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.
I never thought you'd hurt me
I guess you live and learn
That when you're playin' with fire, you're bound to get burned
Oh, I've been mistreated, I've been used before
I get kicked in the face, still I come back for more
But I won't cry no more 'cause the tears are all in vain
We can pick up the pieces, start it all again
Let's just get back to the way it was before
Oh, girl I can't take anymore
Baby, don't treat me bad
Well, this could be the best thing that you'll ever have
Baby, don't treat me bad
Well, you can do anything, but baby, don't treat me bad
Oh, don't treat me bad
I gave it everything but you threw it all away
I can't take any more of these games that you play
I've been through heartache and I've been through pain
And it's hard to believe you still treat me this way
But I won't cry no more 'cause the tears are all in vain
We can pick up the pieces, start it all again
Let's just get back to the way it was before
Oh, girl I can't take anymore
Baby, don't treat me bad
Well, this could be the best thing that you'll ever have
Baby, don't treat me bad
Well, you can do anything, but baby, don't treat me bad
Oh, don't treat me bad
'Cause girl, I can't take anymore, oh yeah
Now listen to me
Baby, don't treat me bad
Well, this could be the best thing that you'll ever have
Baby, don't treat me bad
Well, you can do anything, but baby
Now listen to me baby, don't treat me bad
Well, this could be the best thing that you'll ever have
Baby, don't treat me bad
Well, you can do anything, but baby
Don't treat me bad
Don't treat me bad
Oh yeah, don't treat me bad
No no, no no, no no, don't treat me bad
Don't treat me bad
I guess you live and learn
That when you're playin' with fire, you're bound to get burned
Oh, I've been mistreated, I've been used before
I get kicked in the face, still I come back for more
But I won't cry no more 'cause the tears are all in vain
We can pick up the pieces, start it all again
Let's just get back to the way it was before
Oh, girl I can't take anymore
Baby, don't treat me bad
Well, this could be the best thing that you'll ever have
Baby, don't treat me bad
Well, you can do anything, but baby, don't treat me bad
Oh, don't treat me bad
I gave it everything but you threw it all away
I can't take any more of these games that you play
I've been through heartache and I've been through pain
And it's hard to believe you still treat me this way
But I won't cry no more 'cause the tears are all in vain
We can pick up the pieces, start it all again
Let's just get back to the way it was before
Oh, girl I can't take anymore
Baby, don't treat me bad
Well, this could be the best thing that you'll ever have
Baby, don't treat me bad
Well, you can do anything, but baby, don't treat me bad
Oh, don't treat me bad
'Cause girl, I can't take anymore, oh yeah
Now listen to me
Baby, don't treat me bad
Well, this could be the best thing that you'll ever have
Baby, don't treat me bad
Well, you can do anything, but baby
Now listen to me baby, don't treat me bad
Well, this could be the best thing that you'll ever have
Baby, don't treat me bad
Well, you can do anything, but baby
Don't treat me bad
Don't treat me bad
Oh yeah, don't treat me bad
No no, no no, no no, don't treat me bad
Don't treat me bad
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Don't Treat Me Bad Lyrics as written by Carl Snare Bill Leverty
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the chorus on this song is just plain kick ass fun! its a really fun song! i cant believe we traded this type of music for grunge! like C.C. DeVille said, well i think it was him i dont remember "the people traded happy music, fun music about girls and parties for depresive music, we all know out lives suck lets not sing about it, lets have some fun" "and i still dont like grunge" its really sad, this kind of songs rule!
i love this song!!!!!!!it makes me wanna sing haha i feel like its my song to all the guys who broke my heart...i bet that sounds stupid....haha
love it. I always kinda picture this song to an opening of some fuckin awesome movie, involving some teen riding on his bike to highschool with this song in the background. i havent really worked out the rest of the plot yet.
This song is freaking awesome! The meaning is pretty self explanatory. He just wants things to be the way it was when he first met her. Makes you want to get up and dance! This song kicks ass!
for some reason the first verse I really like esp. the line "I get kicked in the face, still i come back for more" Awesome song, awesome group.
i also like these guys for their vocalist. That has got to be a really hard kick to the nuts to sing that high, geez.
I get kicked in the face still I come back for more sounds like a lot of people I know
It sounds like me too!