They Might Be Giants: Spy Meaning

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Spy Lyrics

I see you from my spy plane, baby
I see you walking on the ground
I see you through my spy glasses, baby
I can see right through the ground
If you want to be a spy
Then you must really see
And you must really see
If you want to be a spy...

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Jan 20th 2009 !⃝
This is one of my favorite songs. A spy falls in love with a woman he is watching. She falls in love with him, and he dreams about her. But their love is doomed because he is a spy. So he breaks the spyglass, allowing their relationship to have a chance.

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