fortress around your heart-sting

this is for BERNA only :P ok here is a SUPER SUPER hard song. i found this just so you could translate. i like the song. but i thought this would be great for you and when you understand it--you are going to love love this song!! i love sting soooooooooooo much!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gd0cvOHTHE

Fortress Around Your Heart lyrics

Under the ruins of a walled city
Crumbling towers and beams of yellow light
No flags of truce, no cries of pity
The siege guns had been pounding all through the night
It took a day to build the city
We walked through its streets in the afternoon
As I returned across the field's I'd known
I recognized the walls that I once made
I had to stop in my tracks for fear
Of walking on the mines I'd laid

And if I built this fortress around your heart
Encircled you in trenches and barbed wire
Then let me build a bridge
For I cannot fill the chasm
And let me set the battlements on fire

Then I went off to fight some battle
That I'd invented inside my head
Away so long for years and years
You probably thought or even wished that I was dead
While the armies are all sleeping
Beneath the tattered flag we'd made
I had to stop in my tracks for fear
Of walking on the mines I'd laid

And if I built this fortress around your heart
Encircled you in trenches and barbed wire
Then let me build a bridge
For I cannot fill the chasm
And let me set the battlements on fire

This prison has now become your home
A sentence you seem prepared to pay
It took a day to build the city
We walked through its streets in the afternoon
As I returned across the lands I'd known
I recognized the fields where I'd once played
I had to stop in my tracks for fear
Of walking on the mines I'd laid

And if I built this fortress around your heart
Encircled you in trenches and barbed wire
Then let me build a bridge
For I cannot fill the chasm
And let me set the battlements on fire

fortress around your heart-Kalbinin etrafındaki kale

Under the ruins of a walled city-Duvarlı bir şehrin kalıntıları altında
Crumbling towers and beams of yellow light-Sarı ışıkların kuleleri ve ışınları ufalanıyor
No flags of truce, no cries of pity-Ateşkes bayrakları yok, merhamet için ağlayışlar yok
The siege guns had been pounding all through the night-Kuşanan silahlar tüm geceye ateş ediyor
It took a day to build the city-Şehri kurmak bir gün sürdü
We walked through its streets in the afternoon-Öğlenleyin sokaklarında yürüdük
As I returned across the field's I'd known-Ben tanıdığım tarladan geri dönerken
I recognized the walls that I once made-Bir zamanlar yaptığım duvarları tanıdım
I had to stop in my tracks for fear-Koyduğum mayınların üstünde yürüme
Of walking on the mines I'd laid-korkusuyla yollarımda durmak zorundaydım

And if I built this fortress around your heart-Ve eğer ben bu kaleyi kalbinin etrafına inşa ettiysem
Encircled you in trenches and barbed wire-Hendeklerle ve dikenli tellerle kuşatılmışsın
Then let me build a bridge-Sonra bir köprü yapmama izin ver
For I cannot fill the chasm-Kanyonu dolduramamam için
And let me set the battlements on fire-Ve ateşteki siperi kurmama izin ver

Then I went off to fight some battle-Sonra savaşı durdurdum, birkaç savaş
That I'd invented inside my head-Kafamın içinde icat ettiğim
Away so long for years and years-Çok uzun yıllar uzakta ve yıllar
You probably thought or even wished that I was dead-Sen muhtemelen öldüğümü düşündün yada diledin
While the armies are all sleeping-Tüm ordular uyuyorken
Beneath the tattered flag we'd made-Lime lime ettiğimiz bayrakların altında
I had to stop in my tracks for fear-Koyduğum mayınların üstünde yürüme
Of walking on the mines I'd laid-korkusuyla yollarımda durmak zorundaydım

And if I built this fortress around your heart
Encircled you in trenches and barbed wire
Then let me build a bridge
For I cannot fill the chasm
And let me set the battlements on fire

This prison has now become your home-Şimdi bu hapishane senin yuvan oldu
A sentence you seem prepared to pay-Ödemeye hazırmışsın gibi gözüken bir hüküm
It took a day to build the city
We walked through its streets in the afternoon
As I returned across the lands I'd known
I recognized the fields where I'd once played
I had to stop in my tracks for fear
Of walking on the mines I'd laid

Cameron your lyrics are getting harder and harder!
But they're very meaningful.
I liked this one.

Berna, they are hand picked especially for you

tattle tale!! :P this was was hand picked for her as a great learning experience---and i did note that when i posted the song!!...the meaning is...

when we describe love--we often compare it to war...and this is what this song is about. this man and women were inlove. he was a jerk and he left and broke her heart. he realized he was wrong and that he loved her very much. and he wants to gentley and slowly come back in her life.

Under the ruins of a walled city--its a metephor for a broken heart. a destroyed heart that to protect itself has built a wall.
Crumbling towers and beams of yellow light-after a war--buildings are destroyed and the yellow light is dust.
No flags of truce, no cries of pity-she doesnt want to talk to him at all
The siege guns had been pounding all through the night--they fought
It took a day to build the city-it takes a moment to fall inlove
We walked through its streets in the afternoon-he is remembering the love they once had
As I returned across the field's I'd known-same as above
I recognized the walls that I once made--he feels like a jerk for what he did
I had to stop in my tracks for fear
Of walking on the mines I'd laid-he is afraid to contact her because she might reject him and it all his fault because he treated her so badly

And if I built this fortress around your heart-after a war.people build structures to protect themselves from going into battle again
Encircled you in trenches and barbed wire--stuff that is used for protection
Then let me build a bridge-he wants to make peace. we use that term a lot.
For I cannot fill the chasm- a chasm is a really big hole. it means he wants to make up for the pain he caused her. he cant make it go away. it cant be forgotten. but he can make it up to her somehow.
And let me set the battlements on fire-he wants to destroy all the pain he cause her. he wants to make it all better.


Then I went off to fight some battle
That I'd invented inside my head
Away so long for years and years-this all means he was mentally sick and left her for a long time
You probably thought or even wished that I was dead-self explanitory :P
While the armies are all sleeping
Beneath the tattered flag we'd made
I had to stop in my tracks for fear
Of walking on the mines I'd laid-he wants to talk to her but he is afraid of rejection.

This prison has now become your home
A sentence you seem prepared to pay-she is heartbroken and she will be forever
It took a day to build the city-takes 1 moment to fall inlove
We walked through its streets in the afternoon
As I returned across the lands I'd known
I recognized the fields where I'd once played
I had to stop in my tracks for fear
Of walking on the mines I'd laid (i explained all that before )


we often "dont burn bridges." it means dont destroy relationships... people are like land and bridges are connections.

so i hoped this helped its just a beautiful song and all of songs are like this. he was an english teacher before he was a musician