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.
least expected
seizure of symphony
apoplectic
blind, but now can see
unprotected
take me, love, take me
gentle electric
tingle, touch my cheek
gold and threaded
blind as they
there's no question
my heart skips beats when you're with me
am i graced or grounded?
blessed or burnt to crisp?
through this mud, we're impounded
is this bliss?
the pavement blazes
on my back
this storm, it's savage
left here on some grass
i shake and shiver
took your wounded hand
you sparked and flickered
come back, come back, come back
least expected
seizure of symphony
apoplectic
blind, but now can see
unprotected
take me, love, take me
am i graced or grounded?
blessed or burnt to crisp?
through this mud, we're impounded
this is bliss
seizure of symphony
apoplectic
blind, but now can see
unprotected
take me, love, take me
gentle electric
tingle, touch my cheek
gold and threaded
blind as they
there's no question
my heart skips beats when you're with me
am i graced or grounded?
blessed or burnt to crisp?
through this mud, we're impounded
is this bliss?
the pavement blazes
on my back
this storm, it's savage
left here on some grass
i shake and shiver
took your wounded hand
you sparked and flickered
come back, come back, come back
least expected
seizure of symphony
apoplectic
blind, but now can see
unprotected
take me, love, take me
am i graced or grounded?
blessed or burnt to crisp?
through this mud, we're impounded
this is bliss
Lyrics submitted by tathagataisc
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if anyone can fix a few things, please let me know. this is a very shoddy interpretation.
We did a pretty good job on this, tathagataisc, but there are some parts I'm still unsure of. Like the "through this mud, we're impounded" part. Anyone have any ideas?
First I'd like to say thank you for doing your best here on these lyrics. I love this band and I love this song. I think you did a really good job figuring out these lyrics. The only difference or trouble i run into with this song is the line "through this mud". It almost sounds like he says "smooth" instead of "through" but I'm really not sure. I can't really make it out.