@[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.
There was a gambler and a cleaner and a puppeteer
Only the puppet could explain just what he was
All on a bus we were hoping to pass the time
Plug my piece in boys then we can drink the wine
Drink the wine, drink the wine
Well, music, good friends, I'm not dying today
I may be six feet under, full of wonder
I'm not dying today, dying
Today, today
Today I'm not dying, mister
Today, today
Neil is thrilled he can claim he's mammalian
"But the bad news," he said, "Girl, you're a dandelion"
Dandelion, hey I need to think about that
Yeah, I thought about that and I said, "What the Hell?"
He said, "Nope, you are Earth bound
Blow them seeds away and maybe one will make a sound
Make a sound, make a sound"
Oh, music, good friends
I'm not dying today
I may be six feet under, full of thunder
I'm not dying today, dying
Today, today
Today I'm not dying, mister
Today, today
So they got us go, going and coming
'Cause they make us pay if we go or stay
Is he praying that I'll pop my clogs?
If they can't prove I'm crazy
By noon I'll be pushing up them daisies
Tomorrow, with their doughnut box
They'll say, "It's sad she's brown bread"
Hey, I got my weapons
Music, good friends
I'm not dying today
I may be six feet under, way down yonder
I'm not dying today, dying
I'm not dying, sister
Keep your paws off my ankle straps and my mister
Dying, frying, rather have a lie-in
I am not blowing that Gabriel's trumpet
I got my own band to play today
Only the puppet could explain just what he was
All on a bus we were hoping to pass the time
Plug my piece in boys then we can drink the wine
Drink the wine, drink the wine
Well, music, good friends, I'm not dying today
I may be six feet under, full of wonder
I'm not dying today, dying
Today, today
Today I'm not dying, mister
Today, today
Neil is thrilled he can claim he's mammalian
"But the bad news," he said, "Girl, you're a dandelion"
Dandelion, hey I need to think about that
Yeah, I thought about that and I said, "What the Hell?"
He said, "Nope, you are Earth bound
Blow them seeds away and maybe one will make a sound
Make a sound, make a sound"
Oh, music, good friends
I'm not dying today
I may be six feet under, full of thunder
I'm not dying today, dying
Today, today
Today I'm not dying, mister
Today, today
So they got us go, going and coming
'Cause they make us pay if we go or stay
Is he praying that I'll pop my clogs?
If they can't prove I'm crazy
By noon I'll be pushing up them daisies
Tomorrow, with their doughnut box
They'll say, "It's sad she's brown bread"
Hey, I got my weapons
Music, good friends
I'm not dying today
I may be six feet under, way down yonder
I'm not dying today, dying
I'm not dying, sister
Keep your paws off my ankle straps and my mister
Dying, frying, rather have a lie-in
I am not blowing that Gabriel's trumpet
I got my own band to play today
Lyrics submitted by stentorian
Not Dying Today Lyrics as written by Tori Ellen Amos
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
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