Be Still My Beating Heart
Sting
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Be still my beating heart It would be better to be cool It's not time to be open just yet A lesson once learned is so hard to forget Be still my beating heart Or I'll be taken for a fool It's not healthy to run at this pace The blood runs so red to my face I've been to every single book I know To soothe the thoughts that plague me so I sink like a stone that's been thrown in the ocean My logic has drowned in a sea of emotion Stop before you start Be still my beating heart Be still my beating heart You must learn to stand your ground It's not healthy to run at this pace The blood runs so red to my face I've been to every single book I know To soothe the thoughts that plague me so Stop before you start Be still my beating heart Never to be wrong Never to make promises that break It's like singing in the wind Or writing on the surface of a lake And I wriggle like a fish caught on dry land Struggle to avoid any help at hand I sink like a stone that's been thrown in the ocean My logic has drowned in a sea of emotion Stop before you start Be still my beating heart
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Written by: GORDON SUMNER
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10 facts about this song
Album Details"Be Still My Beating Heart" is a track from Sting's second studio album called "Nothing Like the Sun," which was released in 1987.
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Song WriterSting, whose real name is Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, was the sole writer of this song.
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Grammy NominationThe song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards in 1989.
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InspirationSting wrote the song after the death of his mother in 1986, expressing his feelings of love and loss.
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Music CompositionUnlike many of Sting's songs that featured heavy bass, "Be Still My Beating Heart" has a more mellow tune with soft drums and subtle guitar tones.
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UK Singles ChartEven though the song was very popular, it didn't chart in the UK Singles Chart.
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US Billboard Hot 100In the United States, the song managed to get to number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Critics' ViewsCritics generally praised the song for its lyricism and Sting's nuanced vocal performance.
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Music VideoThe official music video for "Be Still My Beating Heart" was directed by Kevin Godley and features Sting performing in a surreal, dream-like sequence.
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Song LyricsThe song’s lyrics examine themes of aging and the passage of time, a recurring theme in much of Sting’s work.
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