Like a lot of the other comments are saying, I think this mainly about voyeurism. If the song was about his girlfriend, then why would he use the word spy. If you are a spy it means you shouldn't be caught, that is kind of the whole point, and if you are a voyeur, the whole point of the pleasure you get from it, is the fact that the other people don't know you are watching them. See a bit of a connection there?
[Slug]
I think her pony-tails are a little too tight
Because she's alone walking with me in this moon-light
Tonight she fits in my palm
The storm isn't anywhere close to calm
Look I've gone and captured the mortal
Put my face to hers clutched her by the torso
And when the lips touched I inhaled
Didn't matter that she hadn't been kissed much
It's such a shame some have a name
And everyone becomes the same
Can't help but adore each one he's torn
From the pores of the face of the earth's core
This is ones more difficult than the last one
This one had an open window she could ask him
If someday he'll be the one to come and save her
Take her away before she takes her away
[Chorus]
Take her away to where she didn't need to go
Life fast, bleed slow
Will he ever know the power of speak
Wouldn't be what it was if the prey wasn't weak
Take a peak into the way I seek
The water for the creek
The daughter of the speak
Slaughter of the meak
The Godly technique
The monster march is to a different beat
She don't love herself no more
Won't be nobody elses whore
No one like him spoke before
Now he's gonna take her to see the seashore
There you can stare at the waves
Be brave, take your place
Your safe slowly
He traces her face with an index fingertip full of hate
Love 'em and leave 'em
Love'em or they leave you
Some see the glow but some glow is see through
As life leaves her body he screams me too
All he ever wanted was to teach you to reach you
Death is the cousin of sleep
Just close your eyes count sheep and breathe deep
Think about the sound of relief that surrounds you
You were already gone before I found you
[Chorus] X4
Live fast, bleed slow
Live fast, bleed slow
The power of speak
I think her pony-tails are a little too tight
Because she's alone walking with me in this moon-light
Tonight she fits in my palm
The storm isn't anywhere close to calm
Look I've gone and captured the mortal
Put my face to hers clutched her by the torso
And when the lips touched I inhaled
Didn't matter that she hadn't been kissed much
It's such a shame some have a name
And everyone becomes the same
Can't help but adore each one he's torn
From the pores of the face of the earth's core
This is ones more difficult than the last one
This one had an open window she could ask him
If someday he'll be the one to come and save her
Take her away before she takes her away
[Chorus]
Take her away to where she didn't need to go
Life fast, bleed slow
Will he ever know the power of speak
Wouldn't be what it was if the prey wasn't weak
Take a peak into the way I seek
The water for the creek
The daughter of the speak
Slaughter of the meak
The Godly technique
The monster march is to a different beat
She don't love herself no more
Won't be nobody elses whore
No one like him spoke before
Now he's gonna take her to see the seashore
There you can stare at the waves
Be brave, take your place
Your safe slowly
He traces her face with an index fingertip full of hate
Love 'em and leave 'em
Love'em or they leave you
Some see the glow but some glow is see through
As life leaves her body he screams me too
All he ever wanted was to teach you to reach you
Death is the cousin of sleep
Just close your eyes count sheep and breathe deep
Think about the sound of relief that surrounds you
You were already gone before I found you
[Chorus] X4
Live fast, bleed slow
Live fast, bleed slow
The power of speak
Lyrics submitted by wiseaimee
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Its very simple, that is if your even remotly cappable of understanding what a metephore meens. To me I can see a very hurt girl, as well as a "man" hidden under a fake skin. The girl thinks she is being saved and finally being returned to happiness. It almost like hes the devil, she doesnt understand what hes really doing to her. The metephore, is basically saying that shes been through crazy pain and just waiting for death to catch up. Shes depressed and ready to die. Im sure this has alot to do with his past relashonship with lucy. For My non atmoshpere lovers out there that would be his ex girlfriend. I think This song is brilliantly written, beuatifully peotic, trully deep. You can really feel the pain in this song.
metaphor* bro<br /> and lucy is not a real person, she is a metaphorical reference to a female figure in william wordsworth's poetry
He refers to his past experiences. Sometimes<br /> is'nt it that he calls his girlfriend lucy as a metaphor from wordsworth's poetry <br /> but he's talking about his ex using some sort of like a AKA thing.<br /> also I don't think he wants to tell the world his ex's name?<br /> <br /> Lucy Ford - Lucifer?
Lucy doesn't exist according to Slug. Its his cat, A reference to a person ficticious or not, etc etc.<br /> <br /> And I personally think this song's from the man's perspective
who cares, let people interpret the song however they please. its easy to relate if you've been in the situation, and when you apply the song to your own life it helps you cope in more than a million ways because you feel like someone understands