@[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.
Gideon, what have you told us at all?
Make a sound, come down off the wall
Religion, should appeal to the hearts of the young
Who are you? What have you become?
You animal, come on
What does this remind you of?
Truly, truly we have become
Hated and feared for something we don't want
Listen, listen
Most of us believe that this is wrong
You animal, come on, what does this remind you of?
Animal, come on, what does this remind you of? Animal, come on
Make a sound, come down off the wall
Religion, should appeal to the hearts of the young
Who are you? What have you become?
You animal, come on
What does this remind you of?
Truly, truly we have become
Hated and feared for something we don't want
Listen, listen
Most of us believe that this is wrong
You animal, come on, what does this remind you of?
Animal, come on, what does this remind you of? Animal, come on
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I think the religious implication you’ve discussed is spot on. What I have to add below is an account of Gideon’s insurrection against an occupying force and how this positive religious story needs to be remembered by Christians today.
When I was a kid in Sunday school, the teacher would tell bible stories. They were pretty exciting, believe it or not. This one in particular. I'll get to that later.
SS teachers (somewhat fitting) would illustrate their stories using felt bible figures on a felt board. They'd stick to the board and could be moved around. --"Make a sound, come down off the wall"--
The story of Gideon is pretty sweet, especially to kids (Religion should appeal to the hearts of the young). It's about oppression, faith and just being balls out. In the story, Gideon questions God, destroys the neighborhoods altar to Baal pissing everyone off and leads an insurrection against an occupying force. -- "What does this remind you of" --
So Gideon gathers up volunteers. To demonstrate that the victory to come could only be attributed to God, God instructs Gideon to put the men through a series of tests. This reduced the force size from 32,000 to 300. With 300 men he went up against an army of 135,000. He equiped every man with a trumpet, a torch and a clay pitcher. they stuck the torches in the clay pitcher so they could sneak up on the enemy (this was around 3am). Gideon gave a signal and they all broke their clay pitchers (revealing the light), blew their trumpets and shouted "The sword of the Lord and of Gideon."
This is when all the sunday school kids shout "The sword of the lord...."
The Midianites look up, see a bunch of torches and hear trumpets blazing and people shouting, get scared and run away.