Oh, I think people know it's a "stalker" song ... I've heard many people laugh about just that. And face it, Clark was kind of a stalker in Pilot -- hovering outside Lois's window after her date with Lex; how creepy was *that*, Clark?? In fact, there is a great L&C music vid to this song which includes this scene. (One of Andrea's; there is a link to in the stickied Music Video TOC in this folder.)
But music isn't always about lyrics ... or interpreting lyrics literally. Just look at Matchbox 20's "Push" -- very popular, but it's a haunting song about intimidation in a relationship (I've read interviews with where they insisted it was not about physical absuse). Yet, just like "Invisible", the tune is very catchy, easy to sing along to. Even if you kind of know the lyrics could be interpreted in a creepy way, it doesn't stop you from liking the song.
(And I think in the case of "Invisible", you can easily interpret the song in terms of metaphor ... the *feeling* behind unrequited love, rather than the intention to actually *do* any of these things. It's the difference between fantasy and reality, literal interpretation vs. parable.)
That said, there certainly are a lot of "creepy" songs out there if you really listen to the lyrics, LOL. In fact, the syndicated radio morning show I sometimes listen to devoted their time to this topic just a few months ago. I wish I could remember all the titles people called in to suggest, but there were plenty!
Like the old song "Into The Night" by Benny Mardones ... "She's just sixteen years old, leave her alone, they say ... separated by fools, who don't know what love is yet" ... let's see, should we start with "statutory rape" or "jail-bait"? Either way, this song has played millions of times on the radio.
Kathy (who was amazed when a friend expressed offense at "Goodbye Earl" by the Dixie Chicks. OK, yeah, so it's about conspiring to murder your abusive husband, but it's darn good song. <bg>)
