He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Caution is not my middle name
When it comes to love
Like Icarus I fly too high
And burn my wings on the sun
But all I can do is dive back in
So here I am standing on that edge again
And I wanna ask you darling
Could we fly
'Cause looking in your eyes right now
Nothing could be too high
And there's a kind of wisdom in being alone
We're born and we die that way
When all's said and done
But all my soul's yearning comes back to two
Could all my heart's searching
Have brought me to you
So what you say in baby
Could we fly
'Cause looking in your eyes right now
Nothing could be too high
And something tells me this time
We could fly
'Cause looking in your eyes right now
Nothing could be too high
Yes something tells me this time
We could fly
'Cause lying in your arms right now
Nothing could be too high
When it comes to love
Like Icarus I fly too high
And burn my wings on the sun
But all I can do is dive back in
So here I am standing on that edge again
And I wanna ask you darling
Could we fly
'Cause looking in your eyes right now
Nothing could be too high
And there's a kind of wisdom in being alone
We're born and we die that way
When all's said and done
But all my soul's yearning comes back to two
Could all my heart's searching
Have brought me to you
So what you say in baby
Could we fly
'Cause looking in your eyes right now
Nothing could be too high
And something tells me this time
We could fly
'Cause looking in your eyes right now
Nothing could be too high
Yes something tells me this time
We could fly
'Cause lying in your arms right now
Nothing could be too high
Lyrics submitted by traslefour
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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?
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In regards to the meaning of this song:
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.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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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.