I think "peeping tom" is a way of addressing the dangerous side of having an inquisitive and skeptical nature. Looking into things he knows he shouldn't but can't help himself. The rest of the songs talks about a longing for something undefinable that he seems to search for, sometimes in wrong places. Perhaps when he met this girl, he got into trouble by spying on her?
I think "peeping tom" is a way of addressing the dangerous side of having an inquisitive and skeptical nature. Looking into things he knows he shouldn't but can't help himself. The rest of the songs talks about a longing for something undefinable that he seems to search for, sometimes in wrong places. Perhaps when he met this girl, he got into trouble by spying on her?