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.
Birds fall from the window ledge above mine
Then they flap their wings at the last second
You see, birds fall from the window ledge above mine
Then they flap their wings at the last second
I can see their dead weight
Just dropping like stones
Or small loaves of bread
Past my window all the time
But unless I get up
Walk across the room
And peer down below
I don't see their last-second curves
Toward a horizontal flight
All these birds just falling from the ledge like stones
Now due to a construct in my mind
That makes their falling and their flight
Symbolic of my entire existence
It becomes important for me
To get up and see
Their last-second curves toward flight
It's almost as if my life would fall
Unless I see their ascent
Mr. Mastodon Farm
Mr. Mastodon Farm
Cuts swatches out of all material
Mr. Mastodon Farm
Mr. Mastodon Farm
Cuts swatches out of all material
Then they flap their wings at the last second
You see, birds fall from the window ledge above mine
Then they flap their wings at the last second
I can see their dead weight
Just dropping like stones
Or small loaves of bread
Past my window all the time
But unless I get up
Walk across the room
And peer down below
I don't see their last-second curves
Toward a horizontal flight
All these birds just falling from the ledge like stones
Now due to a construct in my mind
That makes their falling and their flight
Symbolic of my entire existence
It becomes important for me
To get up and see
Their last-second curves toward flight
It's almost as if my life would fall
Unless I see their ascent
Mr. Mastodon Farm
Mr. Mastodon Farm
Cuts swatches out of all material
Mr. Mastodon Farm
Mr. Mastodon Farm
Cuts swatches out of all material
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A song about a guy who reads way too much into life, and is entirely dependent on this "construct in his mind" to show him that things will turn out okay for him in the end. He is searching for optimism that may or may not exist, but he's basing his belief in this bright and shiny world on nonsense. There is no way that the singer is referring to himself or any other band member.... You can tell that by the way he disseminates "Mr. Mastadon Farm"'s method of thought. The singer/writer clearly holds a great distaste for Mr. Mastadon Farm, based on the fact that he is dependent on external stimuli to push him on rather than turning inward and getting some self-respect.
Some people caught on to "mastadon" but missed the farm part... He is manufacturing these things, he "cuts swatches" from every thing that he sees, then stretches the fabric out to represent something it does not truly represent. I can occasionally be a bit of a Mr. Mastadon Farm myself, but never so dependent as he. I think when you listen to a Cake song it's important to note that they never seem to say anything "randomly", there are no "filler" lines, just music. Which I LIKE! IDK too much about them, just really getting into them, but I kindof have a feeling the singer is an existentialist... just an inkling. I'm Christian but I like his spirit.
just saw your comment, and i think it's the one that's most alike with my own musings about the song. :) i must say also that i HAVE always wondered if john followed any religion or is an atheist / existentialist merely because of his lyrics.