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 am talking to myself about her
And it seems so that I definitely doubt her.
She's so fine but then again I've been knowing her for a long long time
Which makes it hard for me to move.
Well, she's a butterfly babe with bubblegum proof:
She never loses her flavour.
And I might just tell her what's on my mind
But I'm not sure if she will return the favour.
So I just order some courage at the bar
Walk up to her and oh my god what will I say.
Oh no no no no no you can't
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
But you can't get get get get with her
Well I don't know oh-oh like
Oh no no no no no you can't
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
But you can't get get get get with her
Well I don't know, I don't know.
Tiptoe through the grass on a Sunday morning.
My thoughts blossom cause I'm in bloom about him.
But he don't know that I melt like snow when he shines on me I'm over the rainbow
But I can't tell him cause I'm afraid he'll go
So we just measure up the weather as we stroll through the park,
Maybe it's more easy when it's dark,
But we're laughing the romance away again, singing
(Duet, both singers:)
Oh no no no no no you can't
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
But you can't get get get get with him/her
Well I don't know oh-oh like
Oh no no no no no you can't
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
But you can't get get get get with him/her
Well I don't know, I don't know.
And it seems so that I definitely doubt her.
She's so fine but then again I've been knowing her for a long long time
Which makes it hard for me to move.
Well, she's a butterfly babe with bubblegum proof:
She never loses her flavour.
And I might just tell her what's on my mind
But I'm not sure if she will return the favour.
So I just order some courage at the bar
Walk up to her and oh my god what will I say.
Oh no no no no no you can't
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
But you can't get get get get with her
Well I don't know oh-oh like
Oh no no no no no you can't
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
But you can't get get get get with her
Well I don't know, I don't know.
Tiptoe through the grass on a Sunday morning.
My thoughts blossom cause I'm in bloom about him.
But he don't know that I melt like snow when he shines on me I'm over the rainbow
But I can't tell him cause I'm afraid he'll go
So we just measure up the weather as we stroll through the park,
Maybe it's more easy when it's dark,
But we're laughing the romance away again, singing
(Duet, both singers:)
Oh no no no no no you can't
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
But you can't get get get get with him/her
Well I don't know oh-oh like
Oh no no no no no you can't
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
But you can't get get get get with him/her
Well I don't know, I don't know.
Lyrics submitted by Xayide
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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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Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.