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?
People's eyes say I'm no damn good
Shook down and left lonely
Only with the maybe we could
I stay inside cause I'm misunderstood
I can't get no release
I'm shell shocked from some heavy blows
A stranger to the people I know
Who used to say "he never had a down day"
Now I'm holding on to can't let goes
And silence brings no peace
Because another life
Went through my window pane
And I don't know why
I've got a will to burn
In attic rooms I just shut my door
For seven weeks or maybe seven more
It's like I face a seven headed whore
The fight's knocked out of me
There's no measure for grief and I can't find it with the sound
Break down, to the great god of the hand me down
Holding the past around wound up at the lost and found
Where the colors all turn to grey
I'm coming out of a down day
Colorized, the city's plays a double feature today
Life is long and something is wrong
But I want to know what's going on (and on)
In another life
Cause it's good again
And it will never die
I've got a will to burn
To see you again
It's like another life
It's like I'll not get better
A will to burn
Time goes by and I realize, that I'm alright
You thought nothing would be the same
But life comes round again
Quick wits and all curious
I'm all caught up in what you say
And it makes me grab the time
Before it slips away
I can't stay and I cannot wait
And I'm grateful to whistle past a grave yard gate
The flicker fade is getting stronger
Like when the days start getting longer
I got the rhythm down now in the places we warred
The golden gate is like my diving board
And life is pointless
But what's so wrong with that
Cause there's another life
And a sweeter pain
And it will never die
You got a will to burn
To see you again
It's like another life
I feel the whole thing happen
The will to burn
To see you again
It's like another life
I got another life
I got another life
Shook down and left lonely
Only with the maybe we could
I stay inside cause I'm misunderstood
I can't get no release
I'm shell shocked from some heavy blows
A stranger to the people I know
Who used to say "he never had a down day"
Now I'm holding on to can't let goes
And silence brings no peace
Because another life
Went through my window pane
And I don't know why
I've got a will to burn
In attic rooms I just shut my door
For seven weeks or maybe seven more
It's like I face a seven headed whore
The fight's knocked out of me
There's no measure for grief and I can't find it with the sound
Break down, to the great god of the hand me down
Holding the past around wound up at the lost and found
Where the colors all turn to grey
I'm coming out of a down day
Colorized, the city's plays a double feature today
Life is long and something is wrong
But I want to know what's going on (and on)
In another life
Cause it's good again
And it will never die
I've got a will to burn
To see you again
It's like another life
It's like I'll not get better
A will to burn
Time goes by and I realize, that I'm alright
You thought nothing would be the same
But life comes round again
Quick wits and all curious
I'm all caught up in what you say
And it makes me grab the time
Before it slips away
I can't stay and I cannot wait
And I'm grateful to whistle past a grave yard gate
The flicker fade is getting stronger
Like when the days start getting longer
I got the rhythm down now in the places we warred
The golden gate is like my diving board
And life is pointless
But what's so wrong with that
Cause there's another life
And a sweeter pain
And it will never die
You got a will to burn
To see you again
It's like another life
I feel the whole thing happen
The will to burn
To see you again
It's like another life
I got another life
I got another life
Lyrics submitted by SlickSerpent, edited by dougcgrubbs
Another Life (Hidden Track) Lyrics as written by Salazar Jenkins
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this song definitely seems like it's about stephan getting over his breakup, or whatever other hard times he was facing then. but no matter the cause, he was hurt and life seemed to lose it's luster. it was like nothing would ever get better and everyone looked at him differently because of his depressed behavior. but soon "another life" came along, and with time he was willing to accept this new life. he's willing to start over when he "sees [her] again" and willing to start living again, even though he recognized that there will always be a "sweeter pain." i just interpret this as meaning that you can always start new, but you will always get hurt again. you just have to be willing to accept that and make peace with it. he has "a will to burn." maybe this means that he's willing to face pain again, or maybe it just relates to the old "i live my life like burning man" (burning man from 3eb's self-titled) concept that to live is to burn. either way it makes sense to me. i just think this song is really uplifting even though it faces pain head-on. pain is a part of life, but life still goes on. and maybe this cycle is completely pointless, "but what's so wrong with that?" this song is realistic and doesn't try to lie to anyone. it's a no bullshit way of viewing things and i completely agree with it. i love this song so much, it helps me when i'm down. starting life up again, even when you know that pain will be part of it, is courageous.