Or maybe you still love it, but now you have a different perspective.

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    5 days ago

    Do you maybe mean “Every Breath You Take” by The Police? That’s a common answer to this kind of question. A lot of people think of it as cute and romantic at first, but the song really talk about the Big Brother (from George Orwell’s 1984): a state of constant surveillance watching “every breath you take, every move you make”.

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      5 days ago

      Yes that’s the one I’m talking about. I could have sworn I heard an interview about him talking about how it’s about someone stalking a former lover. Memory is weird that way. You’re interpretation is probably the one I’m going to go with from now on though I like that more.

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        5 days ago

        Since you’ve gone, I’ve been lost without a trace
        I dream at night, I can only see your face
        I look around, but it’s you I can’t replace
        I feel so cold, and I long for your embrace
        I keep crying, baby, baby please
        Oh, can’t you see
        You belong to me?
        How my poor heart aches
        With every step you take?

        I understand the full lyrics, but most songs generally default to romanticism. If you’re not paying attention it’s easy to misinterpret.