“The lyrics tell the story of a possessive and obsessed lover, who is watching the person he loves every time they take a breath or move. In an interview in 1993, Sting said that he “didn’t realise at the time how sinister it is. I was thinking of Big Brother, surveillance and control.” Later, Sting also openly stated that he was concerned by how many people thought the song was a love song and extremely positive, leading to him insisting that was about a darker or scary side of love, consisting of jealousy and the concept of possession. He told BBC Radio 2: “One couple told me ‘Oh we love that song; it was the main song played at our wedding!’ I thought, ‘ Well, good luck.””