This song seems to be about paranoia involving surveillance. Just what country exactly is questionable, though it could be about the government in Germany at the time, as the Soviet
police sought out possible spies through undercover agents and wiretapping.
[Verse 1]
Hidden in the dashboard
The unseen mechanized eye
Under surveillance
The road is full of cats eyes
Its sick function to pry
The spy in the cab
[Verse 2]
Coldly observing
Callously reserving
A driver's time
Automated autonomy
Playing on his mind
The spy in the cab
The spy in the cab
[Bridge]
An eye for an eye
A spy for an eye
An eye for an eye
A spy for an eye
A twenty-four hour unblinking watch
Installed to pry, installed to cop
The spy in the cab
An eye for an eye
A spy for a spy
The spy in the cab
The spy in the cab
The spy in the cab
[Outro]
I spy with my little—
I spy with my little—
I spy with my little—
I spy with my little—
I spy, spy
Spy, spy
Spy, spy
Spy, spy
Spy
The Spy In The Cab was written by Bauhaus.
The Spy In The Cab was produced by Bauhaus.
Bauhaus released The Spy In The Cab on Mon Nov 03 1980.