A Thousand Years Lyrics

Lyric discussion by koshka19 

Cover art for A Thousand Years lyrics by Sting

A thousand years, a thousand more A thousand times a million doors to eternity

( Right here is an occult refrence but also to many other things it is said that the soul consists of 100,000 pieces and if each is recognised within the consciousness of others that someone could become imortal and gain strength the number 100 is refrenced many times in numerology http://www.ridingthebeast.com/numbers/nu1000.php this is just one example )

I may have lived a thousand lives, a thousand times An endless turning stairway climbs To a tower of souls

(he talks about the souls journey being as if he himself had done the ritual and speaks about past lives in remberance)

If it takes another thousand years, a thousand wars, The towers rise to numberless floors in space

(this talks about his spiritual tradition and being cosmicly aware,.... of the universe and its infinte possibilities and gaining of divine knowledge)

I could shed another million tears, a million breaths, A million names, but only one truth to face

(he is saying that despite all lifetimes one thing has been consistsnt)

A million roads, a million fears A million suns, ten million years of uncertainty

(speaking about time and space and how endless it really is but also how dark the world can be)

I could speak a million lies, a million songs, A million rights, a million wrongs in this balance of time

(his spirituality talks about balance and he is talking about achieving it or teaching it to others by taking on the role of a spiritual guide or helping others to make balanced decisions)

But if there was a single truth, a single light A single thought, a singular touch of grace

(speaking of divinity)

Then following this single point, this single flame, This single haunted memory of your face

now he references twins flames when he speaks of a single flame which is another spiritual concept meaning soul twins or twin souls the souls twin is another half of your own soul and is often met in a spiritual journey to find onesself and finding balance between male and female energies (another balance reference) http://www.fromthestars.com/page123.html

I still love you I still want you A thousand times the mysteries unfold themselves Like galaxies in my head

(again he is talking about cosmic awareness)

I may be numberless, I may be innocent I may know many things, I may be ignorant Or I could ride with kings and conquer many lands Or win this world at cards and let it slip my hands

I could be cannon food, destroyed a thousand times Reborn as fortune's child to judge another's crimes Or wear this pilgrim's cloak, or be a common thief I've kept this single faith, I have but one belief

He references many possibilities and being a spiritual guide in the first few lines And then when he says reborn as fortunes child to judge another's it refers to this point as well as karmic debt or retribution or understanding how karma is used very common when spiritually guiding others

I still love you I still want you A thousand times the mysteries unfold themselves Like galaxies in my head On and on the mysteries unwind themselves Eternities still unsaid 'Til you love me

simply speaking of cosmic awareness again and altered form of Consciousness and the universe ending with the simple fact of how important this person was to him

Song Meaning

@koshka19 Thank you for the twin flames reference. When I hear this song, I feel like it is so much deeper than just losing a person you can't stop thinking about. However, I would change your last sentence from past tense to present - "how important this person is to him." The person he is talking about is his other half; therefore it is just a matter of their spirits aligning. He has not lost her, he is just waiting for her. He may already know this person or he may not.