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?
Trying to press
What you might be feeling
Why suppress
What you might be needing
You missed the moon on Monday morning
You were lying in your sin
You missed the moon on Monday morning
Because you don't mean anything to anyone, anymore
Why confess
Well you wouldn't need to
Because on your desk
There's more to be seen to
By the time just keep on ticking
Until I get my sweet release
By the time just keep on winding
Until this cold-stop has ceased
And everyone can see the sun
I've send underwater, slept with your daughter
She told me what your rule book read
I've been to the slaughter, slept with your daughter
So won't you let me have my head
And then I can see the sun
You missed the moon on Monday morning
You were lying in your sin
You missed the moon on Monday morning
Because you don't mean anything to anyone, anymore
By the time just keep on ticking
Until I get my sweet release
And down this road I'll keep on winding
Until this cold-stop has ceased
And everyone can see the sun
Everyone can see the sun
Everyone can see the sun
Everyone can see the sun
I've send underwater, slept with your daughter
She told me what your rule book read
I've been to the slaughter, slept with your daughter
So won't you let me have my head
And then I can see the sun
What you might be feeling
Why suppress
What you might be needing
You missed the moon on Monday morning
You were lying in your sin
You missed the moon on Monday morning
Because you don't mean anything to anyone, anymore
Why confess
Well you wouldn't need to
Because on your desk
There's more to be seen to
By the time just keep on ticking
Until I get my sweet release
By the time just keep on winding
Until this cold-stop has ceased
And everyone can see the sun
I've send underwater, slept with your daughter
She told me what your rule book read
I've been to the slaughter, slept with your daughter
So won't you let me have my head
And then I can see the sun
You missed the moon on Monday morning
You were lying in your sin
You missed the moon on Monday morning
Because you don't mean anything to anyone, anymore
By the time just keep on ticking
Until I get my sweet release
And down this road I'll keep on winding
Until this cold-stop has ceased
And everyone can see the sun
Everyone can see the sun
Everyone can see the sun
Everyone can see the sun
I've send underwater, slept with your daughter
She told me what your rule book read
I've been to the slaughter, slept with your daughter
So won't you let me have my head
And then I can see the sun
Lyrics submitted by mat2710
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This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
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In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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great song, not as accomplished as anything on definitely maybe (demo 92) but worth checking out
If they re-recorded all these demo's, theyd be back in top form. This is a great song also, love the demos.
Cool lyrics.
Just one complaint...they should go straight to the main riff (the one that starts at 0:50) after the bass intro. Why beat around the bush?