The Empty Chair
Sting
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If I should close my eyes, that my soul can see And there's a place at the table that you saved for me So many thousand miles over land and sea I hope to dare, that you hear my prayer And somehow I'll be there It's but a concrete floor where my head will lay And though the walls of this prison are as cold as clay But there's a shaft of light where I count my days So don't despair of the empty chair And somehow I'll be there Some days I'm strong, some days I'm weak And days I'm so broken I can barely speak There’s a place in my head where my thoughts still roam Where somehow I've come home And when the Winter comes and the trees lie bare And you just stare out the window in the darkness there Well I was always late for every meal you'll swear But keep my place and the empty chair And somehow I'll be there And somehow I'll be there
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Written by: Gordon Sumner, Joshua Ralph
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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13 facts about this song
Grammy Nomination"The Empty Chair" by Sting was nominated for a Grammy at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in 2017.
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Song CompositionThe song was co-written by Sting and J. Ralph, an acclaimed American composer known for creating music for social impact films.
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Film ConnectionThe song was featured in the documentary film "Jim: The James Foley Story," about the life, work, and tragic death of American journalist James Foley, who was killed by ISIS.
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Award-Winning"The Empty Chair" won the Best Original Song award at the 2016 Satellite Awards.
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Based on True StorySting wrote "The Empty Chair" as a tribute to James Foley, using phrases from the letters Foley wrote to his family while in captivity.
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Unique Singing StyleIn "The Empty Chair," Sting is heard singing with a plucked guitar, stripping his music down to bare, raw emotion.
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Live PerformancesSting performed "The Empty Chair" during the 2017 Oscar ceremony where the song was nominated for best original song.
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InspirationSting was inspired to write the song after watching "Jim: The James Foley Story" and learning about the tradition Foley's family had of keeping an empty chair during meals as a tribute to their lost son.
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MessageThe song delivers a message of hope and resilience despite facing a painful ordeal.
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AlbumDespite its association with the James Foley documentary, "The Empty Chair" is also included in Sting's twelfth studio album, "57th & 9th".
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Lyric ContentThe lyrics offer a direct address to Foley - "If I should close my eyes, that my soul can see, And there's a place at the table that you saved for me," generating a powerful emotional impact.
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SalesThe song, although not a commercial hit, has been very significant in terms of its emotional resonance and impact, bringing more attention to the suffering and sacrifice of journalists around the world like James Foley.
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SymbolicThe song uses the image of an empty chair, a sign of someone's absence, to symbolize the loss of James Foley and the hole left in the lives of those who knew and loved him.
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