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.
As I walk along these streets
I see a man that walks alone
Distant echo of people's feet
He has no place to call his own
A shot rings out from a roof overhead
A crackhead asks for change nearby
An old man lies in an alleyway dead
A little girl lost just stands there and cries
What would you do, if it was you
Would you take everything
For granted like you do
A boy just thirteen on the corner for sale
Swallows his pride for another hit
Overpopulation there's no room in jail
But most of you don't give a shit
That your daughters are porno stars
And your sons sell death to kids
You're so lost in your little worlds
Your little worlds you'll never fix
You turn away
You turn away
You turn away
You turn away
As I walk along the streets
Soaking up the acid rain
Underneath the taxi cabs
I hear the streets cry out in vain
I see a man that walks alone
Distant echo of people's feet
He has no place to call his own
A shot rings out from a roof overhead
A crackhead asks for change nearby
An old man lies in an alleyway dead
A little girl lost just stands there and cries
What would you do, if it was you
Would you take everything
For granted like you do
A boy just thirteen on the corner for sale
Swallows his pride for another hit
Overpopulation there's no room in jail
But most of you don't give a shit
That your daughters are porno stars
And your sons sell death to kids
You're so lost in your little worlds
Your little worlds you'll never fix
You turn away
You turn away
You turn away
You turn away
As I walk along the streets
Soaking up the acid rain
Underneath the taxi cabs
I hear the streets cry out in vain
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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.
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Usually I don't get involved in arguments on these posts since they're supposed to be about the songs meaning. But the meaning of this song to me is that you have to get involved in the world and try to fight the moral decay.
So many points to argue against in this conservative rant... First off, You don't like the way the conservatives are turned into a scape goat? Do unto others. I don't like the way you're scapegoating us liberals.
As for the girl who threw the baby out the window? Well let's think here for a second. A 13 year old girl gets pregnant. Her mother was probably afraid of taking her to an abortion clinic because of people like you standing around outside ready to hurl insults, lies, and anything close at hand at the murdering little whore. So instead, the child carries a child to term, and being mentally, emotionally, and psychologically unprepared for motherhood, throws the child out the window. And it's all the fault of the liberals. I'm not saying that it's right for a 13 year old to have sex, but it should be ok for her to NOT have to carry a child. The emotional and psychological scars of having an abortion would be enough punishment.
As for your examples of leftists... There's one very important figure you left out if we go by your definitions.
George W. Bush - He kills those who dare use religion to show how evil he is, not to mention how he uses Democracy as a means to control the Populace.
Kim Jong Il's nuclear threat? Gee, Didn't our country use that threat in a decades long cold war?
"Zarqawi isn't conservative. Uses violence to show distaste for ideologies other than his own. Also threatens to "bring down democracy."
George W. Bush - Uses violence to show distaste for ideologies other than his own. Also threatens to bring Democracy to the world.
Christian organizations don't open soup kitchens out of any desire to help people on the streets. If that was the case, then the homeless wouldn't be force fed Religion alongside their soup and bread.
I've worked with several organizations over the years that helped the homeless, and while they weren't religious organizations, They were far from atheist. You need to broaden your scope and stop taking such a narrow world view.
I won't deny that us liberals deserve some of the blame for the problems in this country, but the conservatives shoulder some of the responsibility as well. If the left and right up on capital hill could stop fighting for dominance and simply work for what's best for the country,..
As far as Britney, Christina and their Ilk go, they are pathetic and non political. If you want to attack prominent left wing musicians, Try P. Diddy. I'm sure that you believe his attempt to get the youth of the nation out to vote on election day was some leftist plot, while I believe that the apparent lack of youth turnout at the elections was a well devised conservative plot.
I leave you with this thought... "Emancipate yourself from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds." - Bob Marley