@[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 want to make you happy
But I've fallen, I'm sorry
I thought my wings could hold me up
With angels not demons
You don't know how cool you are
To find the ways to love me without shame
I want my life to be red
With trees and like Autumn
I'd float away from evil and
Down towards the healing
So sad now we have become
The children trapped in the mazes
I'd give my soul to the one who has the courage
To find me and free me now
If I run I'll just become like all the faking lights
So let the thunders take me under
And break my legs tonight
But I've fallen, I'm sorry
I thought my wings could hold me up
With angels not demons
You don't know how cool you are
To find the ways to love me without shame
I want my life to be red
With trees and like Autumn
I'd float away from evil and
Down towards the healing
So sad now we have become
The children trapped in the mazes
I'd give my soul to the one who has the courage
To find me and free me now
If I run I'll just become like all the faking lights
So let the thunders take me under
And break my legs tonight
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I think this song has a deeper meaning than just being about a relationship. To me it's more about life in general, and how you choose to live it. That sounds broad so I'll try to explain better.
"I want my life to be red with trees and like autumn" sounds like he's saying he wants his life to have more color and depth to it. More meaning and substance. Or, he wants his life to be something special and beautiful. Not empty and shallow.
"So sad that we have become the children trapped in the mazes" could be referencing the fact that so many people just get lost in the business of what they think life is. They get trapped in and lost in the hustle-bustle of things and forget to take time to just slow down, think, and live.
"If I run, I'll just become like all the faking lights." If we run along with what everyone else says is cool or popular, where will our originality be? We'll just be trying to fit in with what everyone else is doing, even though fitting in is really all everyone else is trying to do too. So really, if you "run with the crowd" and deny who you are as a person and what makes you YOU, you're becoming like all the other faking lights.
You could also look at it in the way that what you're "running" from are the things that scare you and take you out of your comfort zone... not having enough confidence in yourself to try the things that you really want to try, just because you're scared that it will fail.
"So let the thunders take me under and break my legs tonight" To me this is kind of like a surrender and saying "Ok, here I am letting go and putting everything on the line." This could be talking about God in the sense of surrendering. Letting go, trusting in God's plan for once instead of your own... not knowing what will happen, but being ready for it anyway, and trusting God will work out everything for the best.
After all of the "let the thunders take me under..."'s, the lyrics go: "Hallelujah, I'm not breathing." over and over... which to me is referencing the beautiful realization that we're not in control of our own lives, God is. It's not us breathing, it's God breathing life INTO us. It's not by our own doing, but HE is the One giving us our breath. It's when we surrender to this truth that our life becomes more "red with trees and like autumn". That is, our lives finally have things like color, excitement, beauty, depth, substance, purpose, and meaning. And it's then that we no longer have to run with the crowd and become like all the faking lights. Instead we run hand in hand with God.
I think that the title is also very relevant. DOWN Towards the Healing... to me is saying that we have to be humbled and "hit a low point" and realize that we're nothing without God. Only then will the healing process start. And that's a happy, beautiful thing. Doesn't he sound relieved when he's singing "Hallelujah, I'm not breathing!!" over and over??!