@[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.
Dear friends of this academy
Romeo is bleeding to death
To see a friend bleed to death, what for
Some kind of metaphor that I can't see?
So I'll drink until I see it.
This sky will make me sick
So I'll give up on you
I'll give up on this
This sky will make me sick
So I'll give up on this
I'll give up on you
Archers in your arches
Raise your fingers for the last salute
And bleed this skyline dry
Your history is mine
So you want to hold me up and bring me down
Yes, you want to hold me up and break me down
I don't care for your sweet scent
Or the way you want me more than I want you
I don't care for your sweet scent
Or the way you want me more than I want you
Archers in your arches
Raise your fingers for the last salute
And bleed this skyline dry
Your history is mine
Archers in your arches
Raise your fingers for the last salute
And bleed this skyline dry
Your history is mine
It's all mine
Romeo is bleeding to death
To see a friend bleed to death, what for
Some kind of metaphor that I can't see?
So I'll drink until I see it.
This sky will make me sick
So I'll give up on you
I'll give up on this
This sky will make me sick
So I'll give up on this
I'll give up on you
Archers in your arches
Raise your fingers for the last salute
And bleed this skyline dry
Your history is mine
So you want to hold me up and bring me down
Yes, you want to hold me up and break me down
I don't care for your sweet scent
Or the way you want me more than I want you
I don't care for your sweet scent
Or the way you want me more than I want you
Archers in your arches
Raise your fingers for the last salute
And bleed this skyline dry
Your history is mine
Archers in your arches
Raise your fingers for the last salute
And bleed this skyline dry
Your history is mine
It's all mine
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History Lyrics as written by Brian Thomas Higgins Miranda Eleanor De Fonbrune Cooper
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This is a song about the 80's welch miners fighting for there rights. The long bow comment is right. That is the historical refrence and the "two" finger salute is the british way to flick people off. The equal to the middle finger. They use that because that is what the welch coal miners used to do to the police and the mediators of the dispute. I am unclaer what caused the riots, but I know that is was sucha big deal that there was no coal being produced for about a half a year.
This song went out to all the coal miners in wales. check out the video and you will see.
great song specially the end
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This is about Matts heavy drinking of the past and some tough times, it's supposed to be "An old Welsh drinking song"...It also touches on the Media cover the band has got at times before too...
"Raise your fingers for one last salute" - Brilliant!
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My names Stephy, and i have to say i didnt get into the first album alot. This second album is amazing and i love this song in paticulaur. You can feel so much emotion!
Like Beni said its about media coverage and the problems matt has been through I love the line:
'But I don't care for your sweet scent Or the way you want me more than I want you'
How the smell of the alcohol calls to you and how that it consumes you rather than you comsuming the alcohol when it gets out of control.
@PorcelainPrincess Sky is definitely referring to Skyy vodka I think.
I was just thinking about the lines;
"Archers in your arches Raise your fingers for one last salute"
And I think this may actualy come from a historical base. The band are Welsh (duh), where the longbow was originaly created. The longbow, in the English army, was the source of the classic two finger gesture (the two finger salute), which was originaly directed towards the French as a way of showing that you still had them (they tended to cut of the fingers of bowmen who they captured) and were going to use them to kill a few people now.
Other than the Romeo lines, I can see no other links like that though.
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Some of the lines here are wrong, its: "Dear friends of this academy Oh Romeo is bleeding to death To see a friend bleed to death what for, some kind of metaphor that i can't see?"
"AND bleed this skyline" not "I'll bleed this skyline"
Anyway, beautiful song. You can really hear the emotion in matt's voice and tell how personal the song is to him (I agree its about past alcohol problems).