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Sting – Fortress Around Your Heart Lyrics 18 years ago
i think the above is a pretty good interpretation of the song.
however, for the lyrics:
"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"
i always took them as a reference to him being unfaithful to tomelty[his former wife]by indulging in 'rock star' behaviour. and i would wish my 'spouse' dead if he slepted with groupies!?!

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R.E.M. – World Leader Pretend Lyrics 18 years ago
In interview in Rolling Stone - From Art School to the Hall of Fame: R.E.M. Gives a Tour of Their Discography, "Stipe: For me, the big moment is 'World Leader Pretend.' It's a tribute to Leonard Cohen, using military terms to describe a battle within. I was so proud of the lyrics and my vocal take that I refused to sing it a second time. I did it once. That was it."
brilliant song

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