We Are Detective
Unseen Eyes and Covert Pursuits: The Intriguing Tale of Surveillance
Lyrics
Somebody's watching me
Feeling of being observed or monitored
And now I'm nervous and I shouldn't be
Resulting nervousness despite the lack of a reason
Somebody's got their eye on me
Someone is keeping a close watch on the person
Perhaps I should invite him up for tea?
Playful suggestion to invite the watcher for tea
We saw him smoking by the newspaper stand
Observing an individual near a newspaper stand
There's something odd about his gloved left hand
Noteworthy and suspicious detail about the person's gloved left hand
Saw him again inside the old cafe
Encountering the person again in an old cafe
He makes us tense we wish he'd go away
Feeling uneasy and wishing the person would leave
We are detective
Identification as detectives, possibly sarcastic, and stating their purpose
We are select
-We are detective
-Come to collect
-Somebody's after me
Perception of being pursued or targeted
He left his footprints by the garden tree
Evidence of someone's presence near a garden tree
Last night when I got home
Feeling of not being alone upon returning home
I got the feeling I was not alone!
-Someone is on our tail
Belief that someone is following them
We think they're opening up our morning mail
Suspicion of interference with their mail
And now each time the telephone rings
Associating phone calls with unsettling thoughts
We think of frightening things
-We are detective
Reiteration of being detectives and the purpose of collecting information
We are select
-We are detective
-Come to collect
-We dress up in disguise
Adopting disguises to avoid being observed
To get away from all those prying eyes
Expressing a desire to escape from prying eyes
Our friends all think we're mad
Awareness of others viewing them as mad
But we know better 'cause the spy is bad
Confidence in their judgment that the spy is malicious
We are detective
Reiteration of detective identity and collecting information
We are select
-We are detective
-Come to collect
-We are detective
Further reinforcement of their role as detectives and collecting information
We are select
-We are detective
-Come to collect
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