Techno Ted may be a person who caused Chris incredible emotional pain & trepidation as well as moments of peace & happiness but now is removed and awaiting his fate. Darling may be a different person who is also free of him and can live her life free of Ted's tyranny. "In between all the laughing, and daydreams ... lies: a desert of truth" Lies are like a desert or the omission of Truth: Where there were Lies then Truth was absent. The song, "Techno Ted", may be a cathartic celebration of the downfall of this person.
Slow dancing
On the boulevard
In the quiet moments
While the city's still dark
Sleepwalking through the summer rain
In the tired spaces
You could hear her name
When she was warm and tender and you
Pulled her arms around you
There was nothing but her
Love and affection she was
Crazy for you now she's
Part of something that you lost
And for all you know
This could be
The difference between what you need
And what you want to be
Night swimming
In her diamond dress
Making small circles
Move across the surface
Stand watching
From the steady shore
Laying wide open
And waiting for
Something warm and tender while she's
Moving further from you
There was nothing that could
Make it easy on you
Every step you take reminds you
That she's walking on
And for all you know
This could be
The difference between what you need
And what you want to be
Every word you never said
Echoes down your empty hallway
Everything that was your world
Just came down
It just came down
Day break on the boulevard
Feel the
Sun warming up your secondhand heart
Light swimming right across your face
You think
Maybe someday
Maybe someday
And for all you know
This could be
The difference between what you need
And what you want to be
On the boulevard
In the quiet moments
While the city's still dark
Sleepwalking through the summer rain
In the tired spaces
You could hear her name
When she was warm and tender and you
Pulled her arms around you
There was nothing but her
Love and affection she was
Crazy for you now she's
Part of something that you lost
And for all you know
This could be
The difference between what you need
And what you want to be
Night swimming
In her diamond dress
Making small circles
Move across the surface
Stand watching
From the steady shore
Laying wide open
And waiting for
Something warm and tender while she's
Moving further from you
There was nothing that could
Make it easy on you
Every step you take reminds you
That she's walking on
And for all you know
This could be
The difference between what you need
And what you want to be
Every word you never said
Echoes down your empty hallway
Everything that was your world
Just came down
It just came down
Day break on the boulevard
Feel the
Sun warming up your secondhand heart
Light swimming right across your face
You think
Maybe someday
Maybe someday
And for all you know
This could be
The difference between what you need
And what you want to be
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Techno Ted
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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.
Mountain Song
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"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
No Surprises
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Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Amazing
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Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to find some positivity in the situation. This track was written by Ed Sheeran from the perspective of his friend. From the track, we see this person fall deeper into the negative thoughts and slide further down the path of mental torment with every lyric.
Well, I think it's about someone who had a good relationship, but then the woman walked out on him. He wanders around, and can't help but notice her and he feels she should love him, and he's waiting for her to come back. Then he suddenly realizes that it's useless to want someone to come back to him and that in the end he can simply forget and know that the sun comes up the next day. A good song, but why the heck was it combined with a stupid driving/tired song?
It really bothers me that at least two people have complained about the second song. I really like it because of its modern feel and brilliant, creative lyrics. It's much more musically diverse and interesting than the first one. Furthermore, I think that it really belongs with the first song. In the first song, he's talking about a difficult separation, but rejoicing a little in the fact that now he's free to pursue whatever dreams or needs he has without her holding him back, and that maybe there's something better in store for him. However, you can't just get over a breakup that quickly. The second song is conflicted--he's sad and lonely; you can hear the bitterness and anguish in his voice. But at the same time, he's always landing on his feet and has learned to love himself without needing or wanting anybody. To dismiss this song as some kind of "driving song" makes it seem as though you haven't really listened to it at all. It's about so much more than driving or being tired. It's about his whole lifestyle. No matter whether you're single or in a relationship, this song hits home. We all need to be independent and bada** like Thomas is in this song. He's celebrating himself and for once not basing his emotions on a relationship. Both of these songs are so fantastic that the first time I heard them together, I was almost afraid I had imagined them and they wouldn't be there the next time I listened to them. Even now I'm always relieved when I play the song and it's still there. Matchbox Twenty is brilliant.