As a well repected musician, you expect the lyrics could be inspired by one thing (a literal or figure eye in the sky such as either those in casions or those written by Orwell) and about another thing (relationships). I've heard that Parsons indicated on an XM Radio show (Artist Confidential) that these lyrics were indeed inspired after a visit to a casino in Vegas. The back album cover art apparently contains pictures of these security cameras.
I think it sounds like the camera is telling him to stop lying to himself because he can't win at the Casino. That is why it sounds like a relationship song. When I first heard it for years I thought it was a song to a girl, but when I really studied it, I thought no, he is trying to talk himself out of his gambling by saying the camera can read his mind and so he can't beat the house. That why it sounds so discouraging.
I think it sounds like the camera is telling him to stop lying to himself because he can't win at the Casino. That is why it sounds like a relationship song. When I first heard it for years I thought it was a song to a girl, but when I really studied it, I thought no, he is trying to talk himself out of his gambling by saying the camera can read his mind and so he can't beat the house. That why it sounds so discouraging.
As a well repected musician, you expect the lyrics could be inspired by one thing (a literal or figure eye in the sky such as either those in casions or those written by Orwell) and about another thing (relationships). I've heard that Parsons indicated on an XM Radio show (Artist Confidential) that these lyrics were indeed inspired after a visit to a casino in Vegas. The back album cover art apparently contains pictures of these security cameras.
I think it sounds like the camera is telling him to stop lying to himself because he can't win at the Casino. That is why it sounds like a relationship song. When I first heard it for years I thought it was a song to a girl, but when I really studied it, I thought no, he is trying to talk himself out of his gambling by saying the camera can read his mind and so he can't beat the house. That why it sounds so discouraging.
I think it sounds like the camera is telling him to stop lying to himself because he can't win at the Casino. That is why it sounds like a relationship song. When I first heard it for years I thought it was a song to a girl, but when I really studied it, I thought no, he is trying to talk himself out of his gambling by saying the camera can read his mind and so he can't beat the house. That why it sounds so discouraging.