@[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.
Come along with me now cause there are things I've been
Dying to tell you
The best of the worst things that you never
Needed to know
This is the kind of comedy where no one's
Laughing, cause it's hard to
I'm a punch line who's punch-drunk
With my fist in a broken mirror
There's a party nearby
I can hear
Laughter in the distance and it all comes clear
Sounds to simple
Love is the only answer
Everything else is just a train wreck
I'm gonna stay up all night every night for the rest of my life
'Til
The lines around my eyes grow deeper and more defined
You might
Ask me aren't you dead inside and so damn tired
I'll say I have no
Idea I'm not sleeping until after the dying is over
I can hear laughter
In the distance and it all comes clear
Sounds to simple
Love is the
Only answer
When love's a train wreck you're a mistake
Dying to tell you
The best of the worst things that you never
Needed to know
This is the kind of comedy where no one's
Laughing, cause it's hard to
I'm a punch line who's punch-drunk
With my fist in a broken mirror
There's a party nearby
I can hear
Laughter in the distance and it all comes clear
Sounds to simple
Love is the only answer
Everything else is just a train wreck
I'm gonna stay up all night every night for the rest of my life
'Til
The lines around my eyes grow deeper and more defined
You might
Ask me aren't you dead inside and so damn tired
I'll say I have no
Idea I'm not sleeping until after the dying is over
I can hear laughter
In the distance and it all comes clear
Sounds to simple
Love is the
Only answer
When love's a train wreck you're a mistake
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Portland Is Leaving Lyrics as written by Rocky Votolato
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