@[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.
Take all of my worry
and take back all of my words,
before I never learn,
before I never learn
that I am not my problems,
I am not my money's worth,
where I went to school,
order of my birth.
And I am not the answer,
I am not the aftermath
or picture of the past,
but I didn't know, know, know,
I didn't know, know, know,
I didn't know, know
Someday on a mountain
I will face all of my fears
before I disappear,
but I'll never know, know
One night in the middle
of my merry golden dreams,
I will start to see
that I didn't know, know, know,
I didn't know, know, know,
I didn't know, know, know,
I didn't know, know
Take me for only a man!
Take me for only a man!
Take me for only a man!
Take me for only a man!
and take back all of my words,
before I never learn,
before I never learn
that I am not my problems,
I am not my money's worth,
where I went to school,
order of my birth.
And I am not the answer,
I am not the aftermath
or picture of the past,
but I didn't know, know, know,
I didn't know, know, know,
I didn't know, know
Someday on a mountain
I will face all of my fears
before I disappear,
but I'll never know, know
One night in the middle
of my merry golden dreams,
I will start to see
that I didn't know, know, know,
I didn't know, know, know,
I didn't know, know, know,
I didn't know, know
Take me for only a man!
Take me for only a man!
Take me for only a man!
Take me for only a man!
Lyrics submitted by carefuldaze
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