@[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.
One troubled night wasn't trouble enough for him
Another swallow never seemed to like enough for him
They say the past is the past but it never treated me like this
He couldn't ask for a better understanding of how
What goes around comes back around twice as fast
He's got no hope for a cure
He puts himself to sleep
But now we just sit back, we sit back
While we watch all of them react
Can you tell me what you tell yourself when the world won't listen
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it, oh
And use up all the time your given
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it go on
Go ahead and tell your stories
She always hoped for him to take her word for word
Never knew what it felt like feeling this unsure
She's got her eyes on the time, but there's no use waiting there for him
Well she's not in the world alone, but she wanted to put herself to sleep
So you tell me what you tell yourself when the world won't listen
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it, oh
And use up all the time your given
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it go on
Go ahead and tell your stories
Your stories
Your stories, oh
Just sit back, we sit back
While we watch all of them react
So you tell me what you tell yourself when the world won't listen
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it, oh
And use up all the time your given
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it go on
So you tell me what you tell yourself when the world won't listen
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it, oh
And use up all the time your given, yeah
Go on and tell your stories
Another swallow never seemed to like enough for him
They say the past is the past but it never treated me like this
He couldn't ask for a better understanding of how
What goes around comes back around twice as fast
He's got no hope for a cure
He puts himself to sleep
But now we just sit back, we sit back
While we watch all of them react
Can you tell me what you tell yourself when the world won't listen
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it, oh
And use up all the time your given
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it go on
Go ahead and tell your stories
She always hoped for him to take her word for word
Never knew what it felt like feeling this unsure
She's got her eyes on the time, but there's no use waiting there for him
Well she's not in the world alone, but she wanted to put herself to sleep
So you tell me what you tell yourself when the world won't listen
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it, oh
And use up all the time your given
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it go on
Go ahead and tell your stories
Your stories
Your stories, oh
Just sit back, we sit back
While we watch all of them react
So you tell me what you tell yourself when the world won't listen
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it, oh
And use up all the time your given
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it go on
So you tell me what you tell yourself when the world won't listen
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it, oh
And use up all the time your given, yeah
Go on and tell your stories
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