Don't think sorry's easily said
Don't try turning tables instead
You've taken lots of chances before
But I ain't gonna give anymore
Don't ask me, that's how it goes
'Cause part of me knows what you're thinking
Don't say words you're gonna regret
Don't let the fire rush to your head
I've heard the accusations before
And I ain't gonna take anymore
Believe me, the sun in your eyes
Made some of the lies worth believing
I am the eye in the sky looking at you
I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules dealing with fools
I can cheat you blind
And I don't need to see any more
To know that I can read your mind
~ Alan Parsons Project
Seems to be something in the news about wiretapping someone's phone? "Eye in the Sky" jumped into my head this morning, so I decided to go with it in the spirit of surveillance. If you listen to the song via the above link, you may be disappointed that it is not the familiar 1982 Alan Parsons Project version. I chose Jonatha Brooke's cover off her 2004 release, Back in the Circus, just because I love it. Of course, now I realize the serendipity of that title to the events of the last six-and-a-half weeks.
When the song first came out, there was talk that it was inspired by George Orwell's 1984, but the Alan Parsons Project has never indicated that there's any truth to that. My suspicion is that anyone who said that never actually read 1984. In its simplest interpretation, the song seems to be about a lovers' quarrel. Eric Woolfson, lyricist and member of the band, did claim to be inspired by being shown the security system at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas. "I thought it would make a good subject for a song." And it did. It's the biggest "hit" the APP ever had, reaching #3 on the U.S. charts.
Jon Stewart was a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last week. He presented a video mash-up of a certain politician punctuating his talk with the phrase "Believe me." And then he made the point that anyone who repeatedly says "Believe me" is probably lying. Believe me, the sun in your eyes / Made some of the lies worth believing.
If you have found yourself being distracted by a dog and pony show lately, take note of the closing lines of "Eye in the Sky." I ain't gonna live any more believing / Some of the lies while all of the signs are deceiving.
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