@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Wake up the dying
Don't wake up the dead
Change what you're saying
Don't change what you said
Now that it's time that
I got out of bed
When I walk myself
Down Sycamore Street
The sun beats down
No shoes on my feet
And I stumble on
A daisy through concrete
Pink and brown babies
In pink stroller cars
Know that it's good
They don't care where they are
They know that home
Doesn't feel very far
When I walk myself
Down Sycamore Street
The sun beats down
No shoes on my feet
And I stumble on
A daisy through concrete
Here we go
Oh yeah
That's how I like it
Airplane is flying up in the sky
Making a pattern
With the white lines
Looks like a heart
Or maybe a pie
When I walk myself
Down Sycamore Street
The sun beats down
No shoes on my feet
And I stumble on
A daisy through concrete
A daisy through concrete
Don't wake up the dead
Change what you're saying
Don't change what you said
Now that it's time that
I got out of bed
When I walk myself
Down Sycamore Street
The sun beats down
No shoes on my feet
And I stumble on
A daisy through concrete
Pink and brown babies
In pink stroller cars
Know that it's good
They don't care where they are
They know that home
Doesn't feel very far
When I walk myself
Down Sycamore Street
The sun beats down
No shoes on my feet
And I stumble on
A daisy through concrete
Here we go
Oh yeah
That's how I like it
Airplane is flying up in the sky
Making a pattern
With the white lines
Looks like a heart
Or maybe a pie
When I walk myself
Down Sycamore Street
The sun beats down
No shoes on my feet
And I stumble on
A daisy through concrete
A daisy through concrete
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Hmm... I don't know that I've ever heard this song, and if I have, it doesn't ring a bell. The reason I clicked on the title is because it reminded me of a poem written by Tupac.... the Rapper? I'm not sure, so don't squish me if I'm wrong.
I don't like rap, really. The only rap I have considered enjoying is the stuff on Midnite Vultures by Beck (haha). Lemmie tell you the story of how I know this:
My boyfriend's brother was taking a class in literature of some sort, and one of his required reading was a book of poetry by Tupac. There was some interesting ideas and thoughts in there. One of the poems was "A Rose out of Concrete," and it was pretty good.
Man, I hope the Eels aren't stealing ideas.... It'd crush me all over again like when I found out that Santa Clause wasn't real or when Simon and Garfunkel often used recycled lyrical material.
Back to the song:
(keep in mind I don't remember having heard this song before) This might be a stretch, I don't know how symbolic The Eels get-- but sycamores are symbols of progress and life (Thanks, google).
The babies in strollers are innocent and nieve, no matter what race they are.
Airplane? This is a guess, but perhaps it symbolizes high dreams, if you catch my drift. The patterns "heart" or "pie" would be love and a home, etc., all those images attacted to that sorta stuff.
There. There's some thoughts. Do I over-analyze? You decide.
As always, peace.