@[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.
Draw swords of truth in the back of the car
Cue my attack, you know I will say
Strike me down, I am an island, a mountain, a river
And as I always sing
You know I'll be thinking this music's symbolic
This music is weightless and when I sing, so am I
You'll be slashing at the air, describing nothing
Who wrote all the numbers in your body?
Who wrote all of the numbers in your body?
the numbers in your body
I am in the rain, I am in the rain
I am in the- sixteen seconds!
I'm writing on airwaves, I'm writing on the air
I'm writing on your memory, I'm writing on the microphone
The swords of truth, the back of the car
Due my attack but you know I always sing
Strike me down, strike me down
Strike me down, strike me down
Cos I am an island, a mountain, a river
And as I see that, you know I am thinking
This music's symbolic, this music is weightless
Who wrote all the numbers in your body?
Who wrote all of the numbers in your body?
I am in the air, I am in the reign
I am in the- sixteen seconds!
Swords of truth in the back of the car
Cue my attack but to you I will say
Strike me down, strike me down
Strike me down, strike me down, strike me down!
I am an island, a mountain, a river...
Cue my attack, you know I will say
Strike me down, I am an island, a mountain, a river
And as I always sing
You know I'll be thinking this music's symbolic
This music is weightless and when I sing, so am I
You'll be slashing at the air, describing nothing
Who wrote all the numbers in your body?
Who wrote all of the numbers in your body?
the numbers in your body
I am in the rain, I am in the rain
I am in the- sixteen seconds!
I'm writing on airwaves, I'm writing on the air
I'm writing on your memory, I'm writing on the microphone
The swords of truth, the back of the car
Due my attack but you know I always sing
Strike me down, strike me down
Strike me down, strike me down
Cos I am an island, a mountain, a river
And as I see that, you know I am thinking
This music's symbolic, this music is weightless
Who wrote all the numbers in your body?
Who wrote all of the numbers in your body?
I am in the air, I am in the reign
I am in the- sixteen seconds!
Swords of truth in the back of the car
Cue my attack but to you I will say
Strike me down, strike me down
Strike me down, strike me down, strike me down!
I am an island, a mountain, a river...
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