyone be absolutely certain that they are speaking with Jesus,...or do they just "believe" that they are?
How could U ?
That is why they call it faith my friend ✝️😇
@@k.robert6279 You could I say I lost my belief in the holy church… lost my faith in religion.
@@k.robert6279
"No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says. He is always convinced that it says what he means." -George Bernard Shaw
The man’s is a brilliant and gifted song writer . I’m awed by his talent .
"You could say I lost my belief in our politicians. They all seem like game show hosts to me." I always liked that lyric.
So true. And sting is a genius.
Took the words outta my mouth!!!
Underworld Films Yes he is one of the few with extreme musical ability.
Very meaningful lyric.
thank you.
Sting has written a lot of great songs during his solo career but for me, as a 40+ year long fan of both Sting and The Police, 'If I Ever Lose My Faith In You.' is his signature song. I'm no expert on music but it surely has to be one of the best Pop songs ever written - with an absolutely killer bridge that ignites my senses every time I hear it. It also has an epic sound that can fool you into thinking that it was recorded with a full orchestra!
He is very good songwriter,and singer. Rob Leake
always loved the chord changes in this song, sting really is a master songwriter
Me too always loved the chord changes as well!
good suspension 2s!
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Sting is one of my absolute favorites. I love his intelligence & brilliance as a songwriter.
If only they made music like this now….
@@smartblond6 “The night the old Nostalgia burned down…” - Kurt J. Vonnegut, Jr. Oops!
Ren.
Who is listening to this in 2023. What a beautiful song whenever I feel darkness in my life and fighting demons this song lift me back up
2024
Yes, it’s a beautiful song, but who cares who is listening to it in _____year? Just listen to it and stop baiting people with how many votes you can get under your comment. That “who is listening in such-and-such year?” thing is a tired, worn out question.
Me from Argentina
These lyrics are amazing. Sting was brilliant here. For me, this speaks of faith in God. If I ever lost my faith in God there would be nothing left for me to do. I literally could not go on, and that is the truth. These lyrics have captured my truth.
My thoughts exactly
@@stephenvalastro5678 sweet Music
You've totally missed the meaning of the song due to your religious hysteria (sorry, vehement Atheist). The line, "you could say I lost my belief in the holy church." He professes that he has lost his faith in everything, including god. So, if he loses his faith in his love, he has nothing left to lose, because that's the ONLY thing he still believes in. It's a love song and religious faith is used to conjure "blind faith" in this instance, not for god, but for his love.
@@rasoodocks880
He said Holy church not God.
The video is pretty self explanatory alot of hidden messages if you watch close.
He also showed disdain in his lyrics about everything in this world including relationships.
I think its about God.
@@stephenvalastro5678 and where else but the holy church speaks of a Devine creator of the universe that just happens to be intimately connected to us humans above all else??!?!?! You really buy that story? The church is the only institution that mentions God. The world has moved on, 18th century stories don't fly anymore.
Sting is one of the most talented musicians of the last 50 years. He was good in The Police but he reached his potential just as Sting.
So very true.
I prefer him with Andy and Stewart think they meshed really well together but him solo almost as good could still hear the police in what he did utterly brilliant but just a bit different imo
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Sting Love The 1993
Indeed
perfection even now.
I sometimes play this song 🎧 to motivate myself because the only person I could count on was just me.
Even family can let you down. But not music. This song and a few others were my anthems to keep going through school, through infantry school, Iraq/Afghanistan, divorce, thoughts of ending it all, and even through raising my son alone. It’s a very endearing song for me. It holds its value and meaning decades later.
I'm so in love with this song loved the police and sting
You got that right
Brave man ! Sweet too. My respect to you.
A truly motivation song in the deepest of times.
100% correct about music! Thank you for your service, and keep pushing on!
About 30 years old and this song is still beautiful . A really pleasure to listen
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why should it stop being beautiful after 1000 years?
I can listen to this song over and over. In 2024.
❤ let's do it 😄
I do
I do. For years ! What a vid and song.
Pray for democracy in ROMANIA, GEORGIA and MOlDAVIA!
Що таке інтернет?. Проте мене?
💞 Peace & Life Everlasting with Jesus 💞
💞 Pray for guidance and wait Patiently 💞
"They all seem like game show hosts to me" hits different.
Sounds a lot like our current politicians, doesn’t it?
Believe he's talking about the savior, the son of David. The first and the last. The Alpha and the Omega . Sweet amazing messiah Jesus Christ 🙏
He's actually talking about the opposite, but whatever floats your boat, baby.
he most definitely is not.
27 years after this song was released and it's still beautiful and I love listening.
I just watched a recent replay of SNL with Bill Murray hosting and Sting as musical guest performing this song. Sting was only 41 at the time (Feb 1993)
Love it.
#BLM2020
I made it, and he is in Jail, wd guys..!!
So true Claudio 😊
You’ve just made me feel very old with your comment 😂. Can’t believe it was 27 years ago, where has the time gone !.
A hell of a songwriter, capo.
Man, I LOVE this song. I love you STING!!
The chord progression is so unique and ingenious. A song from my childhood; it's so much fun transcribing it to rediscover its greatness.
Yes!
it really is an awesome chord progression
@@michaelscott4853 Sting
Check out Luther Vandross' "Believe In The Power of Love" another song with a beautiful unique chord progression with a climax at the end.
I just learned how to play this song. Yes the chord progressions are truly awesome and moving!
God I love this song to death. When I first heard it in 93 I went absolutely bonkers. There's something about Sting and his style of singing combine that with the beat and you got a recipe for a master piece.
totally agree I was 16 at the time this song came out i kept playing it constantly I drove my parents and sister crazy with this song. I love it a lot childhood song of mine oh the memories
💪🔥🔥🔥🔥🏆
Yes, yes. I was in a laundromat once and this was playing on the television overhead. It must have been MTV. But the combination of the incredible music and the visuals put me in such a focused state of mind that I completely forgot I was in a laundromat.
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Absolutely love this song ❤❤❤❤
I’m 41 is it normal that I should like this song?
Yep, means you've got great taste like the rest of us, haha.
Totally normal, it´s not only the music, it´s also the message that attracts us to Sting´s music!
❤ it's a good thing!!!
Sensible yes
I love it now at 44 and I'll still love it until the day I die.
Then I'll keep loving it afterward!!!!
"The song is in two distinct parts. The first part is about the things I've lost faith in. It's quite easy to be precise about the things I've lost faith in - politics, media, science, technology, the things that everybody has, and yet I along with most other people have a great deal of hope, and a feeling that things will and can get better. So what do we place our faith in I can't define that as easily as I can define what I don't believe in anymore. So I haven't defined it, I've just said if I ever lose my faith in you, and "You" could be my producer, it could be faith in God, it could be faith in myself, or it could be faith in romantic love. It could be all of those things, I don't define it. I think it's important not to define it, because once you can define something it evaporates. I think it's important in this day and age when we are dictated to by music television what a particular song is about, that the old ambiguity that songs had can be retained."
Sting was a schoolteacher for three years. During this time, he played in bands nights and weekends.
His real name is Gordon Sumner. Concurring anecdotes have it that he got his stage name from a yellow-and-black-striped sweater he wore while playing jazz gigs during his early days in Cramlington, England, which made him look like a bumble bee. One bandleader started calling him "Sting" and it stuck. Sting has six children: two with his first wife, Frances Tomelty, four with his next wife, Trudie Styler.
Thank you so Much for the background info on Sting & your explanation of the song is pretty close to what I thought back in the day. I've always LOVED this song & Sting, sometimes this song makes me cry 🥰. Love & Light 🤗
Yeah, I've read this interview quote before. The statement that stands out to me is this: "Once you can define something, it evaporates." Um, what? I think Sting knows exactly what he meant by "you" and doesn't want to reveal it because it will alienate those who interpret the song differently.
Back when musicians actually tried with their music videos.
Freddie Mercy’s voice was dynamic ❤❤❤❤
This is 2023 and this song is thirty years old!
Unbelievable. A timeless classic
I'd be honored if some Sting fans would give a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal YT performances of IF I EVER LOSE MY FAITH IN YOU and WHY SHOULD I CRY FOR YOU in tribute to these 2 great albums. Live acoustic with no autotune. Peace & stay safe.
God is pleased by this song.
Always wondered if he was a believer...
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❤ oh yes I believe he is !!!
How do you know? Doyou have a direct line to God?
Gods are a myth.
Thirty years later and this song still stands the test of time. A classic.
Hi I Recommend a song called 'The Bond Villain' by Robert Nix
@@redskies4530 I'll give it a listen.
Wake up everybody. It s not about faith in yourself. It s about faith in GOD. He s your source. Without Him we re nothing. With him we re all the great things He made us to be. Just quit messing around and plug in to your source.
Quite possibly the best mixed and engineered song EVER. Never fails to give me goosebumps...
I always liked Sting. Grew up and 20 year later I think I have a crush on him and love this song, even more. Awesome song...
Ugh I just LOVE this era of music, the early 90's. You could hear a bit of the 80's but still hear and see distinct sound of the 90's. And this message is so genuine.
yes so true
Yes!
Very good definition mrm64.
Jarski J. I'm somewhat of a music nerd so I try, lol! Thanks~
same here, some of this music made so much sense
I will never lose faith in real music like this making a comeback one day.
This,,,,, Humanity's most critical loss---faith in our Saviour
I don't think you've got the song mate
@@davlufc83Lol
Suggest you pay more attention to the lyrics to this and other songs on the album "Ten Summoners Tales".
Religion is a plague on humanity.
Nope. Not everyone is delusional
Con artistas como Sting nunca perderé la fé en la música. La letra de esta cancion es una auténtica maravilla del realismo social. Se puede perder la fé en muchas cosas pero en lo auténtico nunca.
Completamente cierto estimado amigo.
Think of it as a hymn. Then listen. Yes?
Been in love with this song since 93. Never gets old. The changing of the chord is absolutely spectacular. And now on with the countdown.
1993…..God it seems so long ago now.I was only 13 yrs old….
@@Enigma37_520 seems like a lifetime ago
@@Enigma37_520 Sting
W 1993 kiedy Mtv to było prawdziwe Mtv ,ten utwór był brylantem wśród diamentów, wspomnienia...muzyka wiecznie młoda
Sting
When music was still made by people who could play and sing for real....
This video is steeped in the esoteric symbolism and archetypes of the tarot. If you know, you know. Not only a phenomenal piece of songwriting and composition, it is multi-layered with the resonance of the video imagery. Absolute legend. ❤️
This song hits different with all the craziness thats happening in the world.
Sting Ten Summoner's Tales 1993
Sting Love The 90's
Sting Love The 1990's
Sting Love The 1993
how do u work that out?
I remember this, sitting with a friend and it was so deep and sad...but brought us closer somehow.....minds unspoken, beautiful!! I will carry you...
If I ever lost my faith In JESUS CHRIST, I don't know what else I would do?
...absolutes are an illusion, can one really loose something that they never had??
I think these poetic lyrics describe how trust is the most is the most important thing in a relationship and if that's gone, the relationship is over. I especially love the line "every time I close my eyes I see your face" as it describes how you feel someone you love in "inside" your soul. Musically it's too. It's a magical song.
é realmente uma música mágica. você tem razão. aliás, como quase todas dele
Agreed. He wrote it about his wife. The world could go insane with lies and manipulation and deception all around him, but as long as he can trust her, he'll be OK. Amazing that the lyrics are even more true today (2024) than they were in 1993.
I think faith is the most important even more than trust. You need faith that you can trust someone if they screw up.
despite whatever folks think of Sting, the guy had a knack for writing great pop tunes, and unfortunately that torch has not been passed down.
1993
I can Never lose my Faith in You, JESUS❤🔥
This song will stand the test of time. They don’t make them like this anymore.
Jesus my Savior King, my Love if I lose my faith in you there is nothing left to do.
... I woke up this morning thinking about how I would rather the simple life, don't need the fancy cars, luxury home, or multiple shoes of fashion... would search all over just to find that one pair that I choose & love over again and again. Lol.
Then while lying in my bed, I said to God - But if I ever Lose my faith in You... I would have nothing. 🙏🏾
Instantly, i remembered this song and searched for it. (Haven't heard this song in more than 20 years) 💜
➡ To be honest, instantly the song played in my head... Once I said those words unto the Lord.
He’s absolutely brilliant and exquisitely talented! What a combo!
I could be lost inside their lies? True story
The relevance is too much. A genius in his craft
Sting is warning, for what we are trusting now, it is realy or a fantansy: we need to query our selfs about that; one thing that we can trust for sure, it is to be certain, which we can trust in GOD; any men or women can fail, but Him does not fail: this is true!
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Actually I think he’s just singing about his wife. This is not a Christian song, the lyrics make that pretty clear.
Will never get tired of this song ❤
Sting
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When a work of musical art is tagged 'timeless' the listener can be assured of its authenticity - this tune is indeed 'timeless'!
oh WOW!! What an absolutely INCREDIBLE song this is by Sting! This song has just TOTALLY blown me away now......... 😢
I always loved the song but I especially loved (and still love) the imagery in the music video. There’s just something about it that makes me feel like I’ve been brought back to a time when everything has a mix of faith, magic and wonder.
"....But every time I close my eyes, I see your face "
+rosella corongiu ღ My favorite line in the song
Sting Ten Summoner's Tales 1993
Sting Love The 1990's
Jesus face ❤
There'd be absolutely nothing left for me to do if I ever lost my faith in my Lord and Savior....
Without Sting the music world is nothing 😘
Sting
OKAY
not true, you've lost faith
Who's listening to this song in 2024? ❤
Me
Me
I am after hearing it in a store early in the year.
This song has been my earworm for two delightful days, so I'm definitely listening! Peace
You could say I lost my faith in science and progress.
Songs of the 90s are ageless, it can still surpass the songs of the new generations.❤
Could you imagine a song and video like this made today? I try hard, but ...
❤you are so so right 🎉
Indeed.
Its not really a 90s song per se. Sting couldve recorded this in the 80s or 2000s. Most of his songs are timeless.
the 80s were even better than the 90s, far better...
If someone does not believe in you screw them but never lose faith in yourself.
Another shockingly underrated song from 90's
It's a song that everybody underrated :))
I disagree. I've listened to this song on the radio all the time as a classic. It's a great song Sting is a valued and recognized singer.
@@MCALL99 I've not heard it on the radio for a long time. I sent messages to Absolute Radio requesting this and more of Sting's solo stuff, but no.
Definitely underrated
A great video and a greater song performed by a great artist.
Not to lose your Faith in Yourself..is to be Truly in the God Source. This song says that to me..after experiences of those trying to take away my sense of self. A very important song, thank you Sting❤
I was in the Navy serving in Iceland when this came.. I was young and alone and far from home..this song came to mean a lot to me during that time
I heard this in CVS the other night. I thought the song was perfect for a late night cvs shopping visit. Nothing like hearing sting belt out high notes while strolling through the oral anesthetic isle 10 minutes before the store closes
I remember seeing this music video when I was a kid with my father and he told me that he wouldn't ever lose his faith in me. It didn't mean much at the time but its something I think about often now. I always liked this song.
wow...thats so cool
This song is unique, the chord progression gives me goosebumps
Yes indeed, the cord progression is very well orchestrated in this gifted song. Gives me goosebumps and a couple of joyful tears.
Without Jesus we become lost.
I was eleven when this album came out. This single is still easily one of the most recognizable songs ever. I can hear any snippet for just a second and I'm immediately transmitted to 6th grade all over again.
One of my favourite drum parts ever. This song is exquisite.
He's got such a great voice. This song and Fields of Gold are my two favorite Sting songs.
Same
and Desert Rose!
Sting Love The 1990's
Sting Love The 1993
Try "Fragile" too
This is food for my soul, a piece of my heart. Thank you Sting 💖💕
Joseph Alex food for my soul... That's so true
Hard to believe this masterpiece never went to #1 on either the Pop (Top 40) or Adult Contemporary charts. March-April 1993. Best it ever did was #5 on both charts. If it were released today (2021), I don't think it would get any radio airplay at all. That's how much music has changed in 28 years.
you mean gone downhill
2024.....🎉still amazing
This song has the unique ability to be enjoyed no matter what kind of mood you're in
This is actually very true. I had never noticed till your comment lit that fuse.
I love this song. Sung ad only Sting could. Because he wrote it. Thank you, sir Sting.
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This is my favorite song by him. Sting rocks!
Listen Fields Of Gold...It's even better👌
Still doing it in 2024. The man is a machine.
The Police are GREAT, Sting is AWESOME!!!❤❤❤😊
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que c'est bon de partager tout cela... Avec toi' et oui' je n'ai déjà plus peur... Je me sens déjà protégée... C'est un sentiment fantastique...
😊😅🙏🏻👍👏🫶😃...tu vois, je te l'avais dit...et je serais toujours là pour et avec toi quoiqu'il arrive mon ange 😇 🙏🏻🧚🪽🕊😘💋💞👩❤️👨👫💖💖💖
Je suis profondément touchée' peut-être pour avoir toujours fait front seule' oui ça fait drôle... Dans le ventre... Ça humidifie les yeux ! Aussi
...tu me rends heureux chaque jour et chaque nuit que Dieu fait ma sœur d'âme SUZANN'A..tes larmes sont remplis de bonheur et d'amour que ton corps fait évaporer par sa chaleur intense...tu es adorable et unique dans mon cœur ma belle et douce SUZON...💦🔥❤️😘💋💞👩❤️👨👫🙏🏻🧚🪽🕊😇🫶🫶🫶💖💖💖
Anyone else cry?
No. I always bawl like a baby. I probably always will.
Thank you Sting. This is my song for my Mother, whose health is declining. There is no more pure love than that of a child for her Mother. Your songs are rich in lyrics and love. I thank you for your almost endless beautiful lyrics.
Faith is the key 🔑
how true!@@chrisallaire5433
I love this song and played it every day during dark years. It kept me alive. I found happiness through after the dark years. Thank you Sting.
A peasant was born and rose to be a King. A song who knew no sin and became sin and suffered the wrath of God for all of us. Even if this Savior's tale is untrue, no matter. It still rings true for everyone.
I've listened to this song more than anything else out there. It instantly calms me.
"I could be lost inside their lies without a trace. But everytime I close my eyes, I see Your Face" "If I ever loose my faith in You, there'd be nothing left for me to do".
JESUS CHRIST HAS RAISEN!
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
A couple of months ago, I use to like only The Police's songs, and I hadn't given to myself the chance of listening to Sting's ones as a solo artist. However, in a sunny Sunday afternoon, l listen to this song on the radio while driving, and it caught me since the first seconds. The mix of the arrangements and the lyrics was so beautiful that even made me cry. Then, I began listening to Sting's solo songs, and I recently had the chance to see him playing on live in my own country, Mexico 😆. Sting hadn't come to Mexico in several years, so I was present in a unique venue. I'm amazed to get caught by Sting's solo songs just before he came back to Mexico. I think it's not simple coincidence.
Sting is one of a kind no doubt. You hear that voice and no question you know it's Sting. Only the truly great ones become recognizable like that.