@[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.
It makes me lonely
It makes me very lonely
When I see you there, waitin'on
It makes me tired, It makes me very tired
And inside of me, lingers on
But you have your heart
Don t believe it, and you will find it
Waitin'on
Everything I said, oh, well I meant it
And inside my head, holdin'on
'Cos if I died tonight
Would you hold my hand, no
Would you understand
And if I lived in spite
Would you still be there, no
Would you disappear
Surely must be you
But I don t make you lonely
I'll get over you
But I don 't make you lonely
It makes me very lonely
When I see you there, waitin'on
It makes me tired, It makes me very tired
And inside of me, lingers on
But you have your heart
Don t believe it, and you will find it
Waitin'on
Everything I said, oh, well I meant it
And inside my head, holdin'on
'Cos if I died tonight
Would you hold my hand, no
Would you understand
And if I lived in spite
Would you still be there, no
Would you disappear
Surely must be you
But I don t make you lonely
I'll get over you
But I don 't make you lonely
Lyrics submitted by Novartza
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i think basically this song is saying how her lover left her and made her so lonely and at the end she says that she'll get over him but she's not gonna make him lonely like he did.
I'm not sure exactly but I think she's in love with him and she knows he has feeling for her but she dont think he's sure of himself. She wants him to prove his true feelings for her.."'Cos if I died tonight Would you hold my hand, no Would you understand And if I lived in spite Would you still be there, no Would you disappear"
Would you love me in enough to be there for me no matter what happens or would you just leave me? Anyway that's what I think...Cranberries are a good band..I love the way she sings
I'm totally agree with Kaleidoscope.
Oh, and this is one of my favorite songs by The Cranberries!
this song is about how she loves someone who loves someone else. she feels so alone but he doesn't because he's in love with someone else and shes just asking him questions when she already knows the answers
I love how this song starts out as a kind of simple, sad reflection on things, but the during the "'cause if I died..." verse the music suddenly gets angrier...and as the verse ends the music goes back to normal...
Allright, pals, i agree with everyone in certain bits, that she loves one impossible, that she's just in love but not reciprocated, that she is in love with a jackass, but the only thing i just can't get until now is... what the,,, did she said that gives this song its name?
Note that anyone has spoken about this mere detail... and that's the reason i've search and found this page. I would be very pleased and grateful if you were so kind to tell me...
why this pretty beautiful song is called like this? what does it mean? and what matters the most: what did she said? that she meant it.
Beautiful….