Written by Sting from the 70’s band, The Police, “Wrapped Around Your Fingers", is about what seems to be a sexual relationship between Sting and his professor. Using various references to Greek mythology, he describes this relationship as one that he has been lured into and can’t seem to find his way out of. The line “caught between Scylla and Charibdes,” is an idiom in Greek mythology to describe someone stuck between two evils. In his case, he is because she is a married, but is still hypnotized by her love the more he is around her. He tells us that he is here to see further than just books, he wants to explore a more intimate life with her and states that just like the ring, he will be wrapped around her finger and will not be able to
