@[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.
I met her in a room of strangers
Laughing as I painted her with mind
Now we meet in darkest places
More sacred than any place
You and I could find
Just like you, only sweeter
Just like you, but more refine
Just like you, without the bitter
Unlike you, she never lies
It's a fresh touch, a new way
A language of our own brought to life
A slow serenade to the broken
Drowning out years
Holding back the tide
When she turns in the shadows
She calls to me
And seems to me
Like you from time to time
(She's) Just like you, only sweeter
Just like you, but more refine
Just like you, only deeper
Just like you, but more alive
(She's) Just like you, but I can feel her
Unlike you, she never hides
The soft pulse
Shakes the whole room
Quiets the sound of the crowded mind
And then she comes in the shadows
She feels to me
Like it used to be
Before we had to try
(She's) Just like you, only sweeter
Just like you, with more inside
(She's) Just like you, without the bitter
Unlike you, she never lies
Ressurrections just a whisper from your lips
And it's coming through
Hard to think of even one thing that I could miss
When it comes to you
Just like you, only sweeter
Just like you, but more refine
Just like you, without the bitter
Just like you, with nothing to hide
Unlike you, she never lies
Unlike you, she doesn't hide
Just like you, only sweeter
Just like you, with more inside
(She's) Just like you, only deeper
She's just like you, but more alive
(She's) Just like you, but I can feel her
Unlike you, she doesn't hide
Unlike you, she never lies
Unlike you, she's always right here..
Laughing as I painted her with mind
Now we meet in darkest places
More sacred than any place
You and I could find
Just like you, only sweeter
Just like you, but more refine
Just like you, without the bitter
Unlike you, she never lies
It's a fresh touch, a new way
A language of our own brought to life
A slow serenade to the broken
Drowning out years
Holding back the tide
When she turns in the shadows
She calls to me
And seems to me
Like you from time to time
(She's) Just like you, only sweeter
Just like you, but more refine
Just like you, only deeper
Just like you, but more alive
(She's) Just like you, but I can feel her
Unlike you, she never hides
The soft pulse
Shakes the whole room
Quiets the sound of the crowded mind
And then she comes in the shadows
She feels to me
Like it used to be
Before we had to try
(She's) Just like you, only sweeter
Just like you, with more inside
(She's) Just like you, without the bitter
Unlike you, she never lies
Ressurrections just a whisper from your lips
And it's coming through
Hard to think of even one thing that I could miss
When it comes to you
Just like you, only sweeter
Just like you, but more refine
Just like you, without the bitter
Just like you, with nothing to hide
Unlike you, she never lies
Unlike you, she doesn't hide
Just like you, only sweeter
Just like you, with more inside
(She's) Just like you, only deeper
She's just like you, but more alive
(She's) Just like you, but I can feel her
Unlike you, she doesn't hide
Unlike you, she never lies
Unlike you, she's always right here..
Lyrics submitted by younglove_r
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