@[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.
Someday, you're gonna see the way I see things
Break out the box they keep you sealed in
Someday, you find the real thing
Someday, you're gonna feel the isolation
'cause no one wants you with them
Someday, I'm gonna bring you back
and you wont know how to act
the world you think is safe, is changing fast
and all the runaways, will run their last
If you turn away, you can't turn back
The time has come to make way
And you just don't matter too much to me
If you can't run 'cause I will carry
You upon my back until you're safe
And you will feel the way I feel someday
Someday, you're gonna feel the way I'm feeling
But all the bad you think I'm suffering, won't break
It only heals me
And you just don't matter too much to me
If you can't run 'cause I will carry
You upon my back until you're safe
And you will feel the way I feel someday
For every stone you throw you'll carry
A million more and you'll be sorry
No one will escape who knows the way
And we will not sow as we reap someday
A light is gonna shine on you and i
A light is gonna shine on you and i
And you just don't matter too much to me
If you can't run 'cause I will carry
You upon my back until you're safe
And you will feel the way I feel someday
For every stone you throw you'll carry
A million more and you'll be sorry
No one will escape who knows the way
And we will not sow as we reap someday
Someday, you're gonna see the way I see things
Break out the box they keep you sealed in
Someday, we're gonna bring you back....
yeah
Now, a light is gonna shine - on you and I
A light is gonna shine
Yeah, a light is gonna shine
Break out the box they keep you sealed in
Someday, you find the real thing
Someday, you're gonna feel the isolation
'cause no one wants you with them
Someday, I'm gonna bring you back
and you wont know how to act
the world you think is safe, is changing fast
and all the runaways, will run their last
If you turn away, you can't turn back
The time has come to make way
And you just don't matter too much to me
If you can't run 'cause I will carry
You upon my back until you're safe
And you will feel the way I feel someday
Someday, you're gonna feel the way I'm feeling
But all the bad you think I'm suffering, won't break
It only heals me
And you just don't matter too much to me
If you can't run 'cause I will carry
You upon my back until you're safe
And you will feel the way I feel someday
For every stone you throw you'll carry
A million more and you'll be sorry
No one will escape who knows the way
And we will not sow as we reap someday
A light is gonna shine on you and i
A light is gonna shine on you and i
And you just don't matter too much to me
If you can't run 'cause I will carry
You upon my back until you're safe
And you will feel the way I feel someday
For every stone you throw you'll carry
A million more and you'll be sorry
No one will escape who knows the way
And we will not sow as we reap someday
Someday, you're gonna see the way I see things
Break out the box they keep you sealed in
Someday, we're gonna bring you back....
yeah
Now, a light is gonna shine - on you and I
A light is gonna shine
Yeah, a light is gonna shine
Lyrics submitted by claire333
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No, I disagree. I think that the girl he loves is having a really hard time and doesn't even realise that he loves her and wants to help her, but he understands this and wants to make her safe again and bring her out of this low point, hence "If you can't run 'cause I will carry You upon my back until you're safe" and "the box they keep you sealed in"