As anyone who's ever swooned to The Police's "Every Breathe You Take," only to later to discover it's actually a pretty disturbing song about stalking, can tell you -- pop songs aren't always what they seem.
Musicians love a good juxtaposition and dose of irony, and many of them seem to enjoy making music that's not nearly as pretty as it sounds. Creeps.
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Here are some of our favourite peppy little numbers that are really freaking dark when you take a minute to stop singing along and actually listen to the lyrics: