@[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.
He's become nostalgic
Wants to own tomorrow
Discipline, is his passion
Now, he says there's none
Outside the trains don't run on time
He believes it's no coincidence
He thinks sunblock will track him down
Home, it's no castle
He wants his wife to run, and fetch
Order, he's obsessed with order, order
Discipline, is his passion
Now, he says there's none
Order, his obsession
Order, his obsession
Now, he says there's none
Outside the trains don't run on time
He believes it's no coincidence
He thinks sunblock will track him down
Home, it's no castle
He wants his wife, to run, and fetch
Order
The trains don't run on time
Nostalgia
Discipline
Is his passion
Now, he says there's none
Outside the trains don't run on time
Wants to own tomorrow
Discipline, is his passion
Now, he says there's none
Outside the trains don't run on time
He believes it's no coincidence
He thinks sunblock will track him down
Home, it's no castle
He wants his wife to run, and fetch
Order, he's obsessed with order, order
Discipline, is his passion
Now, he says there's none
Order, his obsession
Order, his obsession
Now, he says there's none
Outside the trains don't run on time
He believes it's no coincidence
He thinks sunblock will track him down
Home, it's no castle
He wants his wife, to run, and fetch
Order
The trains don't run on time
Nostalgia
Discipline
Is his passion
Now, he says there's none
Outside the trains don't run on time
Lyrics submitted by foreverdoomed, edited by Remarcko
Outside the Trains Don't Run On Time Lyrics as written by Hugo Burnham David Allen
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he's become nostalgic wants to own tomorrow discipline - is his passion now he says there's none
outside the trains don't run on time he believes it's not coincidence he thinks some ?? will drag him down
home - it's no castle he wants his wife to run and fetch order - he's obsessed with order, order
discipline - is his passion now he says there's none order - his obsession order - his obsession now he says there's none
outside the trains don't run on time he believes it's not coincidence he thinks some ?? will drag him down
home - it's no castle he wants his wife to run and fetch order - the trains don't run on time
nostalgia discipline - is his passion now he says there's none
outside the trains don't run on time
2 years on I've concluded he says 'cunt' where I put the ?? above
Many thanks for the lyrics (somewhat more accurate than the original posting, methinks!). Where you have uncertainty, a post on Wikia LyricWiki suggests the line, "He thinks sunblock will track him down". See at lyrics.wikia.com/Gang_Of_Four:Outside_The_Trains_Don't_Run_On_Time
This is a song about Fascists. "Keeping up nostalgic/Discipline is his passion", "He's obsessed with order". Furthermore "When Mussolini was here, the trains used to run on time" is a phrase often used by people who are nostalgic for Fascism.