@[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.
The heat comes in distant shifts to fill up my room
It spills out of these ancient vents to meet the new cold
And I lay in my twisted sheets and stare out at the snow
Still thinking of the next few months, my cold and lifeless eyes
I've never felt so separate
And then there's you, but that's so obvious
It's hopeless and I know this, that's why I can't dream
No desire or circumstance would keep this from me
One by one, to department stores
We walk through the aisles
In a forest of designer clothes, you touch me and smile
And for a moment I could want nothing
Your bright eyes burn through my exploding heart
And we stand as the shoppers pass us
And for once I can feel a touch complete
And I need to just be near you and fill these empty eyes
But you start turning as resistance pulls you from my cold and boring life
Let's make this easy and let time pass, as devotion dies
The list goes on and on
I have waited and I will be waiting for the pain to cure the fear
It spills out of these ancient vents to meet the new cold
And I lay in my twisted sheets and stare out at the snow
Still thinking of the next few months, my cold and lifeless eyes
I've never felt so separate
And then there's you, but that's so obvious
It's hopeless and I know this, that's why I can't dream
No desire or circumstance would keep this from me
One by one, to department stores
We walk through the aisles
In a forest of designer clothes, you touch me and smile
And for a moment I could want nothing
Your bright eyes burn through my exploding heart
And we stand as the shoppers pass us
And for once I can feel a touch complete
And I need to just be near you and fill these empty eyes
But you start turning as resistance pulls you from my cold and boring life
Let's make this easy and let time pass, as devotion dies
The list goes on and on
I have waited and I will be waiting for the pain to cure the fear
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Even though the song ends sad. I love this line "In a forest of designer clothes, you touch me and smile" I can just imagine two people there. Designer clothes represent perfection and materialistic things. When the girl touches him and smiles it's like saying "I don't need absolute 'perfection', I want you." Well that's just how I interpreted it. Adorable
to me this song is about wanting someone so much and knowing your cause is hopeless. you know you have to give up on your cause, but without them youre empty.
wow, this song is totally how i feel. im glad someone can relate.
bright eyes isn't emo anyway. it's far far removed.
bright eyes is way too good to be considered emo, they're more folk.
Bright Eyes is basically considered indie rock. But yeah, this song rocks my argyle-print socks.
Can there be one Bright Eyes song on here where half of the comments are NOT debating which genre in which to classify Bright Eyes?! Sheesh. Here's an idea: Stop classifying music and just freaking listen to it.
I think this is a song about being in a relationship with someone and knowing that they're losing intrest, and things are falling apart.
i love how in the beginning it takes him so long to actually start singing, he goes "alright" twice and then it seems like he changes his mind... it's just so hesistant and cute and it makes me smile. and the song itself is so beautiful, yet you can feel the pain he's going through... it seems like such a "so close and yet so far" situation, if you get what i mean, as do some of the other songs on this album.
i agree with laughattheending about the designer clothes thing. this is an amazing song, i thought there would be more comments.