Lyrics
Hidden in the dashboard
Hidden surveillance equipment within the car's dashboard.
The unseen mechanized eye
Unseen mechanized eye, likely a metaphor for a hidden camera or monitoring device.
Under surveillance
Being under constant watch or scrutiny.
The road is full of cats eyes
The road is filled with reflective road markers (cat's eyes) that could symbolize surveillance points.
It's sick function to pry
It is a sick or intrusive function to pry into someone's activities.
The spy in the cab.
Refers to the surveillance system or entity as a spy within the cab (car).
Coldly observing -- Callously reserving
Cold and callous observation, with a disregard for the driver's time.
A drivers time
Emphasizes the automated nature of the surveillance and its impact on the driver's time.
Automated autonomy
Autonomous surveillance system playing on the driver's mind.
Playing on his mind
Reiterates the impact of the spy on the driver's mental state.
The spy in the cab.
Repetition of the reference to the spy in the cab.
The spy in the cab.
Repetition, possibly emphasizing the omnipresence of the spy.
An eye for an eye
An eye is taken for an eye, suggesting a reciprocal or retaliatory nature.
A spy for an eye
Connecting the idea of a spy to the concept of retaliation.
An eye for an eye
Reiteration of the reciprocal nature of the situation.
A spy for a spy.
Suggests a cycle of spying and retaliation.
A twenty four hour unblinking watch
Continuous, unblinking surveillance, possibly highlighting the intensity of scrutiny.
Installed to pry
Emphasizes the installation of the surveillance system for the purpose of prying.
Installed to cop
Further emphasizes the purpose of the installed surveillance - to capture or observe.
The spy in the cab.
Repetition of the spy in the cab, underscoring its significance.
The spy in the cab.
Repetition for emphasis on the presence of the spy.
The spy in the cab.
Repetition, possibly emphasizing the continuous and unrelenting nature of the surveillance.
I spy with my little eye spy with my little I spy with my
Repetition of the phrase "I spy with my little eye," reinforcing the theme of spying and surveillance.
Little eye spy with my little I spy ..... spy ..... spy.
Continuation of the repetitive phrase, suggesting an ongoing, pervasive surveillance.
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