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.
Take the blame for saving lives
You've got the sunset in your eyes
And you've got the glory on your mind
Your good intentions are hard to find
You're drugstore Jesus
The miracle is gone
You're drugstore Jesus
A saint for everyone
You've thrown your soul away
All your gold turns to dust
And all your masses lose your trust
This grand illusion, this planned confusion
This substitution is tainted love
In a world turned upside down
Can the truth be turned around?
In a world turned upside down
Can the truth be turned around?
You're drugstore Jesus
The miracle is gone
You're drugstore Jesus
A saint for everyone
But the world goes on
You've got the sunset in your eyes
And you've got the glory on your mind
Your good intentions are hard to find
You're drugstore Jesus
The miracle is gone
You're drugstore Jesus
A saint for everyone
You've thrown your soul away
All your gold turns to dust
And all your masses lose your trust
This grand illusion, this planned confusion
This substitution is tainted love
In a world turned upside down
Can the truth be turned around?
In a world turned upside down
Can the truth be turned around?
You're drugstore Jesus
The miracle is gone
You're drugstore Jesus
A saint for everyone
But the world goes on
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In regards to the meaning of this song:
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.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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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.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
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“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
Ok I have a slightly differnt intepretation of this song: I think it's about "quick-fix" Christinas. Aka the Christians who think that there's just a simple cure to everything, and they only help people in order to stand on a pdedestal and go "oh look at me and the good I'm doing for mankind, and they don't give acrap aobut the actual person who's suffering.
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Reading the lyrics, it reminds me of a conversation a friend of mine and I had - she's a pharmacist, and disgusted at how many of the people that come in there are insane about how they need their drugs right then and there!
Seems to me the song is about how we tend to drug our people up, so they feel 'good'
what else can this mean but the most humbling demeanor Jesus did to save mankind and that obviously is the yet the greatest paradox:'to live, you die on the cross'. i might sound preachy but guess what, 'drugstore' in this context means Jesus is the healer of any kind of sickness may it be physiological or spiritual, it doesnt matter. He is God
listening to this song 7 years ago I was fascinated by it, but I couldn't quite hammer out what it meant. To some, the meaning is apparently obvious. and to others a little harder to gather. I found my camp with the latter. I read an article and it's meanign made the most sense. It said, "drug store Jesus is about a leader who uses religion to not only give people what they want to hear, but also takes something in exchange for what he gives." So, said the artilce, TBN preachers or prosperity doctrine promoters more then likely would fall into this camp of turning christ into a drugstore and sacrificing the miracle. whatever the meaning it's a sobering song.
The meaning is clearly stated in Matthew 6:3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth. In other words, when you do great things don't look for glory, or gloat in self praise.