He deals the cards as a meditation 
And those he plays never suspect 
He doesn`t play for the money he wins 
He don`t play for respect

He deals the cards to find the answer 
The sacred geometry of chance 
The hidden law of a probable [bad word] 
The numbers lead a dance
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I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier 
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
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I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier 
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 
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 too many faces 
The mask I wear is one

Well, those who speak know nothing` 
And find out to their cost 
Like those who curse their luck in too many places 
And those who fear are lost