You're right, of course, Eric. It's just such a good song. And wasn't
there a line about 'every cake you bake'?
Ursula
Eric Yost wrote:
Ursula wrote: battered women. . . . had begun to view the world through a particular kind of specialized lens....they construed Sting's song "Every Breath You Take" (or whatever the actual title is) as an anthem of (or for) abusers.
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It's not exactly an anthem of love, is it? More like a morbid obsession, isn't it?
Sting could have called it "The Stalker." Note the unsubtle accusations in the lyrics (e.g., every smile you fake, every vow you break). Combination of wounded ego ("my poor heart") and frustrated desire for an unattainable object?
[http://www.lyricskid.com/lyrics/sting-lyrics/every-breath-you-take-lyrics.html]
Every breath you take Every move you make Every bond you break Every step you take I'll be watching you
Every single day Every word you say Every game you play Every night you stay I'll be watching you
O can't you see You belong to me How my poor heart aches with every step you take
Every move you make Every vow you break Every smile you fake Every claim you stake I'll be watching you
Since you've gone I 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 keep crying baby please
Every move you make Every vow you break Every smile you fake Every claim you stake I'll be watching you
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