@[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.
Brave hearted girl goes out to take on the world, but
Comes home crying every time
She doesn't sleep at night
She's afraid to close her eyes
I see her walking in the street sometimes
She knows about suffering
And all about sorrow
She's starving for the beautiful things that people seem to believe in
She doesn't want to be
Dead in the water, yet she swims out to sea
How long?
Waited way too long
Don't let them fool you
Brave hearted girl goes out to take on the world, but
Comes home crying every time
We're walking in the rain, she turns to me to say
"I hope tomorrow doesn't feel this way"
She's heard about happiness
She's heard about Jesus
She's starving for the beautiful things that people seem to believe in
Comes home crying every time
She doesn't sleep at night
She's afraid to close her eyes
I see her walking in the street sometimes
She knows about suffering
And all about sorrow
She's starving for the beautiful things that people seem to believe in
She doesn't want to be
Dead in the water, yet she swims out to sea
How long?
Waited way too long
Don't let them fool you
Brave hearted girl goes out to take on the world, but
Comes home crying every time
We're walking in the rain, she turns to me to say
"I hope tomorrow doesn't feel this way"
She's heard about happiness
She's heard about Jesus
She's starving for the beautiful things that people seem to believe in
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i can relate to this song in so many different ways. "she doesnt want to be/dead in the water/yet she swims out to sea" i always tell myself that ill be level headed and do whats best for me, but i always end up following my emotions and getting hurt anyway.
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i think that the girl is looking and waiting for love but cant find it which is why shes so depressed and sad, and shes suffering because she keeps getting her heart broken every time she goes out and tries to find it..."she doesnt want to be dead in the water, yet she swims out to sea" to me is like saying she doesnt want her heart to get broken but he keeps trying for love anyways. and shes waited way to long for it and i do think it is a beautiful thing people seem to believe in like it says in the lyrics...but thats just my point of view
haha i guess the like "shes heard about jesus" does make it about that then huh...oh well i still like to look at it the other way only because i can connect to it easier