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?
Everything's complete, the newly wed syndrome
The mayfly hit the street, everybody in plus
Burnt out as can be, watching you go home
It's crystal clear to me, you don't longer need us
It's OK, we'll come around
Now there's nothing left for us, we're packing up, saying goodbye
To a place no one can trust, to a scene based on a lie
I truly hope we won't retreat, the same mistake we won't repeat
The bond was stable as a shed, love is mutual, love is dead
Everything went great, with lots of beginners luck
The mayfly on a skate, timing in perfection
Bored out as can be, monkey's getting stuck
The four of us agreed, we need to follow action
Where ever that might be...
Here I Go, I'm tired about what all you say
Just one show, you owe it to the kids, so play!
That's all bull
The main thing's that we're having fun!
Said and done, said and done
I don't owe a shit to anyone.
The mayfly hit the street, everybody in plus
Burnt out as can be, watching you go home
It's crystal clear to me, you don't longer need us
It's OK, we'll come around
Now there's nothing left for us, we're packing up, saying goodbye
To a place no one can trust, to a scene based on a lie
I truly hope we won't retreat, the same mistake we won't repeat
The bond was stable as a shed, love is mutual, love is dead
Everything went great, with lots of beginners luck
The mayfly on a skate, timing in perfection
Bored out as can be, monkey's getting stuck
The four of us agreed, we need to follow action
Where ever that might be...
Here I Go, I'm tired about what all you say
Just one show, you owe it to the kids, so play!
That's all bull
The main thing's that we're having fun!
Said and done, said and done
I don't owe a shit to anyone.
Lyrics submitted by SeanConnery
The Mayfly Lyrics as written by Fredrik Larzon Erik Ohlsson
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