@[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.
I rise and curse the waking day, curse the grime and curse the stains on the air and on the skin of the bed I'm tied within. Hiding from the twitch and crash, of the mood I hear you hatch. You're the mother growing cold - you're the bath now running old. I can feel the wall between us separate the filthy scene, as I push the door aside - swallow, swallow, swallow, smile.
I wander round the gulf between us, wonder how I came to feel as fragile as a broken bone, as useless - I'm a broken bone. Come on let's fight let's feel alive. Come on let's fight let's feel alive - it's the only feeling I've kept towards you that resembles any passion, any tremble, any word, I'll take and turn it, twist and pissed-on, I'll return it. Give me more, give me, I'll swallow, swallow, swallow, smile
But it's alright, I lie. It's alright, here's another lie.
I wander round the gulf between us, wonder how I came to feel as fragile as a broken bone, as useless - I'm a broken bone. Come on let's fight let's feel alive. Come on let's fight let's feel alive - it's the only feeling I've kept towards you that resembles any passion, any tremble, any word, I'll take and turn it, twist and pissed-on, I'll return it. Give me more, give me, I'll swallow, swallow, swallow, smile
But it's alright, I lie. It's alright, here's another lie.
Lyrics submitted by _valerie
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jesum crow. i havent heard this song but i think its pretty obvious whats going on.
So want to hear this song.
golly wow.
golly wow.
Um, yeah. I need to hear this. Now.
Well, I need to hear this too... but HOW? No known recording exists!
They've recorded this and are going to use the recording for...something. Not sure if it's for the 3rd album (which they're also working on) or a new single. Either way, can't wait to hear it.
This song is amazing, I love the absolute irony of the title.
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They recorded it and put it on vinyl for the fanclub, you can join up here: franzferdinand.co.uk/fanclub/ But anyway the song seems to be a bit about masochism (the bed i'm tied within, come on let's fight let's feel alive) and being with someone you dont like and who doesnt like you. This is especially obvious in the part about "you're the mother growing cold". In this relationship, both people dont care for each other much and "the only feeling I've kept towards you that resembles any passion" is hatred (or sex if youre pervy). I think it's a really interesting song, and just shows the broadness of Alex's and Nick's lyrics. Best band ever.
I just got the vinyl from FF:FC I can't help but notice how it seems that they reversed the lyrics of "You're the mother growing cold - you're the bath now running old." Normally you would think of a mother growing old and bath water growing cold. I thought that was very interesting.