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?
[Verse 1]
Like a man on the run
I ain't got no place to hide
Got one hand on my weapon
Pray that God is on my side
Your skin looks so cold
Your eyes they rob me blind
But your spell takes its hold on me
I got mischief on my mind
[Chorus]
Your Hocus Pocus
You're so mysterious with all
Your Hocus Pocus
First she's there and now she's gone
It's the heist
She stole my heart like a thief in the night
It's the heist
Better watch your back
Might take your life
It's the heist
Straight up luck in the role of the dice
It's the heist
Better watch your back
Might take your life
It's the heist
[Verse 2]
I'm down on a leash
She got me hooked on her scent
It fills the air, it sticks on me
Like sex and cigarettes
Her touch feels so cold
Her lips taste like whine
It's your spell that takes its hold on me
I got one thing on my mind
[Chorus]
Your Hocus Pocus
You're so mysterious with all
Your Hocus Pocus
First she's there and now she's gone
It's the heist
She stole my heart like a thief in the night
It's the heist
Better watch your back
Might take your life
It's the heist
Straight up luck in the role of the dice
It's the heist
Better watch your back
Might take your life
It's the heist
[Chorus]
Your Hocus Pocus
You're so mysterious with all
Your Hocus Pocus
First she's there and now she's gone
It's the heist
She stole my heart like a thief in the night
It's the heist
Better watch your back
Might take your life
It's the heist
Straight up luck in the role of the dice
It's the heist
Better watch your back
Might take your life
It's the heist
Like a man on the run
I ain't got no place to hide
Got one hand on my weapon
Pray that God is on my side
Your skin looks so cold
Your eyes they rob me blind
But your spell takes its hold on me
I got mischief on my mind
[Chorus]
Your Hocus Pocus
You're so mysterious with all
Your Hocus Pocus
First she's there and now she's gone
It's the heist
She stole my heart like a thief in the night
It's the heist
Better watch your back
Might take your life
It's the heist
Straight up luck in the role of the dice
It's the heist
Better watch your back
Might take your life
It's the heist
[Verse 2]
I'm down on a leash
She got me hooked on her scent
It fills the air, it sticks on me
Like sex and cigarettes
Her touch feels so cold
Her lips taste like whine
It's your spell that takes its hold on me
I got one thing on my mind
[Chorus]
Your Hocus Pocus
You're so mysterious with all
Your Hocus Pocus
First she's there and now she's gone
It's the heist
She stole my heart like a thief in the night
It's the heist
Better watch your back
Might take your life
It's the heist
Straight up luck in the role of the dice
It's the heist
Better watch your back
Might take your life
It's the heist
[Chorus]
Your Hocus Pocus
You're so mysterious with all
Your Hocus Pocus
First she's there and now she's gone
It's the heist
She stole my heart like a thief in the night
It's the heist
Better watch your back
Might take your life
It's the heist
Straight up luck in the role of the dice
It's the heist
Better watch your back
Might take your life
It's the heist
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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