@[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.
Let's go!
It's three o'clock at the Triple Rock
Another round of watching batty talk
It's where you wanna get snowed in when you can
Snowing outside it's ten below
Is it day or night we don't care or know
What we know is we don't want to be anywhere but here
Please don't make us leave
When in Minnesota and you've got a drinking quota
I'm seeing double at the triple rock
We're still here watching batty talk
Then undress and get out the top 10
The One question still remains
How much more oran(??) can we take
I'll let you know when the medication wears off
I'm a religious drunk
And this is where I pray
We're a church of alcoholics
Can't bring up the congregation
Give us air to breathe through carbonation
We are at the good church and your feltching on bar stools
We're praying that the tabs will keep the holy water flowing
He keeps a communion and a long night of confessions
Coming home after noon seems to raise a lot of questions
When in Minnesota and you've got a drinking quota
It's three o'clock at the Triple Rock
Another round of watching batty talk
It's where you wanna get snowed in when you can
Snowing outside it's ten below
Is it day or night we don't care or know
What we know is we don't want to be anywhere but here
Please don't make us leave
When in Minnesota and you've got a drinking quota
I'm seeing double at the triple rock
We're still here watching batty talk
Then undress and get out the top 10
The One question still remains
How much more oran(??) can we take
I'll let you know when the medication wears off
I'm a religious drunk
And this is where I pray
We're a church of alcoholics
Can't bring up the congregation
Give us air to breathe through carbonation
We are at the good church and your feltching on bar stools
We're praying that the tabs will keep the holy water flowing
He keeps a communion and a long night of confessions
Coming home after noon seems to raise a lot of questions
When in Minnesota and you've got a drinking quota
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Obviously a song about the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis. The 'Paddy' referenced in the song is Patrick Costello, lead singer of Dillinger Four and part-owner(?) of the T-Rock.
The 'How Much Art Can You Take?' line is a reference to a tattoo that Paddy has on his chest. He has a big script on his chest that says 'How Much Art Can You Take?"
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I don't think it's so much about religion as it is that he started using religion as a metaphor for drinking. "I'm a religious drunk/and this is where I pray." "Keep the holy water flowing" is more about "keep the drinks coming" than it is blessing someone. And "The church of alcoholics/can't break up the congregation" is about how they're not changing their lifestyle anytime soon. "a long night of confessions" is about how much freer most people get when influenced by alcohol--often giving away secrets they wouldn't otherwise.
Anyway, I really love the song for that verse, I love the use of metaphors in it.
Also, I could imagine somebody parodying the song as "Seeing Triple at the Doubletree," haha.
this song is about getting fucked up at a club in twin cities(st. paul/ minneapolis). simple.
this song is about being DRIZZunk at the triple rock, which is a great venue in minneapolis! wooo! PADDY IS THE GENIUS FROM DILLINGER FOUR!
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sweet. i just heard this song two days ago and thank sweet holy fuck. ive been waiting for some new nofx.
i agree, this is about a club in minneapolis and how fun it is to get drunk. "give us air to breathe, through carbonation" cool line.
a lot of these lyrics are wrong so I will paste the correct ones here:
It's 3 o'clock at the Triple Rock, another round of watching Paddy talk It's where you wanna get snowed in when you get Snowed in, outside it's 10 below, is it day or night, we don't care or know What we know is that we don't wanna be Anywhere but here, please don't make us leave When in Minnesota and you got a drinking quota
I'm seeing double at the Triple Rock, we're still here watching Paddy talk Then undress, then get out the duct tape The one question still remains, how much more art can we take? I'll let you know when the medication wears off
I'm a religious drunk and this is where I pray The church of alcoholics can't break up the congregation Give us air to breathe, through carbonation We are at liquor church, genuflecting on barstools We're praying that the taps will keep the holy water flowing Key kicks of communion, then a long night of confessions Coming home after noon seems to raise a lot of questions When in Minnesota and you got a drinking quota
It's about Drink and Drugs and religion
this is awesome. go nofx
blah funny
kick ass song!!