{"id":4647,"date":"2026-08-05T17:02:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T21:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=4647"},"modified":"2026-08-05T17:02:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T21:02:23","slug":"the-meaning-behind-wrapped-around-your-finger-by-the-police-and-an-epic-tale-of-revenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/the-meaning-behind-wrapped-around-your-finger-by-the-police-and-an-epic-tale-of-revenge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Meaning Behind \u201cWrapped Around Your Finger\u201d by The Police and an Epic Tale of Revenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Police dropped \u201cWrapped Around Your Finger\u201d as a single in 1983. It was one of many hits appearing on the trio\u2019s colossal final studio album, <em>Synchronicity<\/em>. Together, Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland had become the world\u2019s biggest rock band before inner turmoil led to a bitter breakup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWrapped Around Your Finger\u201d features a different type of bitter relationship. And the spiteful tune uses mythology and folklore to tell an epic tale of sweet revenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Young Apprentice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/svWINSRhQU0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We begin with Sting as a young apprentice who, much like Odysseus, must navigate danger from all sides. He mentions the sea monsters from <em>The Odyssey<\/em> that block a narrow strait Odysseus must pass in Homer\u2019s epic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, the eager apprentice is impressed by his wise and successful mentor and seeks more knowledge and future wealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You consider me the young apprentice,<br>Caught between the Scylla and Charybdis.<br>Hypnotized by you if I should linger,<br>Staring at the ring around your finger.<br><br>I have only come here seeking knowledge,<br>Things they would not teach me of in college.<br>I can see the destiny you sold,<br>Turn into a shining band of gold<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Sting becomes aware of his mentor\u2019s deception. His teacher may not be a Faustian devil, but Sting suspects cynical motives. For now, he\u2019ll absorb his mentor\u2019s lessons. Then use the knowledge as a weapon against him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Mephistopheles&nbsp;is not your name,<br>I know what you\u2019re up to just the same.<br>I will listen hard to your tuition,<br>You will see it come to its fruition<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Tide Turns<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the apprentice avoids danger and disappears. When he returns, the balance of power shifts, and the servant becomes the master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Devil and the deep blue sea behind me,<br>Vanish in the air, you\u2019ll never find me.<br>I will turn your face to alabaster,<br>When you find your servant is your master<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The track\u2019s ominous verse groove sets up a hopeful chorus. 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