Discover the story of the song > Monitor – Siouxsie and the Banshees

The song is about a society where there are monitors watching people inside their homes in order to prevent crime and pass time. The protagonist enjoys it as it provides entertainment and they no longer have to watch boring movies from people outside. They witness a victim's pain through the monitor but still see it as entertainment and crave it. The monitors are seen as a new authority figure bringing misery.