its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
I thought you were the one when I heard Holidays in the sun come
From your bedroom but my mind started to stray when I saw Youth of Today
Mixed with your singles what's with this underdog
And this GNR EP? I don't think Hanoi rocks
And I don't want your Paul Stanley next to my Subhumans gatefold
I'm not trying to be a jerk but I don't think this record mergers gonna work
But when I saw Christ on Parade, and This is Boston, Not LA
I knew you were the one
I knew you were for me when I saw the first Vandals EP
I found SNFU and cool I owned that record too
Seems we both had Social Unrest and sung "she's a pervert nurse"
We both had the first pressing of How Could Hell Be Any Worse
So now we got two Earth ADs and we got two Killing Jokes
We got two Adolescents two Peni's and two The Crews
We got two Someone Got Their Head Kicked Ins
We got two Declines, two Damaged
And two Jelous Agains, I knew you were the one
When I saw Machine Gun Etiquette
I knew you were the one when I saw the Peace War comp
We got two Articles of Faith, 31 minutes of group sex
We got a couple of Avengers, and a pair of Out Of Steps
We got 2 What We Do Is Secret, we got 2 TSOL's
We got 2 Freedom Of Choices we got two Three Hits From
Hells
I knew you were the one
From your bedroom but my mind started to stray when I saw Youth of Today
Mixed with your singles what's with this underdog
And this GNR EP? I don't think Hanoi rocks
And I don't want your Paul Stanley next to my Subhumans gatefold
I'm not trying to be a jerk but I don't think this record mergers gonna work
But when I saw Christ on Parade, and This is Boston, Not LA
I knew you were the one
I knew you were for me when I saw the first Vandals EP
I found SNFU and cool I owned that record too
Seems we both had Social Unrest and sung "she's a pervert nurse"
We both had the first pressing of How Could Hell Be Any Worse
So now we got two Earth ADs and we got two Killing Jokes
We got two Adolescents two Peni's and two The Crews
We got two Someone Got Their Head Kicked Ins
We got two Declines, two Damaged
And two Jelous Agains, I knew you were the one
When I saw Machine Gun Etiquette
I knew you were the one when I saw the Peace War comp
We got two Articles of Faith, 31 minutes of group sex
We got a couple of Avengers, and a pair of Out Of Steps
We got 2 What We Do Is Secret, we got 2 TSOL's
We got 2 Freedom Of Choices we got two Three Hits From
Hells
I knew you were the one
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In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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@[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.
Okay so in the song, this guy finds this girl that likes a band that he also likes.. But when he looks though her CD collection, he see's a lot of bands he hates.. But he ends up finding some CDs that he really really really likes.. The rest of the song is about them getting together and putting their CD collections together.. And now they have two copies of each CD..