its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
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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.
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"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
This is about a pedophile rapist, nothing more, nothing less, as far as I can tell. The rapist lures or takes the victim into its vehicle, offers food and fun (in this case, mussels and french fries and a trip to the beach). The double meaning of the word "Rosenkranz" (see footnote) confirms this above all else. Maybe this was based on a true story of a serial rapist/kidnapper who called himself Hallomann.
(I want to say nothing more about this song. Its subject matter and the way it is presented (too beautifully poetic, without the deprecation, condemnation or blatant horror in their other songs about rape) disgusts me! The only thing that can redeem it is if it is meant to teach a lesson like "Don't talk to/trust tricky strangers [who want to give you something or take you somewhere]".)