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.
Scary monsters
And super peeps
The more you dream the less you sleep
Life as you know it
Has gone away
Unbound unwound who's here to stay
[Chorus]
Nobody's real but they're willing to let you know
Nobody's real but they'll feel it tonight
Nobody's real but they're willing to let you go
Nobody's real but they'll feel it
How do you sleep
With the time that's left you
It's all been done
There's no need for the rescue
So let's just get out
I swear there's no doubt
You can't be ready cause there's nothing left to do
[Chorus]
And super peeps
The more you dream the less you sleep
Life as you know it
Has gone away
Unbound unwound who's here to stay
[Chorus]
Nobody's real but they're willing to let you know
Nobody's real but they'll feel it tonight
Nobody's real but they're willing to let you go
Nobody's real but they'll feel it
How do you sleep
With the time that's left you
It's all been done
There's no need for the rescue
So let's just get out
I swear there's no doubt
You can't be ready cause there's nothing left to do
[Chorus]
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Techno Ted
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Holiday
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
No Surprises
Radiohead
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Magical
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
This is about the Theory of reality not being all we see and that everything we percieve as reality is in fact an illusion. Could be about not trusting people as well I guess. But I think the intention is about the first sentence here.
I agree 100%, but would add that Powerman5000 seems to think that either way, it does not matter, since the potential illusion has such effects on us that change our conscience thought patterns. Powerman5000 tends to be very loose with their songs, seeming to use lyrics that encourage thought beyond the song and intended meaning into personal interpretations.
to me this song means trust no one
I'm not sure what the deep hidden meaning behind this tune is but I DO know that it's hella-rockin' when you're partyin.
love this song!!!!!!!! Don't trust shit for anybody... that's what it seems to mean
Kickass song!!! Only problem is that the lyrics here are missing the first chorus, between "who's here to stay..." and "Could you predict..." who cares though, gotta love PM5K!!!!
niiice song
This song is the shit, and I get to hear it live next month. Hell yeah!!!
You have my deepest sympathy.
I think this song is explains the virtual setting of everything and the dreamlike state that we're in. Holding high hopes and aspirations to persons and things that we can't attain, therefore...nobody's real.
Artificial intelligence has flushed our compassion. We're inevitably eliminated senselessness.
This song was okay the first time I heard it. They have maybe two good songs. I don't like powerman 5000.
We're inevitably eliminated through simple senselessness