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Post by cobriaclord on Jul 25, 2006 1:55:13 GMT
I'm a spy in the house of love. I know the dream that you're dreaming of. I know the word that you long to hear. I know your deepest secret fear. I'm a spy in the house of love. I know the dream that you're dreaming of. I know the word that you long to hear. I know your deepest secret fear. I know everything. Everything you do, everywhere you go, everyone you know. I'm a spy, in the house of love. I know the dream that you're dreaming of. I know the word that you long to hear. I know your deepest secret fear. I know your deepest secret fear. I know your deepest secret fear. I'm a spy, I can see, what you do, and I know.
Is this song about a stalker? Any info? I cant find anything
Peace
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Post by jym on Jul 25, 2006 2:59:05 GMT
It's about feeling left out of love, watching while everyone else in the world is in love. Morrison messed around with voyeurism it's more existentially based voyeurism i.e. looking into someone's soul "I know your deepest secret fear".
You're approaching Morrison's lyrics & poems to literally and not literarily. Poetry in general is supposed to have allusion, metaphor, simile, double meanings, symbolism, & with Morrison add some. Art is not necessarily a transcription of day to day activities. Look at Kerouac it may seem a straight forward transcription of his travels & adventures but Kerouac was not a travel writer you have to look deeper into what he was saying or you miss the whole point.
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Post by cobriaclord on Jul 25, 2006 14:10:41 GMT
Its like My Eyes Have Seen You with the voyeurism. Thanks jym.
Peace
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Post by TheWallsScreamedPoetry on Apr 13, 2011 14:26:18 GMT
A Spy in the House of Love is a 1954 novel by Anaïs Nin. Jim would likley have read it and his song reflected the novel which is about someone trying to come to terms with themselves. Perhaps in the song 'he' is trying to rationise with 'himself'. You cannot lie to yourself hence 'I know your deepest secret fear'.
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Post by TheWallsScreamedPoetry on Dec 8, 2011 9:58:24 GMT
Also during the Morrison Hotel sessions the band recorded a jazz version of The Spy with Ray playing acoustic piano and John using his brushes to produce his magic. Robby plays a mournful guitar and Morrison sounds like the atypical lounge singer. Quite brilliant. The Doors - The Spy (Jazz version)
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