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.
On a crystal morning I can see the dewdrops falling
Down from a gleaming heaven, I can hear the voices call
When you comin' home now, son?
The world is not for you
Tell me what's your point of view?
Hey there Mister Madman, whatcha know that I don't know?
Tell me some crazy stories, let me know who runs this show
Glassy-eyed and laughing, he turns and walks away
Tell me, what made you that way?
Here I am just waiting for a sign
Asking questions, learning all the time
It's always here, it's always there
It's just love and miracles out of nowhere
Tell me now dear mother, what's it like to be so old?
Children grown and leaving, seems the world is growin' cold
And though your body's ailing you
Your mind is just like new
Tell me where you're goin' to
It's so simple, I mean right before your eyes
If you'll look through this disguise
It's always here, it's always there
It's just love and miracles out of nowhere
Love and miracles out of nowhere
I sang this song a hundred, maybe a thousand years ago
No one ever listens, I just play and then I go
Off into the sunset like the western heroes do
Tell me what you're gonna do
Here I am, I'm sure to see a sign
All my life I knew that it was mine
It's always here, it's always there
It's just love and miracles out of nowhere
Love and miracles out of nowhere
Out of nowhere
Down from a gleaming heaven, I can hear the voices call
When you comin' home now, son?
The world is not for you
Tell me what's your point of view?
Hey there Mister Madman, whatcha know that I don't know?
Tell me some crazy stories, let me know who runs this show
Glassy-eyed and laughing, he turns and walks away
Tell me, what made you that way?
Here I am just waiting for a sign
Asking questions, learning all the time
It's always here, it's always there
It's just love and miracles out of nowhere
Tell me now dear mother, what's it like to be so old?
Children grown and leaving, seems the world is growin' cold
And though your body's ailing you
Your mind is just like new
Tell me where you're goin' to
It's so simple, I mean right before your eyes
If you'll look through this disguise
It's always here, it's always there
It's just love and miracles out of nowhere
Love and miracles out of nowhere
I sang this song a hundred, maybe a thousand years ago
No one ever listens, I just play and then I go
Off into the sunset like the western heroes do
Tell me what you're gonna do
Here I am, I'm sure to see a sign
All my life I knew that it was mine
It's always here, it's always there
It's just love and miracles out of nowhere
Love and miracles out of nowhere
Out of nowhere
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Miracles Out of Nowhere Lyrics as written by Kerry Livgren
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Techno Ted
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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 is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
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Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
This is, indeed, about discovering and embracing the Christian faith (although it could just as easily be interpreted for any other greater meaning in life). The first verse is about the singer being intrigued by the beauty of nature on a perfect morning, which starts him on the road to truth.
The second verse is about a "madman", someone who seems crazy because of the religious lifestyle he leads. The ending of the second verse, "Tell me, what made you that way?" suggests that the singer is intrigued rather than repulsed by this madness.
The third verse is about the singer's encounter with someone who is nearing the end of their natural life, but despite the fact that the world seems to be "growing cold" toward her, she maintains a vigorous and upbeat life. Again, we can assume that this is due to her religious faith.
The last verse changes perspective from the singer to some kind of external entity that is spreading the "song" or truth that has so intrigued the singer. Rather than foisting this truth on others, though, "[he] just play[s] and then [he] go[es]", allowing others to discover the story on their own. This is clearly meant to be the spiritual force that has enticed the singer.
The chorus states the point of the song with some clarity. The final chorus, which is slightly different, reveals that the singer is more confident in the faith that they will see a sign, indicating growth in the spiritual life.
About gaining different a different perspective on life
One of the most uplifting songs ever written. Kansas totally rules.
Some members of Kansas, Kerry Livgren for one, are Christian. This is evident in many of their songs, this one included. This song is about the singer's spiritual journey & search for meaning, one which many others have rejected or abandoned in favor of more wordly pursuits.
This songs totally rocks! I love the instrumental section in the middle.
This is truly one of my favorite Kansas songs (and there are a lot). They are probably the most underrated band of all time. So talented and tight. The form of this song sort of reminds me of "I Want To Conquer the World" by Bad Religion although they are about completely different subjects. Anyone agree?
It starts by him hearing the voices of angels and knowing the world around him doesn't feel like home anymore. The madman, although he could be a religious figure, I am more inclined to believe is this conspiracy theorist kind of dude that has an explanation for eveything with his crazy stories but turns out to sound saner and saner the more you listen to his point of view. He asks the madman to tell him who rules the world and his reaction of laughing and walking away is that classic sage reaction of not telling someone more than they can handle. The singer is desperate to find the answers, when he says its always here or there, he is referring to the undying question burning inside all of us the big 'why?'. When he talks about the dear mother, hes referring to the earth and humanity as the mind. He's intrigued by the most recent turn in it's history, the short sliver of timeline that we've actually walked on it. The simple truth that we don't seem to get it's that its right in front of us, the reason itself, God incarnate, truth in all its splendor is hid by a thin disguise of personhood; a mask everyone wears to escape the pain of higher thought. The song is telling you where God hides. In you-me, love and miracles out of nowhere.