I've read that Sting was thinking in particular of an IRA prisoner hunger strike which was still underway at about the time he wrote the song.
Much as I enjoy the more poetic and imaginative interpretations of the title, I admit that it seems most likely that the Invisible Sun represents God (a choice influenced by Occam's Razor perhaps). The representation of a universally life-giving entity is reminiscent of Talmudic sayings which (though also metaphorical) refer to G-d. Granted I have no reason to believe Mr. Sumner is familiar with Judaica, but he is evidently well-read (Paul Bowles, Koestler, Jung etc.)
@foreverdrone Hunger strikes sound funny to me after I discovered the powers of fasting. If everyone fasted at least 2 days in their lives, everyone would do it more often.
@foreverdrone Hunger strikes sound funny to me after I discovered the powers of fasting. If everyone fasted at least 2 days in their lives, everyone would do it more often.
I've read that Sting was thinking in particular of an IRA prisoner hunger strike which was still underway at about the time he wrote the song.
Much as I enjoy the more poetic and imaginative interpretations of the title, I admit that it seems most likely that the Invisible Sun represents God (a choice influenced by Occam's Razor perhaps). The representation of a universally life-giving entity is reminiscent of Talmudic sayings which (though also metaphorical) refer to G-d. Granted I have no reason to believe Mr. Sumner is familiar with Judaica, but he is evidently well-read (Paul Bowles, Koestler, Jung etc.)
@foreverdrone Hunger strikes sound funny to me after I discovered the powers of fasting. If everyone fasted at least 2 days in their lives, everyone would do it more often.
@foreverdrone Hunger strikes sound funny to me after I discovered the powers of fasting. If everyone fasted at least 2 days in their lives, everyone would do it more often.