@[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.
follow the light
it will lead you back home
how can i convince you
that you're a ghost
lost in this world
a shadow on the face of a dead child
out of this world
longing to be
out of this world
he turned out the lights
and its far too late
to try and convince you
that you're a ghost
lost in this world
a shadow on the face of a dead child
out of this world
longing to be
out of this world
death blooms and blooms like a garden around you
turning the earth to bury your life
death blooms and blooms like a garden around you
turning the earth to bury your life
tragedy smothered by the life you chose to end
it will lead you back home
how can i convince you
that you're a ghost
lost in this world
a shadow on the face of a dead child
out of this world
longing to be
out of this world
he turned out the lights
and its far too late
to try and convince you
that you're a ghost
lost in this world
a shadow on the face of a dead child
out of this world
longing to be
out of this world
death blooms and blooms like a garden around you
turning the earth to bury your life
death blooms and blooms like a garden around you
turning the earth to bury your life
tragedy smothered by the life you chose to end
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surprised to see no comments here. This, to me, is a very important song in the history of DFD as it is probably the only one that is genuinely pretty. No oompa loompas here.
Not really sure what it can be about, but it seems to refer to someone who has recently passed away but refuse to "go to the light", so to speak.
There seem to be two conflicting lines, though. "he turned out the lights" seems to talk about a third person who killed the person in question, but "the life you chose to end" seems more like suicide.
Does anyone have a theory on this?
This song is actually about a close fan of theirs who committed suicide.<br /> I forgot his name, but I know he was from the west coast somewhere (Washington/Oregon maybe?)<br /> It's explained in the liner notes for their last release "Beating a Dead Horse to Death... Again"
Mike Smolen was a huge member of the Dog Fashion Disco street team and frequent contributor to the Dog Fashion Disco message board. On Sep. 30, 2003, he made a post that basically said, "I am going to shoot myself with a shotgun." A few hours later he was discovered and brought to OHSU, where he ultimately died. This song was written and dedicated to him.