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 will be waiting right here only to roam
When the bells chime like there is no tomorrow
(And you're gonna take me home)
Never gonna ever gonna belong to another, no
Never gonna ever gonna belong to another, no
Leave me alone, I am not an angel yet
My candle shines at night time through the dawn
But my darling you have fallen and don't belong
(And I can't carry on)
My candle shines without a doubt
But the wind in your wings blows them out
And for my arms it is too late
And your wings are gonna have to wait
Leave me alone, I am not an angel yet
Leave me alone, I am not an angel yet
Not an angel yet
Never gonna ever gonna belong to another, no
My candle shines without a doubt
But the wind in your wings blows them out
And for my arms it is too late
And your wings are gonna have to wait
Leave me alone, I am not an angel yet
(Not an angel yet)
Leave me alone, I am not an angel yet
Leave me alone, I am not an angel yet
(Not an angel yet)
Leave me alone, I am not an angel yet
Not an angel yet
Not an angel yet
When the bells chime like there is no tomorrow
(And you're gonna take me home)
Never gonna ever gonna belong to another, no
Never gonna ever gonna belong to another, no
Leave me alone, I am not an angel yet
My candle shines at night time through the dawn
But my darling you have fallen and don't belong
(And I can't carry on)
My candle shines without a doubt
But the wind in your wings blows them out
And for my arms it is too late
And your wings are gonna have to wait
Leave me alone, I am not an angel yet
Leave me alone, I am not an angel yet
Not an angel yet
Never gonna ever gonna belong to another, no
My candle shines without a doubt
But the wind in your wings blows them out
And for my arms it is too late
And your wings are gonna have to wait
Leave me alone, I am not an angel yet
(Not an angel yet)
Leave me alone, I am not an angel yet
Leave me alone, I am not an angel yet
(Not an angel yet)
Leave me alone, I am not an angel yet
Not an angel yet
Not an angel yet
Lyrics submitted by risefromtheashes
Not an Angel Lyrics as written by Elliott Marsh Sharp Adriel Alan Garcia
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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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.”
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
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omg I absolutely love this song
but shouldn't it "but the wind in your wings blows them out?"
it sounds more like that and it makes a lot more sense with the lyrics