@[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 lost a signal and put you away
Swore upon the sun I'd save you for a rainy day
Loosen the noose and let go of the rope
I know if it's never coming back it has to go
I keep calling your name (I keep calling your name)
I wanna hold you close but I never wanna feel ashamed
So I keep calling at night (keep calling at night)
I wanna hold you close, I just never I wanna hold you tight
Goodness gracious, I can't seem to stop
Calling it off
Calling you up just to keep crawling to your arms
Goodness gracious, I can't seem to stop
Calling it off
Calling you up just to keep crawling to your arms
I found the weakness and put it to play
Swore upon the stars I'd keep you 'til the night was day
Shake my head dizzy so I'll never know
You said if you're never coming back, you have to go
I keep calling your name (I keep calling your name)
I wanna hold you close but I never wanna feel ashamed
So I keep calling at night (keep calling at night)
I wanna hold you close, I just never I wanna hold you tight
Goodness gracious, I can't seem to stop
Calling it off
Calling you up just to keep crawling to your arms
Goodness gracious, I can't seem to stop
Calling it off
Calling you up just to keep crawling to your arms
Calling you up just to keep crawling to your arms
Calling you up just to keep crawling to your arms
Oh my goodness, here I go again
Pulling you back to me
Pulling you back into my arms so selfishly
I don't think I understand 'cause I don't really know myself
I keep calling you up, calling you up
Calling you up, calling you up, calling you up
Goodness gracious, I can't seem to stop
Calling it off
Calling you up just to keep crawling to your arms
Goodness gracious, I can't seem to stop
Calling it off
Calling you up just to keep crawling to your arms
Calling you up just to keep crawling to your arms
Calling you up just to keep crawling to your arms
Swore upon the sun I'd save you for a rainy day
Loosen the noose and let go of the rope
I know if it's never coming back it has to go
I keep calling your name (I keep calling your name)
I wanna hold you close but I never wanna feel ashamed
So I keep calling at night (keep calling at night)
I wanna hold you close, I just never I wanna hold you tight
Goodness gracious, I can't seem to stop
Calling it off
Calling you up just to keep crawling to your arms
Goodness gracious, I can't seem to stop
Calling it off
Calling you up just to keep crawling to your arms
I found the weakness and put it to play
Swore upon the stars I'd keep you 'til the night was day
Shake my head dizzy so I'll never know
You said if you're never coming back, you have to go
I keep calling your name (I keep calling your name)
I wanna hold you close but I never wanna feel ashamed
So I keep calling at night (keep calling at night)
I wanna hold you close, I just never I wanna hold you tight
Goodness gracious, I can't seem to stop
Calling it off
Calling you up just to keep crawling to your arms
Goodness gracious, I can't seem to stop
Calling it off
Calling you up just to keep crawling to your arms
Calling you up just to keep crawling to your arms
Calling you up just to keep crawling to your arms
Oh my goodness, here I go again
Pulling you back to me
Pulling you back into my arms so selfishly
I don't think I understand 'cause I don't really know myself
I keep calling you up, calling you up
Calling you up, calling you up, calling you up
Goodness gracious, I can't seem to stop
Calling it off
Calling you up just to keep crawling to your arms
Goodness gracious, I can't seem to stop
Calling it off
Calling you up just to keep crawling to your arms
Calling you up just to keep crawling to your arms
Calling you up just to keep crawling to your arms
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I lost the signal and put you away Swore upon the sun I'd save you for a rainy day Loosen the noose and let go of the rope I know if it's never coming back it has to go this line is basically talking about how Ellie loved this person a lot, but she wasn't getting the same vibe from him, and decided to "put him away" until his feelings would change. Then she's going crazy, having a fun life without him, and she know that if he isn't coming back to her, she's got to let go, but she feels fine with that.
I keep callin' your name, keep callin' your name I wanna hold you close but I never wanna feel ashamed So I keep callin' at night, keep callin' at night I wanna hold you close I just never wanna hold you tight Ellie keeps trying to get him back, and she wants to love him but her friends/family don't approve, so she's "calling him at night" and she wants to be with him but now not so much
Goodness gracious I can see the stars Callin' me out, callin' me out just to keep crawlin' into your arms Goodness gracious I can see the stars Callin' me out, callin' me out just to keep crawlin' into your arms she can see the stars "calling her" to come back to him, its like HE sent them
I found the weakness and put it to play Swore upon the stars I'd keep you til the night was day Shake my head dizzy so I'll never know You said if you're never comin' back you have to go She found what made him not love her and she decided to stay with him until he started to act up again, or, " 'til the night was day"; Then he's acting up again and she's making herself dizzy trying to love him when it's not even worth it anymore
I keep calling your name...
Goodness gracious...
Oh my goodness, here I go again Pullin' you back to me, pullin' you back into my arms so selfishly I don't think I understand cuz I don't really know myself I keep callin' you callin' you out Callin' you out, callin' you out, callin' you out She's trying so hard to stay with him and to make him stay with her and she doesn't realize that she's keeping him away from everyone, being selfish, and she doesn't even know herself anymore because she is trying SOOO hard and it was really never meant to be
Goodness gracious...
and that's it, really, but in general this song is about how Ellie loved someone and it was an on and off relationship until she was trying way to hard to like him when he was awful to her and then she realized that it wasn't worth it
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I love this song just because of the tempo and the feel... it sounds like that moment you realize you're free from that sort of toxic relationship.