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.
we've been terrorized
with television problems at sale price
when it's too good to be true
we've been terrorized
with air conditioned issues in spare times
well if it's too good to be true
i can't live without you
I pretended to care for hours
I pretended to care for days
but your mouth never closed
your excuses are filled with holes
suppose you're being lied to
would you ever even know?
we've been terrorized
with air conditioned issues in spare times
what do you believe in more?
we've been terrorized
the oldest magician returns to steal your soul
what do you believe in more?
there's a special logic that grows with commercial perversion
it'll put your mind at ease
just to be safe
it'll put your mind at ease
it's like being blindfolded all the time
but your mouth never closed
your excuses are filled with holes
suppose you're being lied to
would you ever even know?
cause you'll be compensated for your testimonial
just do your best to make it feel as real as possible
cause you'll become ok with all the things you didn't know
just do your best to make it seem natural
we've been terrorized
with television problems at full price
when it's too good to be true
we've been terrorized
with air conditioned issues in spare times
when it's too good to be true
we've been terrorized
we'll be the last to know and the first ones to go
with television problems at sale price
when it's too good to be true
we've been terrorized
with air conditioned issues in spare times
well if it's too good to be true
i can't live without you
I pretended to care for hours
I pretended to care for days
but your mouth never closed
your excuses are filled with holes
suppose you're being lied to
would you ever even know?
we've been terrorized
with air conditioned issues in spare times
what do you believe in more?
we've been terrorized
the oldest magician returns to steal your soul
what do you believe in more?
there's a special logic that grows with commercial perversion
it'll put your mind at ease
just to be safe
it'll put your mind at ease
it's like being blindfolded all the time
but your mouth never closed
your excuses are filled with holes
suppose you're being lied to
would you ever even know?
cause you'll be compensated for your testimonial
just do your best to make it feel as real as possible
cause you'll become ok with all the things you didn't know
just do your best to make it seem natural
we've been terrorized
with television problems at full price
when it's too good to be true
we've been terrorized
with air conditioned issues in spare times
when it's too good to be true
we've been terrorized
we'll be the last to know and the first ones to go
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Techno Ted
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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.”
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Lord Huron
Lord Huron
This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
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Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
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,
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
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'm not completely sure on all these lines, so if any one has any ideas i'd be happy to edit them.