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 gave up trying
No use in lying
Another broken promise
Another bond demolished
Will I ever give a fuck
About anyone or anything
Day by day live in denial
The needle is reality
Weightless painless numbness shameless
Lying on the floor
I don't even care
Feeling so useless
Only one thing will fix this
Veins are flowing with my solution
Picturing death for inspiration
Set me free
Oh what a feeling as it enters my skin
Taking me back before the life filled with sin
Weightless painless numbness shameless
I'll show the world I'm the hand of god
I'll give you everything you need
I'll make all your dreams come true
I'll take away all your misery
I'll answer all your prayers
I'll fill you with hope
I'll feed you when you're hungry
I'll be the one to help you cope
Weightless painless numbness shameless
Needle
No use in lying
Another broken promise
Another bond demolished
Will I ever give a fuck
About anyone or anything
Day by day live in denial
The needle is reality
Weightless painless numbness shameless
Lying on the floor
I don't even care
Feeling so useless
Only one thing will fix this
Veins are flowing with my solution
Picturing death for inspiration
Set me free
Oh what a feeling as it enters my skin
Taking me back before the life filled with sin
Weightless painless numbness shameless
I'll show the world I'm the hand of god
I'll give you everything you need
I'll make all your dreams come true
I'll take away all your misery
I'll answer all your prayers
I'll fill you with hope
I'll feed you when you're hungry
I'll be the one to help you cope
Weightless painless numbness shameless
Needle
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