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?
I've been trying to shape up
Shape up and raise hell
But it's so hard to wake up
'Cause baby, I ain't well
This is my head exploding from the weight of the thoughts inside
These are my thoughts escaping through the ventilation-shaft
Though my words weight a ton they can hardly ever come out right
This is an emergency call 'cause my head explodes tonight
I'm trying to shout
But no sound comes out
This is my voice signing off
I'm trying to shout
But no sound comes out
This is my heart signing off
I've been trying to catch up
Catch up with the fuzz
But it's so hard to wake up
And even catch the buss
Well this is my concentration leaking out into the drain
These are my lungs breaking down from too many cigarettes
And though my words could save the world, they never come out right
This is an emergency call 'cause I haven't seen the light
I'm trying to shout
But no sound comes out
This is my voice signing off
I'm trying to shout
But no sound comes out
This is my heart signing off
Only cowards need help to get by
Only cowards need friends to survive
This is my head exploding from the weight of the thoughts inside
These are my thoughts escaping through the ventilation-shaft
Though my words weight a ton they can hardly ever come out right
This is an emergency call 'cause my head explodes tonight
I'm trying to shout
But no sound comes out
This is my voice signing off
I'm trying to shout
But no sound comes out
This is my heart signing off
Shape up and raise hell
But it's so hard to wake up
'Cause baby, I ain't well
This is my head exploding from the weight of the thoughts inside
These are my thoughts escaping through the ventilation-shaft
Though my words weight a ton they can hardly ever come out right
This is an emergency call 'cause my head explodes tonight
I'm trying to shout
But no sound comes out
This is my voice signing off
I'm trying to shout
But no sound comes out
This is my heart signing off
I've been trying to catch up
Catch up with the fuzz
But it's so hard to wake up
And even catch the buss
Well this is my concentration leaking out into the drain
These are my lungs breaking down from too many cigarettes
And though my words could save the world, they never come out right
This is an emergency call 'cause I haven't seen the light
I'm trying to shout
But no sound comes out
This is my voice signing off
I'm trying to shout
But no sound comes out
This is my heart signing off
Only cowards need help to get by
Only cowards need friends to survive
This is my head exploding from the weight of the thoughts inside
These are my thoughts escaping through the ventilation-shaft
Though my words weight a ton they can hardly ever come out right
This is an emergency call 'cause my head explodes tonight
I'm trying to shout
But no sound comes out
This is my voice signing off
I'm trying to shout
But no sound comes out
This is my heart signing off
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Wow, I'm the first to comment for this song ^_^. Well, this was the first song I heard from Disco Ensemble and it got me to listen to other songs from them. Here are a couple of things that I tried to interpret(they might be obvious. Oh Well):
"This is my head exploding from the weight of the thoughts inside These are my thoughts escaping through the ventilation-shaft Though my words weight a ton they can hardly ever come out right This is an emergency call ‘cause my head explodes tonight" ~The two lines starting with "This" and the "These" are saying that he has all these things he could say although he never does, so he is going crazy. Then the line "Though my words...." means that his words has a lot of meaning and they never come out the way he wants it.
"I’m trying to shout But no sound comes out This is my voice signing off I’m trying to shout But no sound comes out This is my heart signing off" ~Again, he wants to say a lot of things, but could never bring himself to and he just shuts off, and has a lot of inner battles with himself(sounds kind of like me).
"Well this is my concentration leaking out into the drain These are my lungs breaking down from too many cigarettes And though my words could save the world, they never come out right This is an emergency call ‘cause I haven’t seen the light" ~Now, his concentration is leaving him and it seems he is slowly dying(probably not physically, but emotionally and socially) and he hasn't found anyone or anything to save him.
"Only cowards need help to get by Only cowards need friends to survive" ~He is also likely to be stubborn or doesn't feel like he needs help from anyone(Although I sometimes follow the first line's mentality, I don't know about the second line). But I'm not too sure on this one though.
Sorry if I completely interpreted this wrong, but this is what the song means to me and I wanted to share it. Even though I don't think that many people will see this. If you say something back that is mean or insulting(unless you're just helping me figure out this or any other of the songs) I will probably just laugh it off or whatever seems more fun at the moment. I'm always looking for a good laugh :).