@[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.
Day after day after day you live in your misconceptions
'Cause our actions don't speak as loud as our words
It hurts, my friend
Can I help you understand
Can I please help you understand what I see?
It's not bred out of fear
It's sprung out of love
It's what we've been in search of
Now spring clear of all the lies
And sever all the ties
With tangled webs of futile thinking
Now spring clear of all half-truths
'Cause the burden of proof
Doesn't rest on an institution
Yeah I can see all the hurt and the misery resulting
From the fact that Christians are the biggest sinners of them all
But please don't fall
Don't let all those who come in Christ's name fool you
Don't you dare, oh don't you dare
It's not bred out of pride
A trophy on the shelf
I can't save you, I can't even save myself
Now spring clear of all the lies
And sever all the ties
With tangled webs of futile thinking
Now spring clear of all half-truths
'Cause the burden of proof
Doesn't rest on an institution
If we've been on our knees, but our eyes have been closed
To all the pain and suffering
I cry out, "God forgive us!"
'Cause our actions don't speak as loud as our words
It hurts, my friend
Can I help you understand
Can I please help you understand what I see?
It's not bred out of fear
It's sprung out of love
It's what we've been in search of
Now spring clear of all the lies
And sever all the ties
With tangled webs of futile thinking
Now spring clear of all half-truths
'Cause the burden of proof
Doesn't rest on an institution
Yeah I can see all the hurt and the misery resulting
From the fact that Christians are the biggest sinners of them all
But please don't fall
Don't let all those who come in Christ's name fool you
Don't you dare, oh don't you dare
It's not bred out of pride
A trophy on the shelf
I can't save you, I can't even save myself
Now spring clear of all the lies
And sever all the ties
With tangled webs of futile thinking
Now spring clear of all half-truths
'Cause the burden of proof
Doesn't rest on an institution
If we've been on our knees, but our eyes have been closed
To all the pain and suffering
I cry out, "God forgive us!"
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
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I agree with calin that people do hide behind the facts that they are christians, and think that if they are religious it automaticially makes them free to do whatever they want. This song also could have been written in lew of all the religious wars in the middle east. Overall this song is good and makes you think.