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Sting

That sense of failure, I don't know where people put it who don't write songs and aren't able to emote physically. It must go somewhere.

Sting

Failure

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Sting is saying that people who don't express their feelings through writing songs or physical actions might struggle to find a way to release or deal with their feelings of failure. He wonders where those emotions end up if they aren’t expressed outwardly.

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