@[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.
They don’t play scrabble
At the Tower of Babel
They’re much to busy fallin’ apart
And gettin’ wrote about in books
Not to mention everybody there
Is prouder than stupid
And the people there
Are stupid as shit
No sacred fruit upon
No sacred apple trees in Babylon
And you can eat all you want to
Off of any old tree you please
And every last one got
Knowledge of good and evil
Jesus said he done forgave you son
He gonna forgive me
For bein’ such a lowdown Motown junkie
Yes it’s hunky dory
It’s all water under the bridge
Between me and my Christ
Yeah, cuz he don’t know
I’m just pretendin’
Just in case there’s actually a heaven
I sure would hate to go to Hell
For thinking that I was right
And it’s gettin’ gruesome
In old Jerusalem
Everybody runnin’ around
Goin’ Jihad this and Jihad tha – at
Seems everybody forgot
Why they even invented God
‘cept I remember
But it don’t matter
Cuz I don’t buy that bullshit, that’s right
That’s right
I don’t eat trash I burn it, yeah
Oh, yeah
Oh, Mother Fu…..
Oh, Jesus, forgive me
For bein’ such a lowdown Motown junkie
Yes it’s hunky dory
It’s all water under the bridge
Between me and my Christ
Because he don’t know
I’m just pretendin’
Just in case there’s actually a heaven
I sure would hate to go to Hell
For thinking that I was right
At the Tower of Babel
They’re much to busy fallin’ apart
And gettin’ wrote about in books
Not to mention everybody there
Is prouder than stupid
And the people there
Are stupid as shit
No sacred fruit upon
No sacred apple trees in Babylon
And you can eat all you want to
Off of any old tree you please
And every last one got
Knowledge of good and evil
Jesus said he done forgave you son
He gonna forgive me
For bein’ such a lowdown Motown junkie
Yes it’s hunky dory
It’s all water under the bridge
Between me and my Christ
Yeah, cuz he don’t know
I’m just pretendin’
Just in case there’s actually a heaven
I sure would hate to go to Hell
For thinking that I was right
And it’s gettin’ gruesome
In old Jerusalem
Everybody runnin’ around
Goin’ Jihad this and Jihad tha – at
Seems everybody forgot
Why they even invented God
‘cept I remember
But it don’t matter
Cuz I don’t buy that bullshit, that’s right
That’s right
I don’t eat trash I burn it, yeah
Oh, yeah
Oh, Mother Fu…..
Oh, Jesus, forgive me
For bein’ such a lowdown Motown junkie
Yes it’s hunky dory
It’s all water under the bridge
Between me and my Christ
Because he don’t know
I’m just pretendin’
Just in case there’s actually a heaven
I sure would hate to go to Hell
For thinking that I was right
Lyrics submitted by lizziforfree
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