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Placebo - Surrounded By Spies

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“It’s a true story told through a lens of para­noia, com­plete dis­gust for mod­ern soci­ety’s val­ues and the dei­fic­a­tion of sur­veil­lance cap­it­al­ism.”


I saw you jump from a burning building
I saw you jump from a burning building
I’ve seen you move like Elvis set on fire
I’ve seen you move like Elvis set on fire
This search for meaning is killing me
This search for meaning is killing me
This search for meaning is killing me
This search for meaning

Ping pong ball at the back of my throat
Ping pong ball at the back of my throat
And I won't be spoken to like that
And I won't be spoken to like that
Suspicious bag on the platform
Suspicious bag on the platform
Suspicious bag on the platform
Suspicious bag on the platform

Ex-drummer’s nose stuck in the past
Ex-drummer’s nose stuck in the past
Found dead behind the wheel of a car
Found dеad behind the wheel of a car

World leadеr going under the knife
World leader going under the knife
Stage four, stage two, stage three
Stage four, stage two, stage three

We go to Sweden in the back of a cab
We go to Sweden in the back of a cab
And every picture house is empty
And every picture house is empty

I gave my heart, now I want it back
Gave my heart, now I want it back
I gave my heart, now I want it back
I gave my heart, now I want it back

I am surrounded by spies
I am surrounded by spies
I am surrounded by spies
I am surrounded by spies

Dead fly on the national anthem
Dead fly on the national anthem
Dead fly on the national anthem
Dead fly on the national anthem

I see faces on the bathroom floor
I see faces on the bathroom floor
I see faces on the bathroom floor
Come on over and I'll show you more

Where are you now when I need you the most?
(Shut up)
Where are you now when I need you the most?
(Shut up)
Where are you now when I need you the most?
(Shut up)
Where are you now when I need you the most?
(Shut up)

I am surrounded by spies
I am surrounded by spies
I am surrounded by spies
I am surrounded by spies
I am surrounded by spies
I am surrounded by spies
I am surrounded by spies
I am surrounded by spies
I am surrounded by spies
I am surrounded by spies
I am surrounded by spies
I am surrounded by spies

Spies
Spies
Spies

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The song was inspired by frontman Brian Molko discovering his neighbours were spying on him:

“I began writ­ing the lyr­ics when I dis­covered my neigh­bors were spy­ing on me on behalf of parties with a nefar­i­ous agenda.

“I then began to pon­der the count­less ways in which our pri­vacy has been eroded and stolen since the intro­duc­tion of world­wide CCTV cam­eras.

“The rise of the inter­net and the cell­phone has turned prac­tic­ally every user into a paparazzo and spec­tat­ors in their own lives.

“And we have mostly all offered up per­sonal inform­a­tion to enorm­ous mul­tina­tion­als whose sole intent is to exploit us.

“I used the cut-up tech­nique inven­ted by Wil­liam S Bur­roughs and pop­ular­ised in mod­ern song by David Bowie.

“It’s a true story told through a lens of para­noia, com­plete dis­gust for mod­ern soci­ety’s val­ues and the dei­fic­a­tion of sur­veil­lance cap­it­al­ism.”