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.
I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out, oh
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice
You'll make it now
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
And moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
Well, you have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly, sing your melody
I'll sing along, oh, oh, oh
Take it all
I played the cards too late
Now you're gone
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out, oh
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice
You'll make it now
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
And moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
Well, you have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly, sing your melody
I'll sing along, oh, oh, oh
Take it all
I played the cards too late
Now you're gone
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Falling Slowly Lyrics as written by Marketa Irglova Glen Hansard
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My interepretation line by line (some of them):
I don't know you ~ I just met you. But I want you ~ but I like you a lot All the more for that ~ because for some reason I want to know all about you. Words fall through me ~ I'm saying things I usually don't say to other people And always fool me And I can't react ~ I'm not sure what to do And games that never amount ~ I'm starting to play games to make you like me more To more than they're meant Will play themselves out ~ eventually I'll stop playing games when I know you want me.
Take this sinking boat and point it home ~ say you like me too and want to take me home with you We've still got time ~ it's early! Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice ~ Say yes, but it's ok if you say no. You've made it now ~ You agreed!
Falling slowly, eyes that know me ~ falling in love with the person, feeling that they know you the way no one else does. And I can't go back ~ life before was ok, now with love it is wonderful, if he/she were to lose that love, it would be really tough going back to being alone. Moods that take me and erase me ~ I forget how I usually act and I'm feeling like a new person. And I'm painted black - blank You have suffered enough - You've been through some tough relationships (talking to the person he/she loves) And warred with yourself ~ You've battled with letting yourself Love me. It's time that you won ~ You love me now and you have one because it is for real this time.
Take this sinking boat and point it home ~ Let's make a home together. We've still got time ~ We have time to do all the things we want to do together. Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice - Say yes, but it is ok if you say no. You've made it now ~ You've made the decision to love me. Falling slowly sing your melody ~ You lead the way I'll sing along ~ I'll follow
Source(s): My own interpretation line by line.
That's one wise source "Ness" ;)
i think the reference to 'games' that 'play themselves out' mean that he's sure that she will return to what is true
@musicness I agree. That's what the song means.
@musicness I'll combine your intepretation with mine, because I think you almost nailed it. <br /> <br /> <br /> I don't know you ~ I just met you.<br /> But I want you ~ but I like you a lot<br /> All the more for that ~ because for some reason I want to know all about you.<br /> Words fall through me and always fool me ~ I'm saying things I usually don't say to other people<br /> And I can't react ~ I'm not sure what to do <br /> And games that never amount to more than they're meant ~ I'm starting to play games to make you like me more.<br /> Will play themselves out ~ eventually I'll stop playing games when I know you want me.<br /> <br /> Take this sinking boat and point it home.<br /> We’ve still got time.<br /> <br /> He wants her to show him that she likes him too. Because of the games that he plays, the boat seems to be sinking. When you play games, your feelings get high and low depends on the other person’s reaction and you start to assume things or make conclusion through the games they play.<br /> <br /> Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice: <br /> <br /> He wants her to say something and lets him know. So, they actually don’t talk to each other about their feelings and they’re sending signals through the games he plays which she plays along.<br /> <br /> You’ve made it now: <br /> <br /> He finds out that she likes him too. He finally cracked the code.<br /> <br /> <br /> Falling slowly, eyes that know me, <br /> And I can't go back ~ <br /> <br /> Falling in love with someone who just gets you and he doesn’t want it to go away.<br /> <br /> Moods that take me and erase me ~ <br /> I'm painted black –<br /> <br /> When you play games, your feelings get high and low depends on the other person’s reaction and you start to assume things or make conclusion through the signals you get.<br /> <br /> You have suffered enough – <br /> And warred with yourself<br /> <br /> He finds out things about her and she’s been through some tough relationships and battling with herself. <br /> <br /> It’s time that you won<br /> <br /> He’s actually saying to her that since she’s decided to be with him now, he won’t let what happened to her to happen again.<br /> <br /> <br /> Take this sinking boat and point it home ~ Let's make a home together.<br /> We've still got time ~ We have time to do all the things we want to do together.<br /> Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice - Say yes, but it is ok if you say no.<br /> You've made it now ~ You've made the decision to love me.<br /> <br /> Falling slowly sing your melody ~ You lead the way<br /> I'll sing along ~ I'll follow<br /> <br /> In the original version, there’s a line: “I played the cards too late, now you’re gone”: (The meaning would be different with that line.)<br /> <br /> In the cover version, they removed that line in the end (which I prefer) and that’s what this song means. <br /> <br />