Accused Of Stealing Lyrics

Lyric discussion by jrm36 

Cover art for Accused Of Stealing lyrics by Delgados, The

This is a beautiful song and the language is evocative; I'd just like to understand it better. When I first heard it I thought it was "accused of stealing all your friends," which I thought was a good theme to explore!

Now that I read the words and listen more carefully, it seems to be about stealing someone else's identity, their stories and thoughts, maybe out of infatuation?