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?
Suffer
Suffer
Suffer
The more you see the more you do
The television's feeding you
With what you want to hear
Anger and fear
Because you suffer
The hate you feel won't go away
You are programmed to feel this way
To live another day
Within a world that longs to suffer
(Suffer)
And then I come to find
And everything's okay
Seen this all before
But that was yesterday
Try to walk right through
The messes that I have made
Just let me enjoy
The life here that I live
I try to give this all to you
Can't take anymore to deal with this
It hurts inside
I know why I hide
Cause I suffer
(Suffer)
I tried to keep it all inside
It didn't leave me too much pride
I forced it all down inside
Forced myself to make me suffer
(Suffer)
And then I come to find
And everything's OK
Seen this all before
But that was yesterday
Try to make it through
The messes that I have made
So I can enjoy
The life here that I made
And then I come to find
And then I come to find
And everything's OK
Seen this all before
But that was yesterday
Try to walk right through
These messes that I have made
Just try to enjoy
This life here that I have
Suffer
Suffer
The more you see the more you do
The television's feeding you
With what you want to hear
Anger and fear
Because you suffer
The hate you feel won't go away
You are programmed to feel this way
To live another day
Within a world that longs to suffer
(Suffer)
And then I come to find
And everything's okay
Seen this all before
But that was yesterday
Try to walk right through
The messes that I have made
Just let me enjoy
The life here that I live
I try to give this all to you
Can't take anymore to deal with this
It hurts inside
I know why I hide
Cause I suffer
(Suffer)
I tried to keep it all inside
It didn't leave me too much pride
I forced it all down inside
Forced myself to make me suffer
(Suffer)
And then I come to find
And everything's OK
Seen this all before
But that was yesterday
Try to make it through
The messes that I have made
So I can enjoy
The life here that I made
And then I come to find
And then I come to find
And everything's OK
Seen this all before
But that was yesterday
Try to walk right through
These messes that I have made
Just try to enjoy
This life here that I have
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The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
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In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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when i listen to this song all i think is how stupid people are and how they always complicate things and how there is no way around not suffering with them b/c they will always pull you in even if you try to distance from them and exclude yourself. its never going to change unless people wake up and see for them selves of who they really are and what there doing.