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.
Hey there it's good to see you again,
It never felt right calling this "just friends".
I'm happy, if you're happy, with yourself.
Take off your shirt, your shoes,
those skinny jeans I bought for you.
We're diving in, there's nothing left to lose.
I'm gonna break down these walls, (down these walls) I built around myself.
I wanna fall so in love (so in love), with you, and no one else,
Could ever mean half as much, to me as you do now.
Together we'll move on, just don't turn around,
Let the walls break down.
I used to wear you like a ball and chain,
I'd run and hide at the call of my name.
It was obvious you were too much for me.
Oblivious, I was young and horny.
In retrospect, I wouldn't do it again.
Stop talking shit to every one of your friends
I'm not the same boy you knew back then...
'Cause I can break down these walls, I built around myself.
I wanna fall so in love, with you, and no one else,
Could ever mean half as much, to me as you do now.
Together we'll move on, just don't turn around,
Let the walls break
I can't breathe, my body's shaking.
You've got a way with the way you take me,
'Cause you break me down,
You know you break me down
I'm gonna break down these walls, (down these walls) I built around myself.
I wanna fall so in love, (so in love) with you, and no one else,
Could ever mean half as much, to me as you do now.
Together we'll move on, just don't turn around,
Let the walls break down.
Break down these walls, I built around myself.
Let the walls break down. (break down these walls)
'Cause you break me down, (cause you break me down, 'cause you break me down)
Let the walls break down.
It never felt right calling this "just friends".
I'm happy, if you're happy, with yourself.
Take off your shirt, your shoes,
those skinny jeans I bought for you.
We're diving in, there's nothing left to lose.
I'm gonna break down these walls, (down these walls) I built around myself.
I wanna fall so in love (so in love), with you, and no one else,
Could ever mean half as much, to me as you do now.
Together we'll move on, just don't turn around,
Let the walls break down.
I used to wear you like a ball and chain,
I'd run and hide at the call of my name.
It was obvious you were too much for me.
Oblivious, I was young and horny.
In retrospect, I wouldn't do it again.
Stop talking shit to every one of your friends
I'm not the same boy you knew back then...
'Cause I can break down these walls, I built around myself.
I wanna fall so in love, with you, and no one else,
Could ever mean half as much, to me as you do now.
Together we'll move on, just don't turn around,
Let the walls break
I can't breathe, my body's shaking.
You've got a way with the way you take me,
'Cause you break me down,
You know you break me down
I'm gonna break down these walls, (down these walls) I built around myself.
I wanna fall so in love, (so in love) with you, and no one else,
Could ever mean half as much, to me as you do now.
Together we'll move on, just don't turn around,
Let the walls break down.
Break down these walls, I built around myself.
Let the walls break down. (break down these walls)
'Cause you break me down, (cause you break me down, 'cause you break me down)
Let the walls break down.
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
Walls Lyrics as written by David Bendeth Alexander Gaskarth
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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hahaha is this song about sex? wow typical all time low
Def does seem like it's about Lisa.
I'm happy if he's happy. Though I lust him.
... haha.
this song is so cute! i think it is about lisa. @xxmodernlove i think we all kinda lust alex a bit!
the lyrics make a lot of sense of what we know about their relationship.
i was afraid of the techno feel at the beginning part but the guitar just made me so happy my heart skipped when it came in =]
some here! this song doesnt sound over produced!
i was afraid about that too and was glad when it came in normally.
Well, when I first heard this song, I thought it was solely about sex. But I listened to it a little bit with earbleed until 0:19.
I realized it was keeping a up close, personal relationship with somebody. More intimate, more emotional. I was scared this would be pop crap.
It was, I changed my mind.
This is my favorite on the new album. :]
I think this might be about an old relationship...
it sounds like it's about a past relationship where he broke the girls heart and just got into the whole relationship for sex because he wasn't mature enough to handle something more and now he wants something more and he realizes this one girl was the only one who he ever truly love.
reminds me of ghosts of girlfriends past. xD haha.
woo all time low <3
quite obviously about alex's girlfriend, lisa
Hey there, it's good to see you again It never felt right, calling this just friends I'm happy if you're happy with yourself
earlier on, they were on again/off again and it was an open relationship
Take off your shirt, your shoes Those skinny jeans I bought for you We're diving in There's nothing left to lose
this part seems like he's talking about when they decided to be together for real instead of open and they're diving into a relationship the taking off clothes part seems to add to the "diving" metaphor, like they're representing her inhibitions
I'm gonna break down these walls (Down these walls) I built around myself I wanna fall so in love (So in love) With you and no one else Could ever mean half as much To me as you do now
he wants to break down the walls he'd built up around his heart and finally let her in, so she's the only one, instead of the girls he'd been with before
Together we'll move on Just don't turn around Let the walls break down
he wants to move on from the open relationship, and he doesn't want to go back to what it was like before
I used to wear you like a ball and chain I'd run and hide at the call of my name It was obvious You were too much for me Oblivious I was young and horny
before, he felt like he was weighted down by her. he was "young and horny" and just wanted sex and not love
In retrospect, I wouldn't do it again Stop talking shit to every one of your friends I'm not the same boy you knew back then
looking back, he wouldn't have been in the open relationship or been a manwhore. she would tell all of her friends about that, but he's assuring her he's changed
I can't breathe My body's shaking You got a way With the way you take me 'Cause you break me down You know you break me down
this is the only part that i think is about sex (other than the young and horny bit), but it can also be taken as the way she makes him feel and how much he loves her; she breaks down his walls
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I think that this part
I can't breathe My body's shaking You got a way With the way you take me 'Cause you break me down You know you break me down
Is not about sex. I think it is about the way that the person might make him feel, not even in a sexual way. I think that Alex is trying to say that the person can control him or "Break him down". Thats just my opinion though because thats the way I look at it