this song, in my opinion, is from the perspective of Paul Atreides from the book Dune. As you may or may not know, Sting played a character in one of the Dune movies and is a huge fan of book. In the book, Paul Atreides is the a legendary prophet who dreams of bringing rain and gardens to the desert planet of Arrakis. There's more to it than that but that's the part that pertains to the song.
The Desert Rose, I think, would be Chani, Paul's lover and wife. There's a pretty powerful love between them that is still present even over the course of the 5,000 years of their lives. Brings a tear to my eye.
Anyways, just thought you should be aware of where this song came from. Then again, I could be completely wrong so you should still come up with your own ideas and interpretations. That's just mine.
this song, in my opinion, is from the perspective of Paul Atreides from the book Dune. As you may or may not know, Sting played a character in one of the Dune movies and is a huge fan of book. In the book, Paul Atreides is the a legendary prophet who dreams of bringing rain and gardens to the desert planet of Arrakis. There's more to it than that but that's the part that pertains to the song.
The Desert Rose, I think, would be Chani, Paul's lover and wife. There's a pretty powerful love between them that is still present even over the course of the 5,000 years of their lives. Brings a tear to my eye.
Anyways, just thought you should be aware of where this song came from. Then again, I could be completely wrong so you should still come up with your own ideas and interpretations. That's just mine.