@[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.
You think you know, but you have no idea
This is the diary of a raging onomatopoeia
Now here's another broken link for anyone who thinks my life's together
I rock a raincoat despite the pleasant weather
God's placed a permanent dark cloud above my head
But he was nice enough to loan me a holy umbrella
Well thank ya fella,
how considerate
I'm the illegitimate son of accident-prone degenerates
Today's forecast partly cloudy with a good chance of rain
So I wear my sarcasm badge proudly and
Flash a devilish grin
That'll make the most masculine Men skeptical of his existence
And when the rain begins, I'll take a seat to retire and admire the spectacle
from a distance
For instance, there was this cat the other day shootin me ice grills
But when I looked, he'd look the other way
Now any other day
I wouldn't let this type of shit bother me
Today it was enough to make my lucky charms soggy
So finally I stepped to him
Kindly disrespected him
Looked him dead in the eyes and analyzed how it affected him
He broke down in tears talkin bout how God neglected him Hook.
Make this rain go away
Things would be much better
I swear, I swear
If the sun would come out today
Life would be more worthwhile, worthwhile, worthwhile
And all it took was a sewing needle to deflate my swollen ego
Then pop pop went my God Complex
I never thought 19 yrs after my first breath I'd be in art school surrounded by corny fucks debating who's more depressed
I'm 22 now, and still can't deal with what's real
But I'll be damned if I give up and settle for pills
Shit, my Daddy taught me better
Mommy taught me how to crack 40's and jack 6 packs in oversized sweaters
Over time went the changes
So I'm in the rain waiting
For the flood gates to open
Impersonating my favorite VH1 Behind the Music tragedy
Catastrophe never tasted so acidic before
I'm PH balanced
For the floor but strong enough to stay afloat
And doggy paddle long enough to catch that life preserver rope
And then I'll be on a parallel ladder laughin like, "Damn, my man for the love of Pete what happened"
And finally I'll step to you
Kindly disrespect you
Look you dead in the eyes and analyze how it effects you
Watch you break down in tears talkin about how God neglected you Hook.
Make this rain go away
Things would be much better
I swear, I swear
If the sun would come out today
Life would be more worthwhile, worthwhile, worthwhile
Yo, you ever watch a whole day wash away like your very last match that got wet the second you struck it
Well go ahead relieve your stress, kick that bucket all you want,
A cigarette that never mattered's all you stuck with
You ever watch a whole day wash away like your very last match that got wet the second you struck it
Well go ahead relieve your stress, kick bucket all you want,
A cigarette that never mattered's all you stuck with
Make this rain go away
Things would be much better
I swear, I swear
If the sun would come out today
Life would be more worthwhile, worthwhile, worthwhile
Yo, you ever watch a whole day wash away like your very last match that got wet the second you struck it
Well go ahead relieve your stress, kick bucket all you want,
A cigarette that never mattered's all you stuck with
Yo, you ever watch a whole day wash away like your very last match that got wet the second you struck it
Well go ahead relieve your stress, kick bucket all you want,
A cigarette that never mattered's all you stuck with
This is the diary of a raging onomatopoeia
Now here's another broken link for anyone who thinks my life's together
I rock a raincoat despite the pleasant weather
God's placed a permanent dark cloud above my head
But he was nice enough to loan me a holy umbrella
Well thank ya fella,
how considerate
I'm the illegitimate son of accident-prone degenerates
Today's forecast partly cloudy with a good chance of rain
So I wear my sarcasm badge proudly and
Flash a devilish grin
That'll make the most masculine Men skeptical of his existence
And when the rain begins, I'll take a seat to retire and admire the spectacle
from a distance
For instance, there was this cat the other day shootin me ice grills
But when I looked, he'd look the other way
Now any other day
I wouldn't let this type of shit bother me
Today it was enough to make my lucky charms soggy
So finally I stepped to him
Kindly disrespected him
Looked him dead in the eyes and analyzed how it affected him
He broke down in tears talkin bout how God neglected him Hook.
Make this rain go away
Things would be much better
I swear, I swear
If the sun would come out today
Life would be more worthwhile, worthwhile, worthwhile
And all it took was a sewing needle to deflate my swollen ego
Then pop pop went my God Complex
I never thought 19 yrs after my first breath I'd be in art school surrounded by corny fucks debating who's more depressed
I'm 22 now, and still can't deal with what's real
But I'll be damned if I give up and settle for pills
Shit, my Daddy taught me better
Mommy taught me how to crack 40's and jack 6 packs in oversized sweaters
Over time went the changes
So I'm in the rain waiting
For the flood gates to open
Impersonating my favorite VH1 Behind the Music tragedy
Catastrophe never tasted so acidic before
I'm PH balanced
For the floor but strong enough to stay afloat
And doggy paddle long enough to catch that life preserver rope
And then I'll be on a parallel ladder laughin like, "Damn, my man for the love of Pete what happened"
And finally I'll step to you
Kindly disrespect you
Look you dead in the eyes and analyze how it effects you
Watch you break down in tears talkin about how God neglected you Hook.
Make this rain go away
Things would be much better
I swear, I swear
If the sun would come out today
Life would be more worthwhile, worthwhile, worthwhile
Yo, you ever watch a whole day wash away like your very last match that got wet the second you struck it
Well go ahead relieve your stress, kick that bucket all you want,
A cigarette that never mattered's all you stuck with
You ever watch a whole day wash away like your very last match that got wet the second you struck it
Well go ahead relieve your stress, kick bucket all you want,
A cigarette that never mattered's all you stuck with
Make this rain go away
Things would be much better
I swear, I swear
If the sun would come out today
Life would be more worthwhile, worthwhile, worthwhile
Yo, you ever watch a whole day wash away like your very last match that got wet the second you struck it
Well go ahead relieve your stress, kick bucket all you want,
A cigarette that never mattered's all you stuck with
Yo, you ever watch a whole day wash away like your very last match that got wet the second you struck it
Well go ahead relieve your stress, kick bucket all you want,
A cigarette that never mattered's all you stuck with
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