10 Famous Songs With Creepy Undertones You Totally Missed

7. Iris - Goo Goo Dolls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdYWuo9OFAw Is Iris a corny yet heartfelt, swooning balled about love? Well, its on this list so you can probably gather that the meaning of the song is a little more creepy than that. Again, this one is rather upfront about its lyrical content, exploring the theme of obsession from the perspective of a self-harming stalker. It isn't hard to decode this one so have yourself a little listen, but here's my favorite snippet that helps to prove the hypothesis:

When everything feels like the movies, Yeah, you bleed just to know you're alive.

He describes life as feeling like a "movie", in the sense that he is a spectator rather than a participator, forever watching the girl from a distance. Other lines help to support this as well. What's more, the self-harming aspect induced by his unrequited (and unnoticed) love becomes evident as he talks about bleeding to realise that he is indeed alive. If this still isn't enough to convince you then surly the fact that he ends each chorus with the line "I just want you to know who I am" will. Man, this song is more depressing than I remember...