Abuse In The Song Every Breath You Take, By The Police

There are many types of abuse in relationships. First, there are physical abuse. Then, emotional or verbal abuse. Next, there is financial and digital abuse. Lastly, there is a sexual abuse. In the song,”Every Breath You Take,” by The Police, there is one type of abuse in the song, but first, here are some info about the song. To begin, the song is misinterpreted a lot, a different meaning than other songs and has not really affected the influence on teen relationships. To end, the song,”Every Breath You Take,” is a perfect example of relationship abuse.
“Every Breath You Take,” a song written by The Police, has many interpretations to it. To begin, many listeners mistaken the song for a romantic song. Listeners think it is about a guy loving …show more content…
To begin, the song seems like a love song because of the lyrics. Sting, lead singer of The Police, states,” Every breath you take. Every move you make. Every bond you break. Every step you take. I’ll be watching you”(Police, 1). Listeners think that this is love; someone loves another so much that they will go to the extent of watching them do everything they do. They also tend to think that the message is to love someone as much as possible. Never forgot about them. On the other hand, the real interpretation is the author’s feelings towards the media after his breakup. The real message is someone out there is always watching someone else. For someone to understand the message, they must understand what the song is about. The song has stalkerish lyrics, which is why the message is about stalking. Sting states,” Every single day. Every word you say. Every game you play. Every night you stay. I’ll be watching you”(Police, 2). This is one stanza from the song out of many that talk about stalking. If the message was not so clear enough. In conclusion, that is why the message of the song is very …show more content…
Since this song was written in 1983, not many kids listened to the song as they enjoy their own generation of music, but if this was to influence kids; then it result in the same way. To begin, this song is always misinterpreted and kids would just mistake it for another love song as it seems like a positive song. Positive songs do not really affect kids. As a result, they just listen to the music rather than act different after listening to it. This would not in any way at all affect teen relationships because kids would just mistake the song and go on thinking how great of a song this is. After breakups, kids would not go around stalking their lovers because of this song. In the end, that is why this song has not and did not influence teen