Igor wrote: 'Vanishing' was written in circa 88, so this is really an old thing that didn't disappeared with time.
so '88 is REALLY old ... ughhh ....
but really, the ambiguity of their lyrics is part of their brilliance.
the BLT diff between "I don't think you're what you seem" vs "I don't picture what you see" is quite telling and an interesting (and similar) read both ways.
in Spooky there is some slippage between "let's defend/define the things we say" that gets at the point I am making.
what if it's right BOTH ways?