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.
Well you are worth more than the man I am
Sad and in love, hands trembled of life that we would have stolen
Anyway, stolen
Well, anyway
To Brooklyn, I'm homebound
A trap to the east
Marking miles of martyrs
Of better men, of better men than me
And I wanted to tell you, I just didn't know
Genuine and unprepared
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
Genuine and unprepared
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
Say something.
Something awful itches in these walls
I found a subtle genius in that white, hot hatred of yours
Misuse is practice; perfected and played
In time I'm gonna get what's mine
To Brooklyn, I'm homebound
A trap to the east
Marking miles of martyrs
Of better men, of better men than me
And I wanted to tell you, I just didn't know how
Genuine and unprepared
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
Genuine and unprepared
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
Say something
Oh we are going, we're going, we're..
Once, twice, three times, sold!
You're better off believing everything you heard was true
You're better off believing everything you heard was
You're better off believing everything you heard was true
You're better off believing everything you heard was
Genuine and unprepared
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
Genuine and unprepared
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
You say something
Say something.
Sad and in love, hands trembled of life that we would have stolen
Anyway, stolen
Well, anyway
To Brooklyn, I'm homebound
A trap to the east
Marking miles of martyrs
Of better men, of better men than me
And I wanted to tell you, I just didn't know
Genuine and unprepared
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
Genuine and unprepared
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
Say something.
Something awful itches in these walls
I found a subtle genius in that white, hot hatred of yours
Misuse is practice; perfected and played
In time I'm gonna get what's mine
To Brooklyn, I'm homebound
A trap to the east
Marking miles of martyrs
Of better men, of better men than me
And I wanted to tell you, I just didn't know how
Genuine and unprepared
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
Genuine and unprepared
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
Say something
Oh we are going, we're going, we're..
Once, twice, three times, sold!
You're better off believing everything you heard was true
You're better off believing everything you heard was
You're better off believing everything you heard was true
You're better off believing everything you heard was
Genuine and unprepared
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
Genuine and unprepared
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
You say something
Say something.
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Brooklyn (If You See Something, Say Something) Lyrics as written by Edward Reyes Adam Burbank Lazzara
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Adam sounds incredible in this song. Anyway, i believe this song is about assuming and how assumptions can kill a relationship. If i may take on the roll of Adam or Fred (whoever wrote the song)
"If you see something then say something"; if you see me in the act then you can blame it on me...if not then shut the hell up. Dont believe everything you hear. How could you think that people's bullshit lies and rumors are genuine and unprepared? Dont assume because i would have told you but i didnt know how.
thats my take on it.