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.
This place feels so unfamiliar
And yet I know it well
I think I used to belong here
But the only way I can tell
Is that I miss you still
And I cannot find you here
You left me tattered and torn
Just like that Spanish doll
(Sweet spanish sweet spanish... doll)
I went down to the alley way
(Sierra la Bonita)
And found that you were gone
Spanish doll: si nunca tes fueres (if you had never left)
You left no word no message
I still don't know what went wrong
Spanish doll: la grima (tears)
But now no matter where I go
I always seem to return
Spanish doll: busca me (find me)
To where you left me tattered and torn
Spanish doll: you so rompido mi muneca (I am torn my sweet doll)
Just like that sweet spanish doll
(Sweet spanish sweet spanish...doll)
A memory guilded in red and gold
Spanish doll: del oro (of gold also pain)
Beauty guarded and never sold
Spanish doll: cuida me (protect me)
I keep it with me wherever I go
And I love you still
No matter how a story will unfold
Spanish doll: requerda me (remember me)
You know I always will
Have part of you here
In this souvenir
This sweet spanish doll
A stranger in this world without you
Is all that I can ever be
All I know that's pure and clear
You left it with me here
In this souvenir
This sweet spanish doll
Father:
We hear of a lovely daughter, shot down in her mistaken flight, unaware yet
how her life will be affected by this experience.
Daughter :
Why is it a house of leaves?
And yet I know it well
I think I used to belong here
But the only way I can tell
Is that I miss you still
And I cannot find you here
You left me tattered and torn
Just like that Spanish doll
(Sweet spanish sweet spanish... doll)
I went down to the alley way
(Sierra la Bonita)
And found that you were gone
Spanish doll: si nunca tes fueres (if you had never left)
You left no word no message
I still don't know what went wrong
Spanish doll: la grima (tears)
But now no matter where I go
I always seem to return
Spanish doll: busca me (find me)
To where you left me tattered and torn
Spanish doll: you so rompido mi muneca (I am torn my sweet doll)
Just like that sweet spanish doll
(Sweet spanish sweet spanish...doll)
A memory guilded in red and gold
Spanish doll: del oro (of gold also pain)
Beauty guarded and never sold
Spanish doll: cuida me (protect me)
I keep it with me wherever I go
And I love you still
No matter how a story will unfold
Spanish doll: requerda me (remember me)
You know I always will
Have part of you here
In this souvenir
This sweet spanish doll
A stranger in this world without you
Is all that I can ever be
All I know that's pure and clear
You left it with me here
In this souvenir
This sweet spanish doll
Father:
We hear of a lovely daughter, shot down in her mistaken flight, unaware yet
how her life will be affected by this experience.
Daughter :
Why is it a house of leaves?
Lyrics submitted by merchantpierce, edited by Loranys
Spanish Doll Lyrics as written by Danielewski Adkins
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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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.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
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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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Yo La Tengo
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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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A pity no one's commented on this song; it's an especially beautiful example of the album's two themes: the novel "House of Leaves" by Poe's brother Mark Danielewski, and the loss of her father. The doll in the song is owned by the little girl Daisy in the story, and this extremely haunting song seems to express both the repercussions of the novel upon Daisy, as well as a more personal expression of Poe's own loss.
Excellent, thank you! I didn't get the House of Leaves reference until you mentioned it, read it too long ago.
A pity no one's commented on this song; it's an especially beautiful example of the album's two themes: the novel "House of Leaves" by Poe's brother Mark Danielewski, and the loss of her father. The doll in the song is owned by the little girl Daisy in the story, and this extremely haunting song seems to express both the repercussions of the novel upon Daisy, as well as a more personal expression of Poe's own loss.
I love this song. I hate when people don't comment on great songs.
Poe eloquently uses Spanish, dubbing, and a lot of other great techniques to make this song unique.
Very sad song about loss, and how fragile relationships are.
Yeah it's a song about loss to me. It really hit home when I lost my father a little over a year ago. Even before that, I though this was probably one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. Still is...
Say you loved someone and they showed you a part of thier life and over time you shared that part of thier life and you made it somewhat yours.
Then one day you lose that person.
All the beauty of the place you once shared becomes tainted and feels strange without them there. The person that opened that door up for you is gone and now it feels wrong walking through that door alone.
That is my take on this song and I think it is probably her father she is speaking of.
I love the whole vibe of this song.
i miss my dad. i love this song.
I agree that it is one of the most beautiful, most haunting songs that I have ever heard, in terms of both melody and lyrics.