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.
Would it kill you to breathe easy?
Only seventeen miles lay between you and me
I could make it if I had to
I don't break easily
You've got my counsel, thick as thieves
If there's a crime we'll keep it secret
For there's only trace amounts left in your blood
You may be a sinner
But you may be justified
Just keep your mouth shut
Keep your guard up
I swear I'll make it right
Will it kill me to breathe?
Not as easy as you think it is between you and me
I could fake it if I have to
I don't break easily
I need your counsel, thick as thieves
I have no crime to keep a secret
It was hers, it was not mine
Well I may be a sinner
But it wasn't me this time
Just keep your mouth shut
Keep your guard up
I swear I'll make it right
Listen to yourself
There is a hemorrhage in your mouth
It won't stop bleeding
Well you may be the trigger
I will hold the smoking gun
You'll get away clean
I'll keep your secrets 'til the grave has swallowed me
And I will never tell a tortured soul they are burning by my side
That I am a sinner
I am a savior
I am a lie
So keep your mouth shut
Keep your guard up
I swear I'll make it right
Only seventeen miles lay between you and me
I could make it if I had to
I don't break easily
You've got my counsel, thick as thieves
If there's a crime we'll keep it secret
For there's only trace amounts left in your blood
You may be a sinner
But you may be justified
Just keep your mouth shut
Keep your guard up
I swear I'll make it right
Will it kill me to breathe?
Not as easy as you think it is between you and me
I could fake it if I have to
I don't break easily
I need your counsel, thick as thieves
I have no crime to keep a secret
It was hers, it was not mine
Well I may be a sinner
But it wasn't me this time
Just keep your mouth shut
Keep your guard up
I swear I'll make it right
Listen to yourself
There is a hemorrhage in your mouth
It won't stop bleeding
Well you may be the trigger
I will hold the smoking gun
You'll get away clean
I'll keep your secrets 'til the grave has swallowed me
And I will never tell a tortured soul they are burning by my side
That I am a sinner
I am a savior
I am a lie
So keep your mouth shut
Keep your guard up
I swear I'll make it right
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
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Great version of a great song,
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In case no one has seen Dashboard lately, you can hear the song here: youtube.com/watch
It's sooooo good to hear a new dashboard song :D I love chris
i was there when he played this live for the first time. =D aaaaah, one of the most amazing shows, ever.
it IS so good to have a new dashboard song. i'm dying! he's going on the first solo tour in FIVE YEARS!! pray that i'll get tickets for the atlanta or nashville show.
those lyrics are definitely not right...
Would it kill you to breathe Is it only 17 miles right between you and me I could make it if I had to I don't break easily Got my counsel, thick as thieves If there's a crime we'll keep it secret But there's only trace amounts left in your blood You may be a sinner But you may be justified
Just keep your mouth shut Keep your guard up I swear I'll make it right
Will it kill me to breathe? Not as easy as you think it is between you and me I could fake it if I have to I don't break easily Got my counsel, thick as thieves I have no crown to keep a secret It was hers, it was not mine Well I may be a sinner But it wasn't me this time
Just keep your mouth shut Keep your guard up I swear I'll make it right
Listen to yourself You have a hemorrhage in your mouth It won't stop bleeding You may be the traitor But I will hold the smoking gun We'll get away clean I'll keep your secrets til the grave has swallowed me And I will never tell a tortured soul that's burning my side That I am a sinner I am a savior I am a lie
So keep your mouth shut Keep your guard up I swear I'll make it right
I'm SOOOOO happy that Chris is returning to his acoustic roots. This song reminds me of the Swiss Army Romance days. =]
STILL NOT THE RIGHT LYRICS, HERE ARE THE CORRECT ONES:
would it kill you to breathe easy? only 17 miles lay between you and me i could make it if i had to i don't break easily you got my council, thick as thieves if there's a crime, we'll keep it secret for there's only trace amounts left in your blood you may be a sinner but you may be justified
just keep your mouth shut keep your guard up i swear i'll make it right
will it kill me to breathe? not as easy as you think it is between you and me, i could fake it if i have to i don't break easily i need your council, thick as thieves i have no crime to keep a secret it was hers, it was not mine well i may be a sinner, but it wasn't me this time
just keep your mouth shut keep your guard up i swear i'll make it right
well, listen to yourself there is a hemmorage in your mouth it won't stop bleeding well, you may be the trigger i will hold the smoking gun you'll get away clean i'll keep your secrets 'til the grave has swallowed me and i will never tell a tortured soul there burning by my side that i am a sinner i am a savior i am a lie
so keep your mouth shut keep your guard up i swear i'll make it right
Chillllllll. I put up these lyrics from what I heard from a LIVE version of this song. I'll correct them right now, damn.
As for meaning, anyone care to share?
The reason why these lyrics seem wrong is because the lyrics are different from the one he sang live (which is on youtube) and the one that was recorded in a studio.
Doh. Guess you just put up that comment as i was writing mines.