Uses unusual "spread chord voicings" including F#m, E6, D6, and C#7sus4 .
The central hook ("But that's not the shape of my heart") refers to the literal difference between a stylized heart on a playing card and a real human heart—a conflict between reality and fantasy. Musical Composition Sting - Shape of My Heart
Predominantly in F# minor (and C# minor for specific sections), often moving to the relative major (A major). Thematic Meaning Uses unusual "spread chord voicings" including F#m, E6,