its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
I built a ship with my own hands to take us to the moon,
I took a pen in my own hand and wrote you a hundred tunes.
Now I'm crazy for you but not that crazy.
I pretended you were Jesus you were just dying to save me.
I stood beneath your window with my ukulele.
I made a yard a playground just in case we had a baby.
Now I'm crazy for you but not that crazy.
I treated you like radium.
I treated you like God.
You were my glass menagerie
Did you not find that odd.
I dwelt within and went without and broke my virgin flesh.
I performed acts of devotion as if you were Ganesh,
But now I'm crazy for you but not that crazy.
I'm crazy for you but not that crazy.
I took a pen in my own hand and wrote you a hundred tunes.
Now I'm crazy for you but not that crazy.
I pretended you were Jesus you were just dying to save me.
I stood beneath your window with my ukulele.
I made a yard a playground just in case we had a baby.
Now I'm crazy for you but not that crazy.
I treated you like radium.
I treated you like God.
You were my glass menagerie
Did you not find that odd.
I dwelt within and went without and broke my virgin flesh.
I performed acts of devotion as if you were Ganesh,
But now I'm crazy for you but not that crazy.
I'm crazy for you but not that crazy.
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This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
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In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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@[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'm pretty sure its obvious this song is about being madly in love with someone... emphasis on the madly.
So much so that you devote so much time and effort into showing them appreciation, buying/making them gifts, or even just thinking about them.. I find myself in a similar situation right now
It might seem a little off putting to the other person hence the "Crazy for you... but not that crazy" trying to reaffirm that its just the love he feels is so deep that he's acting in what might seem an abnormal way but still considers himself "normal" but obviously the hyperboles in the lyrics make it a tad bit to believe.
Then again who can blame him?