He certainly did earn that reputation.
Peek in, sneak about
Peek in, sneak about
Peek in, sneak about
Your broken hearted detective
Hey girl, save the liar
Can't you see his pants on fire
Hey girl, save the liar
Can't you see his pants on fire
My back it hurts again
It aches like history
Caught nothing all day long
Your smiling back at me, but
I feel you must have failed me
Once again you've let me down
My confidence below my knees
Now I need to find you out
Peek in, sneak about
I'm gonna snoop and call you out
I've caught you, you're hands are red
Now I'm your broken hearted detective
Hey, hey hey
Hey lover why you gone?
Hold on, I'm almost there
It's too late you've killed the trust
Don't act so unaware so
Why are you so destructive?
Do you realize what you've done?
You can't bring it back to life now
What are you running from?
Peek in, sneak about
I'm gonna snoop and call you out
I've caught you, you're hands are red
Now I'm your broken hearted detective
I don't like the way it feels
I just want you to be real
Hey girl, save the liar
Can't you see his pants on fire?
Hey girl, save the liar
Can't you see his pants on fire?
I'm rummaging through your closet
Imagining all the worst thoughts
Peek in, sneak about
I'm gonna snoop and call you out
I've caught you, you're hands are red
Now I'm your broken hearted detective
Peek in, sneak about
I'm gonna snoop and call you out
I've caught you, you're hands are red
Now I'm your broken hearted detective
Peek in, peek in
Peek in, peek in
Peek in, sneak about
I'm gonna snoop and call you out
I've caught you, you're hands are red
Now I'm you're brokenhearted detective
Peek in, sneak about
Peek in, sneak about
Your broken hearted detective
Hey girl, save the liar
Can't you see his pants on fire
Hey girl, save the liar
Can't you see his pants on fire
My back it hurts again
It aches like history
Caught nothing all day long
Your smiling back at me, but
I feel you must have failed me
Once again you've let me down
My confidence below my knees
Now I need to find you out
Peek in, sneak about
I'm gonna snoop and call you out
I've caught you, you're hands are red
Now I'm your broken hearted detective
Hey, hey hey
Hey lover why you gone?
Hold on, I'm almost there
It's too late you've killed the trust
Don't act so unaware so
Why are you so destructive?
Do you realize what you've done?
You can't bring it back to life now
What are you running from?
Peek in, sneak about
I'm gonna snoop and call you out
I've caught you, you're hands are red
Now I'm your broken hearted detective
I don't like the way it feels
I just want you to be real
Hey girl, save the liar
Can't you see his pants on fire?
Hey girl, save the liar
Can't you see his pants on fire?
I'm rummaging through your closet
Imagining all the worst thoughts
Peek in, sneak about
I'm gonna snoop and call you out
I've caught you, you're hands are red
Now I'm your broken hearted detective
Peek in, sneak about
I'm gonna snoop and call you out
I've caught you, you're hands are red
Now I'm your broken hearted detective
Peek in, peek in
Peek in, peek in
Peek in, sneak about
I'm gonna snoop and call you out
I've caught you, you're hands are red
Now I'm you're brokenhearted detective
Lyrics submitted by aznskatergurl
Detective Lyrics as written by Thomas Dumont Gwen Renee Stefani
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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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.
I don't think these lyrics are correct... =/
doesnt it say "hey lover why the gun" the chorus of this song sounds like it should be on a barbie cd hhahahaha but its cute this album is SO 80s
awesome song to sing along with. and i dont think the lyrics are correct either... and ps you need a grammar lesson whoever posted this, "your smiling back at me" no no that would be "YOU'RE smiling back at me" as in you are smiling back at me yeppp you suck
No Doubt RULES. And the lyrics are "hey lover, why the gun." It says so right in the lyrics on their website. Get it right, people! This is a great song!
Correction - the lyrics are inside the cover of Rock Steady. My bad.
SomeGirl is right, it is "hey lover why the gun" and i love this song! Just the way all the instruments give it the coolest sound and I agree stargazer00, this album, esp. this song, is soooooo 80's!
oh, and it's about her friend, not her
gwen and gavin were on good terms during rs
This song has such a mysterious feel to it...the Detective title and lyrical content makes me think of, you know, real detectives; back in the days when they wore those fedoras & trenchcoats, and carried magnifying glasses =]...haha, Sherlock Holmes anyone? I just love this song, it has the coolest sound...I'll never get tired of it.
The lyrics remind me of Danielle Steel's book Vanished-which is about a woman whose husband kidnaps their son. It's a pretty good mystery, although i've kind of revealed the ending...
These are closer to the actual lyrics from another website (but I did not proofread the whole thing):
Peek in, sneak about peek in, sneak about your broken hearted detective
hey girl save the liar can't you see his pants on fire hey girl, save the liar can't you see his pants on fire
my back it hurts again it aches like history cottonmouth and all lit up you're smiling back at me, but
I feel you must have failed me once again you've let me down my confidence below my knees now I need to find you out
[Chorus:] Peek in, sneak about I'm gonna snoop and call you out I caught you, your hands are red Now I'm your broken hearted detective
Hey, hey hey
Hey lover why the gun? Hold on I'm almost there It's too late you've killed the trust Don't act so unaware
Why are you so destructive? Do you realize what you've done? you can't bring it back to life now What are you running from?
[Chorus]
I don't like the way I feel I just want you to be real
Hey girl, save the liar Can't you see his pants on fire? Hey girl, save the liar Can't you see his pants on fire?
I'm rummaging through your closet Imagining all the worst thoughts
[Chorus x2]
Peek in, peek in Peek in, peek in Peek in, sneak about I'm gonna snoop and call you out I've caught you, you're hands are red Now I'm you're brokenhearted detective