he deals the cards as a meditation
and those he plays never suspect
he doesn t play for the money he wins
he doesn t play for respect
he deals the cards to find the answer
the sacred geometry of chance
the hidden law of a probable outcome
the numbers lead a dance
i know that the spades are the swords of a solider
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 my heart
he may play the jack of diamonds
he may lay the queen of spades
he may conceal, a king in his hand
while the memory of it fades
i know that the spades are the swords of a solider
i know that the clubs are weapons of war
i know that diamonds mean money for this art
that s not the shape of my heart
that s not the shape
the shape of my heart
and if i told you that i loved you
you d maybe think there s something wrong
i m not a man of