@[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.
Go on and pull yourself up
We climb, we climb, we climb, we climb
Down there they get you, down there
Again and again, forever and ever
Go on and give it a tug
Go on, pull up, I know it's tough
But down there it's deeper than deep
That hole is so steep
And things are heavier
Hear it now, the night is calling us
Wave your hands and summon the spirits up
Tonight, tonight, tonight
we raise the dead!
The dark is plaguing our hearts
Pumping through us and collecting in our deepest parts
Well down there it's dripping like tar
And it's stuck to your arms
And it's sticking to you too long
The time is higher than high
Something lurking in your shadow that keeps trying to hide
Oh no, want it alive
To get out, to get out, to get out of your insides
Hear it now the night is calling us
Wave your hands and summon the spirits up
Tonight, tonight, tonight
we raise the dead!
Go on and pull yourself up, up, up
Go on, pull up, I know it's tough
But down there they get you, down there
Again and again
Forever and ever
Hear it now, the night is calling us
Wave your hands and summon the spirits up
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight
we raise the dead!
We climb, we climb, we climb, we climb
Down there they get you, down there
Again and again, forever and ever
Go on and give it a tug
Go on, pull up, I know it's tough
But down there it's deeper than deep
That hole is so steep
And things are heavier
Hear it now, the night is calling us
Wave your hands and summon the spirits up
Tonight, tonight, tonight
we raise the dead!
The dark is plaguing our hearts
Pumping through us and collecting in our deepest parts
Well down there it's dripping like tar
And it's stuck to your arms
And it's sticking to you too long
The time is higher than high
Something lurking in your shadow that keeps trying to hide
Oh no, want it alive
To get out, to get out, to get out of your insides
Hear it now the night is calling us
Wave your hands and summon the spirits up
Tonight, tonight, tonight
we raise the dead!
Go on and pull yourself up, up, up
Go on, pull up, I know it's tough
But down there they get you, down there
Again and again
Forever and ever
Hear it now, the night is calling us
Wave your hands and summon the spirits up
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight
we raise the dead!
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sounds like a group of people(cult) trying to talk to spirits and, well, Raise The Dead
"All our friends/ have met their ends/, and fought their demons/ tonight."
That seems about right.
It's about conquering your inner demons.
The booklet that came with the CD says "father demons"
Also, Jeff says this about the song "Raise the Dead was a song that Alex wrote about halfway through the recording process that the band immediately embraced. It felt like a call to arms when we needed it the most. I think we were a little lost and this song united us and brought focus to the album.
I think this song is about reviving their careers (although they never really disappeared) and reminding them that they have to be united, as a band and as friends.
Go on and pull yourself up We climb, we climb, we climb, we climb Down there they get you, down there Again and again, forever and ever Go on and give it a tug Go on, pull up, I know it's tough But down there it's deeper than deep That hole is so steep And things are heavier
Hear it now, the night is calling us Wave your hands and summon the spirits up Tonight, tonight, tonight we raise the dead!
The dark is plaguing our hearts Pumping through us and collecting in our deepest parts Well down there it's dripping like tar And it's stuck to your arms And it's sticking to you too long The time is higher than high Something lurking in your shadows and it's trying to hide Oh no, we want it alive Trick it out, trick it out, trick it out of your insides
Hear it now the night is calling us Wave your hands and summon the spirits up Tonight, tonight, tonight we RAISE THE DEAD!
All our friends Have met their ends And father demons Tonight
Go on and pull yourself up, up, up Go on, pull up, I know it's tough But down there they get you, down there Again and again Forver and ever Hear it now, the night is calling us Wave your hands and summon the spirits up Tonight, tonight, tonight we raise the dead!
We're all together now We're all together now