Spy in the House of the Night
Unveiling Secrets in the Shadows: Blue Öyster Cult's Intriguing Revelations
Lyrics
I, I have no church or philosophy.
The speaker doesn't adhere to any specific religious or philosophical beliefs.
I've never known or told a joke in sin.
The speaker hasn't engaged in sinful behavior or shared sinful jokes.
I smoke in bed. I smoke instead.
The speaker smokes in bed instead of doing something else.
I know the in and outs of smoke.
The speaker is very familiar with smoking, understands it thoroughly.
And where there's smoke, there's fire, the flip side of desire.
There's a connection between smoke (indicative of trouble) and desire, implying an association between them.
And if it's true, it can't be you, it might as well be me.
If what's believed to be true isn't attributable to someone else, the speaker assumes responsibility.
A spy in the house of the fire; a fire in the house of the night.
The speaker feels like an infiltrator in a situation of intensity (fire) within the secrecy of the night.
A white-hot dark-black rendezvous.
A juxtaposition of opposing forces (white-hot and dark-black) meeting in a passionate encounter.
I'll see you there tonight!
The speaker anticipates meeting someone at this intense rendezvous tonight, expressing excitement or eagerness.
I'll see you there tonight!
-I've never been to Spain nor to Germany.
The speaker hasn't visited certain places (Spain, Germany).
I'll never know my way around the city of Gorky.
The speaker won't familiarize themselves with a specific location (city of Gorky).
I've made love in halls. I fell in love in malls.
Experienced love in unconventional places, indicating a non-traditional romantic history.
I'd love to love you in the dark.
Expresses a desire to love someone passionately in secrecy or darkness.
And when it's dark, it's night, the flip side of delight.
Darkness represents the counterpart of delight or pleasure.
So, if, in fact, it can't be wrong, well, then, it must be right.
If something can't be proven wrong, the speaker assumes it must be right.
A spy in the house of the fire; a fire in the house of the night.
Reiteration of feeling like an intruder in an intense situation, emphasizing the collision of opposing forces in a passionate meeting.
A white-hot dark-black rendezvous.
-I'll see you there tonight!
Reiterates the anticipation of meeting someone at this intense rendezvous tonight.
I'll see you there tonight!
-And when it's dark, it's night, the flip side of delight.
Repetition of the concept of darkness as the counterpart of delight or pleasure.
So, if, in fact, it can't be wrong, well, then it must be right.
Reiterates the assumption that if something can't be proven wrong, it must be right.
A spy in the house of the fire; a fire in the house of the night.
Continued feeling of being an intruder in an intense situation, emphasizing the collision of opposing forces in a passionate meeting.
A white-hot dark-black rendezvous.
-I'll see you there tonight!
Continued anticipation of meeting someone at this intense rendezvous tonight.
I'll see you there tonight!
-I'll see you there tonight!
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