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?
For what it's worth, thank you
For what it's worth, I love you
For what I'm worth, take me
For what I'm worth, use me
I've read of all You've done for me
Now let me do for you
And I pray that I never lose sight
Of all that you went through
And the stripes on his back
Can you see them? Can you imagine?
And the holes in his hands, can you feel them?
Nails pierced the skin
And the feet that he stood on so broken
His spirit still strong
And the love that he's given to me
Is forever-long
For what it's worth, thank you
For what it's worth, I love you
For what I'm worth, take me
For what I'm worth, use me
And the stripes on your back
I can see them, I can't imagine
And the holes in your hands, I can feel them
Nails pierced your skin
The feet that you stood on so broken
Your spirit still strong
The love that you've given to me
Is forever-long
And the stripes on his back
Can you see them? Can you imagine?
And the holes in his hands, can you feel them?
Nails pierced the skin
And the feet that he stood on so broken
His spirit still strong
And the love that he's given to me
Is forever-long
For what it's worth, thank you
For what it's worth, I love you
For what I'm worth, take me
And for what I'm worth use me
For what it's worth, thank you...
For what it's worth, I love you
For what I'm worth, take me
For what I'm worth, use me
I've read of all You've done for me
Now let me do for you
And I pray that I never lose sight
Of all that you went through
And the stripes on his back
Can you see them? Can you imagine?
And the holes in his hands, can you feel them?
Nails pierced the skin
And the feet that he stood on so broken
His spirit still strong
And the love that he's given to me
Is forever-long
For what it's worth, thank you
For what it's worth, I love you
For what I'm worth, take me
For what I'm worth, use me
And the stripes on your back
I can see them, I can't imagine
And the holes in your hands, I can feel them
Nails pierced your skin
The feet that you stood on so broken
Your spirit still strong
The love that you've given to me
Is forever-long
And the stripes on his back
Can you see them? Can you imagine?
And the holes in his hands, can you feel them?
Nails pierced the skin
And the feet that he stood on so broken
His spirit still strong
And the love that he's given to me
Is forever-long
For what it's worth, thank you
For what it's worth, I love you
For what I'm worth, take me
And for what I'm worth use me
For what it's worth, thank you...
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