@[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.
Why can't you see you torture me
You're already thinking about someone else
When he comes home you'll be in your arms and I'll be gone
But I know
My day will come
I know someday
I'll be the only one
So now you wait for his spark
You know it'll turn you on
He's gonna make you feel the way you want to feel
When he starts to lie when he makes you cry you know I'll be there
My day will come
I know someday
I'll be the only one
Call me selfish call me what you like
I think it's right to want someone for all your own
and not to share her love
And I'll have my way and won't have to say anyway
I've got you
You didn't stand a chance
You want perfection
I see your self destruction
You don't know what you want
It's gonna take you years to find out
I'm not giving up
And when you've had enough you'll take your bruised little head
And you'll come running back to me
You know that I'm gonna be the only one
You're already thinking about someone else
When he comes home you'll be in your arms and I'll be gone
But I know
My day will come
I know someday
I'll be the only one
So now you wait for his spark
You know it'll turn you on
He's gonna make you feel the way you want to feel
When he starts to lie when he makes you cry you know I'll be there
My day will come
I know someday
I'll be the only one
Call me selfish call me what you like
I think it's right to want someone for all your own
and not to share her love
And I'll have my way and won't have to say anyway
I've got you
You didn't stand a chance
You want perfection
I see your self destruction
You don't know what you want
It's gonna take you years to find out
I'm not giving up
And when you've had enough you'll take your bruised little head
And you'll come running back to me
You know that I'm gonna be the only one
Lyrics submitted by Psychedeliasmith
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personally I think this Song is about A guy who is in love with a good friend that already has a man and he's always the one thats there for her when something goes wrong. "When he starts to lie when he makes you cry you know I'll be there" he stays around and is always there for her in "hope" that he'll get her in the end no matter how much it tortures him to see her with another guy for now.
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this is one of the best songs i ever heard, period
His lady kicked him aside for someone more perfect than he is. Poor guy!
Oh how I love this song... it's a moshing good time :)
This song is one of the best Descendents song, I think it's just about some guy waiting for some chick to come to her sense and fall in love with him, even though she's with some asshole who doesn't treat her right.
man this song is the best song i've ever heard i think. descendents are one of the best bands i've heard too. they have a way of making awesome music instrumentally and also making lyrics about girls and the such. normally when "punk" bands write songs about girls they are all ballads and stuff, they are all the same pretty much. and all those songs are pointless and stupid. this song is actually ABOUT something, a girl that tortures him, she doesn't see how much he loves her and she just moves from guy to guy without realizing that he is right for her. but he knows his day will come. what a greatly written song and a great voice too
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this is by far the best song MILO ever wrote in the descendents. i had singled him out as merely the voice, and the brain behind some of their poorer songs, but he proved himself with this one song. classic.
descendents kick ass...I have just about every song you can find online by them, and I like the lyrics to this one, even though they ARE rather creepy...
i love the descendants too man. they are really original