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.
Great conversation
Smother it on me
Journey my soul over town
You seem like a write-off
Compromising
Going for mind over mind
Take all of my heartache
And salt to rub on it
Getting up closer tonight
If you dream of tomorrow
Pass me another
It can wait 'til some other time
Do you chang-chang-chang, change to full throttle?
Or do you fling fling fling, fling it a bottle?
Oooh, lover, come hover
I lie, open, done hopin'
Make me shiver
Go down to it
Make a hell of a morning
Bring me some gold from the vine
Stuck like the starlight
You pick your own fight baby
Laughing while both of us drown
And your secrets chained, secrets chained to you
Cause me pain when you move my way
Hey, liar, called desire
How high can you syphon my typhoon?
And the different name that drove you to violence
Burn it up
Wanna see you coming home in my life
And the different sound that fell into silence
Turn it up
Wanna see you coming home in my life
In my dreams I've been a stranger
Don't know why I wanna go inside her
In my dreams I've been a stranger
I've been on fire to go inside her
Make me shiver
Go down to it
Make me shiver
Go down to it
You and your heartstrings
In a secret apartment, playing your heartstrings
Smother it on me
Journey my soul over town
You seem like a write-off
Compromising
Going for mind over mind
Take all of my heartache
And salt to rub on it
Getting up closer tonight
If you dream of tomorrow
Pass me another
It can wait 'til some other time
Do you chang-chang-chang, change to full throttle?
Or do you fling fling fling, fling it a bottle?
Oooh, lover, come hover
I lie, open, done hopin'
Make me shiver
Go down to it
Make a hell of a morning
Bring me some gold from the vine
Stuck like the starlight
You pick your own fight baby
Laughing while both of us drown
And your secrets chained, secrets chained to you
Cause me pain when you move my way
Hey, liar, called desire
How high can you syphon my typhoon?
And the different name that drove you to violence
Burn it up
Wanna see you coming home in my life
And the different sound that fell into silence
Turn it up
Wanna see you coming home in my life
In my dreams I've been a stranger
Don't know why I wanna go inside her
In my dreams I've been a stranger
I've been on fire to go inside her
Make me shiver
Go down to it
Make me shiver
Go down to it
You and your heartstrings
In a secret apartment, playing your heartstrings
Lyrics submitted by armouredcrow
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
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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,
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“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
This is one of the most astoundingly powerful tracks I've ever heard. Something in that transition- the mood just drops in an instant, from being haunting and melancholy to dark as death itself. I am utterly in love with this song.
Agreed.. amazing song. What do you think it's about?
Not sure... but I've spent a lot of time trying to guess! I really have no idea though. What about you?
Doesn't seem dark to me. Seems to be like an eruption of energy to me. A celebration of something.
I love this song. I think most, if not all of the Jezebels lyrics are written in a vicarious 1st person, so an individual not the same as the singer, but spoken 1st person. The lead singer, and I imagine she writes most of the song, has admitted this, I think?... This song to me is very sexual/romantic, and the lyrics are connect the physical with the mental/emotional nicely. Part of the song to me feels like its the sexual ruminations of a (horny man?) at a bar or someplace, other parts I can't figure out so much, maybe told from the point of view of another person, (the Jezebels do this too). This song is reminescent to Bruce Springsteens "I'm on fire" somewhat; "in my dreams I've been a stranger" someone who is beside him/herself with ones own desires (aren't we all though) "dont know why I wanna go inside her" so maybe uncomfortable with they're sexuality or confused, (a pedafile maybe like in I'm on fire). There is much words mentioning a "burning desire" and longing, "hey liar called desire" reveals perhaps a disbelief or confusion with ones desires, "why do I have these desires, am I being 'lied to' by my own desires" or maybe this line is meta physical maybe the speaker is calling one he/she is attracted to a liar, but the same concept and emotion still. "How can you syphon my typhoon" an excellent rhyme and word play, just like the line "can you cool my fire oohh I'm on fire", but more clever, can you control my raging longing/desires? I do think this song is about the confusion that accompanies attraction/sex/love, and does so from "alternative" perspectives, I know a number of Jezebels songs are about this so it would be a good bet.
I can't understand these lyrics. Most verses seem gramatically incorrect to me (I'm not native english speaker), though.
For instance, what "Take all of my heartache And salt to rub on it" means?
Maybe they just have arranged together some random words because of how they sound?
And which is the correct song tittle? At the official band's page it's "Try Colour" (meaning?), and in the official YouTube video it's "Trycolour" (not even english).
Anyway I agree to the "eruption of energy" description...
Hey fsckak,<br /> It is a figure of speach. In english, to rub salt on, "to salt to wound" is to "add insult to injury" salt in a open wound stings, therefore making a bad, or painful incident even a bit more sour or painful. Take all my heartache, meaning all painful memories and increase the severity.