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.
She's posting all the time, but the boards are down
It's a burnt-out building
He's spending all his time on his back
Staring at the ceiling
They spend themselves that way
I'm with that, I'm with them
You aren't. You are alive, dammit
Gnawing on the prey
I think about you some
Where to put you?
All the backed up data for a raining time
Insulate a fragile mind
Capsulize a broken find
Don't do this man
There's another one off behind
Breaking down the door without warning
She just ignores the time the boards came down
It's a numbed out feeling
He just accepts that pain with a hate mantra
A spiritual killing
They just relax that way
I'm with that, I'm with them
You aren't. You are alive, dammit
Crayons past line. Stay after school
Crossword filled in non-photo blue
So they'll never find you
I get the same result
We get the same effect
Can't go through this now
I'm leaving a message
Stapled on your head
Don't do this man
There's another one off behind
Breaking down the door without warning
It's a burnt-out building
He's spending all his time on his back
Staring at the ceiling
They spend themselves that way
I'm with that, I'm with them
You aren't. You are alive, dammit
Gnawing on the prey
I think about you some
Where to put you?
All the backed up data for a raining time
Insulate a fragile mind
Capsulize a broken find
Don't do this man
There's another one off behind
Breaking down the door without warning
She just ignores the time the boards came down
It's a numbed out feeling
He just accepts that pain with a hate mantra
A spiritual killing
They just relax that way
I'm with that, I'm with them
You aren't. You are alive, dammit
Crayons past line. Stay after school
Crossword filled in non-photo blue
So they'll never find you
I get the same result
We get the same effect
Can't go through this now
I'm leaving a message
Stapled on your head
Don't do this man
There's another one off behind
Breaking down the door without warning
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Just A Little Lovin'
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
I always like the vibe I get from this song.
I took it to be about these 2 people (guy and girl) who are separate, but are somehow connected. Either via a forum or something.
The girl's posting all the time, the guy's lying there all the time. and they're just spending their lives thinking alone.
and at the risk of over-interpreting... I've always thought the lines "crayon past line, stay after school" were very meaningful. I imagine a kid who colors outside the lines in school and is reprimanded for it, and forced to color inside the lines--and as a result he becomes like everyone else and is conformed to the rest of the kids who "color in the lines." But when we are older, those who "color outside the lines" are admired and become more significant because they are not like everyone else. I think it touches on that contradiction where we raise our kids to be the same, but then when they become adults we expect them to be different and better--we should have just let them color outside the lines and be themselves to begin with.
I think that ties in to the guy and girl in the beginning still... as if they are the two kids who colored outside the lines and were forced to conform, and now because of that they don't really fit in with the rest of society and are similar in that they are different than everyone else but have never been allowed to be because it wasn't seen as the "right way" to do it.