<P> Sting later said he was disconcerted by how many people think the song is more positive than it is . He insists it is about the obsession with a lost lover , and the jealousy and surveillance that follow . `` One couple told me ' Oh we love that song ; it was the main song played at our wedding ! ' I thought , ' Well , good luck . ' '' When asked why he appears angry in the music video Sting told BBC Radio 2 , `` I think the song is very , very sinister and ugly and people have actually misinterpreted it as being a gentle little love song , when it 's quite the opposite . '' </P>
<P> Sting later said he was disconcerted by how many people think the song is more positive than it is . He insists it is about the obsession with a lost lover , and the jealousy and surveillance that follow . `` One couple told me ' Oh we love that song ; it was the main song played at our wedding ! ' I thought , ' Well , good luck . ' '' When asked why he appears angry in the music video Sting told BBC Radio 2 , `` I think the song is very , very sinister and ugly and people have actually misinterpreted it as being a gentle little love song , when it 's quite the opposite . '' </P>
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the obsession with a lost lover
the obsession with a lost lover