The Spoils (feat. Hope Sandoval) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by warms 

Cover art for The Spoils (feat. Hope Sandoval) lyrics by Massive Attack

Hey, Massive Attack have always been revolutionary thinkers and poets. Maybe the song is about an AI that slowly develops conscience and feelings. And in her exploration somehow she understands she's getting outside the initail purpose that she was built for. And she's entrenched evaluating what can resemble a sensation of jealousy but more in regards to her bodyless condition than towards a concrete human being. She's evaluating. Or he.

My Interpretation

@warms I dig the above, is it based on Simulation Theory? You might be right. Here's an alternative: This song was written about an estranged partner(a), reassuring one that their partner(b) still needs them, and for them to offer comfort to (a) so the love doesn't die. Maybe there's a lot riding on that love.