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'm sorry but this is called a shield
It's a tool I use to mark the distance between us because I don't know you
And so many times before even from the other injured parties I've been stabbed and hit And clawed at because I don't know
It's easy to when you close your mind off
To try and hurt and control other people
To get what you think what you want
Without even realizing what you're doing
That other people are also people
And not dispensers or enablers
And it's not their obligation to please you at all
I can't imagine a love between two people
That isn't anchored or isn't shackled, that isn't centered around control
I can't imagine a love between two people
That isn't anchored or isn't shackled, that isn't centered around control
I'm sorry but this is called a shield
I'm sorry if you think that you belong my space and i'm being mean
That I'm being cruel by relegating you to a place where you can no longer injure me again and and again
And if I knew your name, man I wouldn't hesitate to call this song that
So all your future employers could know exactly where you stand
I'm not afraid
And discussing pain isn't weakness
And being injured isn't weakness
That's just what I'm trying to explain
i can't imagine a love between two people
that isn't anchored or isn't shackled, that isn't centered around control
i can't imagine a love between two people
that isn't anchored or isn't shackled, that isn't centered around control
It's a tool I use to mark the distance between us because I don't know you
And so many times before even from the other injured parties I've been stabbed and hit And clawed at because I don't know
It's easy to when you close your mind off
To try and hurt and control other people
To get what you think what you want
Without even realizing what you're doing
That other people are also people
And not dispensers or enablers
And it's not their obligation to please you at all
I can't imagine a love between two people
That isn't anchored or isn't shackled, that isn't centered around control
I can't imagine a love between two people
That isn't anchored or isn't shackled, that isn't centered around control
I'm sorry but this is called a shield
I'm sorry if you think that you belong my space and i'm being mean
That I'm being cruel by relegating you to a place where you can no longer injure me again and and again
And if I knew your name, man I wouldn't hesitate to call this song that
So all your future employers could know exactly where you stand
I'm not afraid
And discussing pain isn't weakness
And being injured isn't weakness
That's just what I'm trying to explain
i can't imagine a love between two people
that isn't anchored or isn't shackled, that isn't centered around control
i can't imagine a love between two people
that isn't anchored or isn't shackled, that isn't centered around control
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