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.
Something always brings me back to you
It never takes too long
No matter what I say or do
I'll still feel you here 'till the moment I'm gone
You hold me without touch
You keep me without chains
I never wanted anything so much than to drown in your love
And not feel your reign
Set me free, leave me be
I don't want to fall another moment into your gravity
Here I am, and I stand
So tall, just the way I'm supposed to be
But you're on to me and all over me
Oh, you loved me 'cause I'm fragile
When I thought that I was strong
But you touch me for a little while
And all my fragile strength is gone
Set me free, leave me be
I don't want to fall another moment into your gravity
Here I am, and I stand
So tall, just the way I'm supposed to be
But you're on to me and all over me
I live here on my knees as I try to make you see
That you're everything I think I need here on the ground
But you're neither friend nor foe though I can't seem to let you go
The one thing that I still know is that you're keeping me down
You're keeping me down, eh ooh
You're on to me, on to me, and all over
Something always brings me back to you
It never takes too long
It never takes too long
No matter what I say or do
I'll still feel you here 'till the moment I'm gone
You hold me without touch
You keep me without chains
I never wanted anything so much than to drown in your love
And not feel your reign
Set me free, leave me be
I don't want to fall another moment into your gravity
Here I am, and I stand
So tall, just the way I'm supposed to be
But you're on to me and all over me
Oh, you loved me 'cause I'm fragile
When I thought that I was strong
But you touch me for a little while
And all my fragile strength is gone
Set me free, leave me be
I don't want to fall another moment into your gravity
Here I am, and I stand
So tall, just the way I'm supposed to be
But you're on to me and all over me
I live here on my knees as I try to make you see
That you're everything I think I need here on the ground
But you're neither friend nor foe though I can't seem to let you go
The one thing that I still know is that you're keeping me down
You're keeping me down, eh ooh
You're on to me, on to me, and all over
Something always brings me back to you
It never takes too long
Lyrics submitted by killstar, edited by [delete me]
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Gosh, I've listened to this so many times..
I think the other person in this relationship (and in my case, a close friend) tries to deny he doesn't want to be friends anymore. "You loved me 'cause I'm fragile."
I just figured out that the friendship was really basically over a few weeks over... but..
"Something always brings me back to you." and "You hold me without touch.....You keep me without chains."
"I did think I Was strong."
I did the right thing and told this person that there was a get out of jail free card... he seemed reluctant.. i let it go for a bit. but nothing I do is ever right.. i always break some rule or bother the person.. kinda sucks when I have to be the person to let the friend go because I think he doesn't want to hurt my feelings ("You loved me 'cause I'm fragile.") because I am going through ALOT right now... but I think it's crystal clear now.and this friend's happiness is important.
"I live here on my knees as I try to make you see that you're everything I think I need here on the ground." This just says to me I tried, I tried everything a friend could do.. just everything but it was never enough.
Nothing is ever good enough - there are alot of rules I have to follow for when "the friend" is available to talk, etc.. But when u have to schedule a phone call or even a "hi, how's life? text" three weeks out.. it becomes more obvious. I still didn't want to let go, I don't now. but i actually deserve better. The friend has 100% power in this friendship. again, i deserve better.
"Here I am and I stand so tall, just the way I'm supposed to be. But you're on to me and all over me." ~I love this person. Can't make them love me and want to be close friends.. I've tried so damn hard to get this person to be the close friend I wanted so bad.. but the truth was he KNEW I was fragile and I think didn't want to hurt me.. not sure which is worse, really.
"The one thing that I still know is that you're keeping me down." ~I think what keeps me down is that I wanted to try so hard to see this friend happy... but NOTHING worked... and then something would happen which led me to tears and he'd be this kind friend.. again, not knowing his way out, either.
I don't trust people easily. I trusted this person with EVERYTHING... remains to be seen moving forward if that was good or bad.. I have learned a ton about friendships because of this person.
It breaks my heart into pieces but I think you have to do what's best for the other person.. This person will be so much happier without my constant interruptions..
wow - this is long --- i talk alot, looks like I write alot... and I so wish I could find a close friend where it's give and take.. but finding a friend out of the phonebook doesn't work..
@melissabarnes I am going through a very similar experience at the moment. In my case I feel like I gave and gave because that's who i am only to be taken advantage of over and over. I have tried so hard to distance myself but something always brings me back. It hurts...a lot.
@melissabarnes I had a very similar experience recently. Friendship can be very hard when you end up feeling intrusive and drafting texts to filter them before sending them. But then you go on thinking he'd be the best person to talk to, as soon as he decides to respond. You know you'll have to wait. You know it hurts every time. But something always brings you back to them. And they're always 'too kind' to tell you off. They'll pleasantly make you wait while dying a slow death.