@[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 saw her stand before the mirror and gather up her courage
The world's a scary place to be a woman
Every day she goes outside, and hopes someone will look inside
And every day it fails, but she's determined
He's restless as he sits down at the table in the corner
He thought this time he'd do a little better
But when she said she was in love, he said that he had had enough
He knew she'd get too close if he would let her
And we've all thought we felt it,
For a moment, thought we felt it
CHORUS:
Way down low, in our bones
Way down deep,
oh we can barely hear a cry
Way down low, beneath the soul
There is a fire we have held too long inside
(Way down low)
I saw her laugh and hope they didn't see that they had hurt her
She thought she should be used to them by now
It all had happened years ago, but people just don't let things go, I guess
It's hard to find forgiveness in a small town
He's losing sleep and spending every waking hour at work
Sounds ambitious, but he's going through the motions
The busy-ness only conceals the worthlessness he really feels,
So he's putting all his hope in a promotion
And we've all thought we felt it
For a moment, thought we felt it
CHORUS
And I just want to raise the question,
What if there is more?
If it's emptiness we're feeling,
Is there something we're made for
CHORUS
The world's a scary place to be a woman
Every day she goes outside, and hopes someone will look inside
And every day it fails, but she's determined
He's restless as he sits down at the table in the corner
He thought this time he'd do a little better
But when she said she was in love, he said that he had had enough
He knew she'd get too close if he would let her
And we've all thought we felt it,
For a moment, thought we felt it
CHORUS:
Way down low, in our bones
Way down deep,
oh we can barely hear a cry
Way down low, beneath the soul
There is a fire we have held too long inside
(Way down low)
I saw her laugh and hope they didn't see that they had hurt her
She thought she should be used to them by now
It all had happened years ago, but people just don't let things go, I guess
It's hard to find forgiveness in a small town
He's losing sleep and spending every waking hour at work
Sounds ambitious, but he's going through the motions
The busy-ness only conceals the worthlessness he really feels,
So he's putting all his hope in a promotion
And we've all thought we felt it
For a moment, thought we felt it
CHORUS
And I just want to raise the question,
What if there is more?
If it's emptiness we're feeling,
Is there something we're made for
CHORUS
Lyrics submitted by icesk8ngurl
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