@[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.
They tell me what they do,
I don't know what they're talking about,
They tell me what they do,
I don't understand what they're talking about,
They're talking about it.
I did not start this conversation,
I don't intend to keep talking about it,
They tell me about it.
Maybe if I pray to the lord above,
I'll get some sleep,
But the lord don't give a shit about me.
They tell me what they do,
How can I help it, how can I help it,
I sure can't shut them up.
I don't know what they're talking about,
They tell me what they do,
I don't understand what they're talking about,
They're talking about it.
I did not start this conversation,
I don't intend to keep talking about it,
They tell me about it.
Maybe if I pray to the lord above,
I'll get some sleep,
But the lord don't give a shit about me.
They tell me what they do,
How can I help it, how can I help it,
I sure can't shut them up.
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Another one of my favorites, I'm reminded of this song every day in school in class, in the hallways, at lunch--
I sure can't shut them up.
@aboutaprettysunset <br /> Hey I read your comment 11 years after it was written, I m sure they are still talking, you didn't turn into one of them now, did you? <br /> <br /> No offence! <br /> <br /> <br /> The thing is, time passes and the power equation changes sides, and I read somewhere that we are most sensitive to the things which are alive and kicking in our unconsious... <br /> <br /> <br /> for example, I remember being so shallow years ago and no way I could admit it to myself, therefore I was hypersensitive about any shallow opinion around me, there was shallow comments by people and other comments that I cohld not understand which I subconsciously categorized as deep! It was this amazing mechanism that didnt let me face how deeply dellusional of was about myself, you know, the depth of my illusion of grandeur, instead it allowed me to come to terms with my.... Whatever you may call it gradually and not go totally insane! <br /> <br /> <br /> Dude, am I obsessive compulsive!? <br /> <br /> <br /> Today I heard this song for the first time and reading your comment I thought how it could have been a great companion for my days at highschool, then I thought what made me feeling so self-righteous or above 'em all in those days... <br /> <br /> Shit man, I ve developed this attitude to look at any kind of resistance, even as passive as this "Cat Power" song from pathological point of view, and hell I have no idea how to end my one-way argument and I can't remember what I was hoping to get out of it! <br /> <br /> Or maybe this is my narcissistictic one man cyber show in somewhere as secluded and isolated as "the reply part to someone's comment on a song that has only one comment to begin with"... to I can't even verbalize anymore, or maybe I am looking for pity or self-pity, can one look for self-pity, when one has become so reclusive and for so long that... This has to stop somewhere! <br /> <br /> In nutshell "cat power" is not recommended to people suffering borderline personality disorder. <br /> <br /> <br /> P. S: I didn't check the stuff above, so excuse me for the probable typos"<br />