To me, the first part of the song is about a creepy guy in a hotel room listening to people in the room(s) next to him having sex.
"I can hear through these walls, I can hear it when they're foolin' around"
The reason I think he is in a hotel is this line
"Putting my sign up, Do not disturb me, speak or shout, inside out"
but then its about watching - I'm guessing children since he says "I can see the girls and the boys" but he is at a distance and can't hear them - "And I can imagine the noise"
and the question I guess is does the guy act on his thoughts or just fantasize about it? "Life is so lonely, I don't get high off just being me, I like pretending, Wanting to touch them, wanting to see"
because at the end it seems like maybe he does more than watch?
"It's only normal, Creeping behind you, now don't shout, 'cos it's alright"
Like he grabs someone and says "don't shout" and then maybe he keeps them locked up?
"They keep the windows locked and the door shut tight"
Or maybe its a guy in an institution locked up and watching things in the distance and occasionally he hears people in the institution having sex?
To me, the first part of the song is about a creepy guy in a hotel room listening to people in the room(s) next to him having sex.
"I can hear through these walls, I can hear it when they're foolin' around"
The reason I think he is in a hotel is this line
"Putting my sign up, Do not disturb me, speak or shout, inside out"
but then its about watching - I'm guessing children since he says "I can see the girls and the boys" but he is at a distance and can't hear them - "And I can imagine the noise"
and the question I guess is does the guy act on his thoughts or just fantasize about it? "Life is so lonely, I don't get high off just being me, I like pretending, Wanting to touch them, wanting to see"
because at the end it seems like maybe he does more than watch?
"It's only normal, Creeping behind you, now don't shout, 'cos it's alright"
Like he grabs someone and says "don't shout" and then maybe he keeps them locked up?
"They keep the windows locked and the door shut tight"
Or maybe its a guy in an institution locked up and watching things in the distance and occasionally he hears people in the institution having sex?
Definitely a creepy song!