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 dive into my sleep
And I dream of the pretty buildings
Wonder what's she's doing now
And whether she's still living
Telegraph your point of view
And shepherd me from silence
Sitting in this fit of rage
I fall down from my pedestal
I don't wanna feel this low again
I ain't gonna steal your flame again
I dont wanna feel...
Cause you know it hurts like hell
So come out of the closet
Lets' talk about it
Cause you know it hurts like hell
Flowers bloom in harmony
And mix tapes from the 60's
Fueled by the LSD
He looks into his future
I don't wanna feel this low again
I ain't gonna steal your flame again
I dont wanna feel...
Cause you know it hurts like hell
So come out of the closet
Lets' talk about it
Cause you know it hurts like hell
Morning came and I was dead
Before I left for school
We paint the smiles onto our heads
And keep away from the animals
And you know it hurts like hell
So when you reach the top
Just throw yourself off
And you know it hurts like hell
That's you in a nutshell
That's you in a nutshell
And you know it hurts like hell
So come out of the closet
Let's talk about it
And you know it hurts like hell
That's you in a nutshell
That's you in a nutshell
And I dream of the pretty buildings
Wonder what's she's doing now
And whether she's still living
Telegraph your point of view
And shepherd me from silence
Sitting in this fit of rage
I fall down from my pedestal
I don't wanna feel this low again
I ain't gonna steal your flame again
I dont wanna feel...
Cause you know it hurts like hell
So come out of the closet
Lets' talk about it
Cause you know it hurts like hell
Flowers bloom in harmony
And mix tapes from the 60's
Fueled by the LSD
He looks into his future
I don't wanna feel this low again
I ain't gonna steal your flame again
I dont wanna feel...
Cause you know it hurts like hell
So come out of the closet
Lets' talk about it
Cause you know it hurts like hell
Morning came and I was dead
Before I left for school
We paint the smiles onto our heads
And keep away from the animals
And you know it hurts like hell
So when you reach the top
Just throw yourself off
And you know it hurts like hell
That's you in a nutshell
That's you in a nutshell
And you know it hurts like hell
So come out of the closet
Let's talk about it
And you know it hurts like hell
That's you in a nutshell
That's you in a nutshell
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Pretty Buildings Lyrics as written by Patricia Benatar Neil Giraldo
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This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
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this song is amazing.
my take on the song is that it is about people in life that are depressed or are missing out. those who are caught up in what they are doing that they are really missing out or hurting that or those who are really important in his or her life.
from the video: you have a man who is caught up in his work. a man who works all day inside. and a depressed girl.
at the end of the video you see that: the man casts aside his work. (computer) for his wife. the outside comes to the man inside. filling up his house. im not quite sure about the girl. but the words come off the page and she seems to be surprised at what they say. so maybe a realization of what is going on.
amazing song.