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 tell you now that I don't understand
Why everybody gives a big hi-damn
Oh where I'm going to
Don't mean a thing to you
I see you sitting in your masquerade
I'd love to pour you some of my lemonade
And get it off alright
We're caught in an early night
I know you hate me so, but I ain't gonna go
I'm staying here all right
I am your family tree
I know your A to Z
This is a secret proposition lay your hands on me
Not gonna talk about darlin', its so neighborly
I see your hands are shaking but
My heart is breaking me down
Its a pretty day and I'm gonna get alright
I lost my head and you ain't nowhere in sight
I see you got it all wrong
I got no calls on my phone
I just keep holding out, until I find a doubt
That you ain't coming home
I am your family tree
I know your A to Z
This is a secret proposition lay your hands on me
Not gonna talk about darlin', its so neighborly
I see your hands are shaking but
My heart is breaking me down
I am your family tree
I know your A to Z
This is a secret proposition lay your hands on me
I am your family tree
I know your A to Z
I got a secret proposition lay your hands on me
I am your family tree
I know your A to Z
This is a secret proposition lay your hands on me
Not gonna talk about darlin', its so neighborly
I see your hands are shaking but
My heart is breaking me down
I see your hands are shaking but
My heart is breaking me down
Why everybody gives a big hi-damn
Oh where I'm going to
Don't mean a thing to you
I see you sitting in your masquerade
I'd love to pour you some of my lemonade
And get it off alright
We're caught in an early night
I know you hate me so, but I ain't gonna go
I'm staying here all right
I am your family tree
I know your A to Z
This is a secret proposition lay your hands on me
Not gonna talk about darlin', its so neighborly
I see your hands are shaking but
My heart is breaking me down
Its a pretty day and I'm gonna get alright
I lost my head and you ain't nowhere in sight
I see you got it all wrong
I got no calls on my phone
I just keep holding out, until I find a doubt
That you ain't coming home
I am your family tree
I know your A to Z
This is a secret proposition lay your hands on me
Not gonna talk about darlin', its so neighborly
I see your hands are shaking but
My heart is breaking me down
I am your family tree
I know your A to Z
This is a secret proposition lay your hands on me
I am your family tree
I know your A to Z
I got a secret proposition lay your hands on me
I am your family tree
I know your A to Z
This is a secret proposition lay your hands on me
Not gonna talk about darlin', its so neighborly
I see your hands are shaking but
My heart is breaking me down
I see your hands are shaking but
My heart is breaking me down
Lyrics submitted by kattrina, edited by BIRDDUDE830, theblackatom12
Family Tree Lyrics as written by Jared Followill Caleb Followill
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This to me sounds like a song about sexual abuse by a family member (an uncle or something) of a child. "I am your family tree" - Obviously, he's saying he's related to the victim "I know your A to Z" - He knows everything about his victim "This is a secret proposition" - The threat not to tell anyone about it "Lay your hands on me" - Forcing them to follow his demands
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"I'd love to pour you some of my lemonade / And get it off alright" - should be fairly self-explanatory
I strongly disagree and think you should listen to the song (or at least again). Songs about abuse aren't usually this funky unless it's a Sublime song.<br /> <br /> I agree w/the partial alphabet poster about it being someone who is as close as family (a band mate maybe?) and there is the desire to fight/argue by one but not the other. <br /> <br /> My self-explanations/interpretations below:<br />
That makes more sense, now that I listen to it properly. When it came through as it being about what I thought originally, I misheard the "It's so neighbourly" as "It's all make believe", in that the victim wouldn't be believed by anyone as they're just a child with a wild imagination
This song is about the things we inherit from our family. Traits and weakness, like addiction, alcoholism or even adultry?? "I know your family tree" The substance knows that he is an addict. "Lay your hands on me." Entising him to take a drink/ in part of the substance. "I see you sitting in your masquerade<br /> I'd love to pour you some of my lemonade." The substance knows that he is trying to not be an addict but yet still insisting that he take part. Leomonade is a comon drink. "Its a pretty day and I'm gonna get alright I lost my head and you ain't nowhere in sight" He is saying that he needs some of his device but he is trying to stay clean.