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?
This is life
It's a test
It's a game
Did you pass?
Play again
In the hope
That you see
Where you've been
It's the fame
It's the drugs
It's the social circle that you're not part of
It's the fear
It's everybody else, it can't be me
You're the reason I can't control myself
You are the reason I can't control myself
You're the reason I can't control myself
You are the reason I can't control myself
I can't control myself
I am done
With this war
I will spit right in the face of all you whores
In the hope
That you see
Where you've been
It's the fame
It's the drugs
It's the social circle that you're not part of
It's the fear
It's everybody else, it can't be me
You're the reason I can't control myself
You are the reason I can't control myself
You're the reason I can't control myself
You are the reason I can't control myself
It's the world
On its knees
It's the heaven that everyone seems to need
It's the light
It's the focus that you cannot seem to find
The fame
The fear
The social circle that you can't get near
The drugs
It's everybody else, it can't be you
You're the reason I can't control myself
You are the reason I can't control myself
You're the reason I can't control myself
You are the reason I can't control myself
You're the reason I can't control myself
You are the reason I can't control myself
You're the reason I can't control myself
You are the reason I can't control myself
It's a test
It's a game
Did you pass?
Play again
In the hope
That you see
Where you've been
It's the fame
It's the drugs
It's the social circle that you're not part of
It's the fear
It's everybody else, it can't be me
You're the reason I can't control myself
You are the reason I can't control myself
You're the reason I can't control myself
You are the reason I can't control myself
I can't control myself
I am done
With this war
I will spit right in the face of all you whores
In the hope
That you see
Where you've been
It's the fame
It's the drugs
It's the social circle that you're not part of
It's the fear
It's everybody else, it can't be me
You're the reason I can't control myself
You are the reason I can't control myself
You're the reason I can't control myself
You are the reason I can't control myself
It's the world
On its knees
It's the heaven that everyone seems to need
It's the light
It's the focus that you cannot seem to find
The fame
The fear
The social circle that you can't get near
The drugs
It's everybody else, it can't be you
You're the reason I can't control myself
You are the reason I can't control myself
You're the reason I can't control myself
You are the reason I can't control myself
You're the reason I can't control myself
You are the reason I can't control myself
You're the reason I can't control myself
You are the reason I can't control myself
Lyrics submitted by sashley46
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