Holiday
Rediscovering Lost Connections: "Holiday" by The Get Up Kids
Lyrics
What became of everyone I used to know?
The speaker is reflecting on the people from their past and wondering what happened to them.
Where did our respectable convictions go?
The speaker is questioning where the strong beliefs and principles they once shared with others have disappeared to.
Your words don't match the story that your actions show
There's a discrepancy between what someone says and what their actions actually reveal.
What do I know?
The speaker expresses uncertainty about their level of understanding or knowledge regarding a situation.
I'm sure you can't help but remembering
The speaker believes that someone they knew can't help but remember something important.
I thought that you'd be the one not to forget
The speaker had expectations that someone wouldn't forget a particular thing.
Remembering's not helping you yet
Despite remembering, it hasn't been beneficial or helpful to the person being remembered.
Say goodnight means goodbye
The phrase "Say goodnight means goodbye" implies that bidding goodnight signifies a final farewell.
I know you think my life would stop when you're away
The speaker feels that someone else believes their life stops when that person is not around.
Maybe I can see you on the holidays
The speaker hopes to see the person they're referring to on special occasions like holidays.
You're worlds away
The person being addressed is physically far away from the speaker.
I've never forgotten all our yesterdays
The speaker remembers events from the past involving the person they're addressing.
But I'm lucky if we're speaking on the holidays
The speaker feels fortunate if they manage to communicate with the person during holiday periods.
The evidence presents itself accusingly
There are clear signs or indications that point accusatorily towards something.
Your absence speaking everything you think of me
The absence of the person says a lot about what they think of the speaker.
Now that I am faced with opportunity
Now that there's a chance or option available, something significant or expected isn't happening.
You're not remembering
The person being referred to is failing to remember something important or meaningful.
I'm not asking you anyway
The speaker asserts that they aren't requesting anything from the person.
And even if you ever could cave in
Even if the person were to give in or concede, the speaker wouldn't know how to proceed.
I wouldn't know where to begin
The speaker feels lost and uncertain about how to start if the other person were to relent.
Say goodnight means goodbye
Similar to line 10, bidding goodnight symbolizes a final goodbye.
I know you think my life would stop when you're away
The speaker believes someone thinks their life halts when that person is not present.
Maybe I can see you on the holidays
The speaker desires to meet or connect with the person during holidays despite the physical distance.
You're worlds away
The person being referred to is far away from the speaker.
I've never forgotten all our yesterdays
Despite remembering the past, the speaker feels fortunate if communication occurs during holidays.
I'm lucky if we're speaking on the holidays, holidays
Reiteration of feeling fortunate if communication happens during holiday periods.
Say goodnight means goodbye
Repeated emphasis that saying goodnight signifies a final farewell.
I know you think my life would stop when you're away
Similar to line 27, someone believes the speaker's life stops when they're not present.
I'm lucky if we're speaking on the holidays, holidays
The speaker feels fortunate if they manage to communicate during holiday periods.
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