@[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.
My love I lack the confidence
To say what's on my mind
I guess I'm prone to shake and sweat
Confounded every time
I see you do the things you do
Pale and bright you shine
It goes I need you here with me
I need you just to see me
I need you here with me
Yet it is only a dream to me
I knew that you could save my life
Without a word exchange
Your way with words
So insecure
Can barely speak my name
My crumbled spine and faulty lines
I'm sick, I'm small and strange
I need you here with me
I need you just to see me
I need you here with me
Yet it is only a dream to me
I saw you standing there
Alone with you guitar
Like I was staring into the mirror
Seeing the same sad scar
I want to reach into you
I want to hold you here
But the tremors in your body make it hard to sleep
Yeah the tremors in my body make it hard to speak these words
I need you here with me
I need you just to see me
I need you here with me
Yet it is only a dream to me
I saw you standing there
Alone with your guitar
Staring into the mirror
It goes I need you here with me
I need you just to see me
I need you here with me
Yet it is only a dream to me
To say what's on my mind
I guess I'm prone to shake and sweat
Confounded every time
I see you do the things you do
Pale and bright you shine
It goes I need you here with me
I need you just to see me
I need you here with me
Yet it is only a dream to me
I knew that you could save my life
Without a word exchange
Your way with words
So insecure
Can barely speak my name
My crumbled spine and faulty lines
I'm sick, I'm small and strange
I need you here with me
I need you just to see me
I need you here with me
Yet it is only a dream to me
I saw you standing there
Alone with you guitar
Like I was staring into the mirror
Seeing the same sad scar
I want to reach into you
I want to hold you here
But the tremors in your body make it hard to sleep
Yeah the tremors in my body make it hard to speak these words
I need you here with me
I need you just to see me
I need you here with me
Yet it is only a dream to me
I saw you standing there
Alone with your guitar
Staring into the mirror
It goes I need you here with me
I need you just to see me
I need you here with me
Yet it is only a dream to me
Lyrics submitted by hobomclacey
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Great version of a great song,
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Best song on the album.
This song is my favorite off the album. It sounds the best.
Favorite song off the album. In the third line I hear, "I guess I'm <b/>prone</b> to shake and sweat" Other than that good job.
so basically, the homo-erotic cover art tells exactly what most of this album is about: max bemis and chris conley being in gay love with one another, and singing about it. i'd like to see this live to see if they make out.
i will say this though: its not quite as bad as in defense of the genre was, so that's a plus.
I really liked the album, however there is definitely a gay theme to the album. I think the project was written as one singer with two tongues, so they are the same character throughout the album.
haha i don't think it has a homo-theme.
"Alone with you guitar Like I was staring into the mirror Seeing the same sad scar I want to reach into you I want to hold you here"
I believe this is about max and chris' friendship. max was a huge fan of saves the day growing up. later in life, they became friends. i think chris is saying that max and him are similar in what they are trying to achieve with their music.
I was thinking the same thing with the Homo-erotic theme. Mainly because of this song, interlude, and If I could make you do things. If it's not meant to be homo-erotic, then these two must have an extremely close friendship.
watch the video on their myspace page. it explains why it may seem homo.
gay, straight, whatever... this is just an amazing song.
Like the entire record, this song is so homoerotic but I wouldn't say it's about a gay relationship. More aboout 'mateship' than anything else.