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.
We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, you'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end
You said, oh girl, it's a cold world
When you keep it all to yourself
I said, you can't hide on the inside
All the pain you've ever felt
Ransom my heart, but baby don't look back
'Cause we got nobody else
We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end
You know that sometimes, it feels like
It's all moving way too fast
Use every alibi and words you deny
That love ain't meant to last
You can cry tough baby, it's all right
You can let me down easy, but not tonight
We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end
We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end
And now the hands of time are standin' still
Midnight angel, won't you say you will
We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end
We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end
We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
So baby take my hand, you'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end
You said, oh girl, it's a cold world
When you keep it all to yourself
I said, you can't hide on the inside
All the pain you've ever felt
Ransom my heart, but baby don't look back
'Cause we got nobody else
We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end
You know that sometimes, it feels like
It's all moving way too fast
Use every alibi and words you deny
That love ain't meant to last
You can cry tough baby, it's all right
You can let me down easy, but not tonight
We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end
We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end
And now the hands of time are standin' still
Midnight angel, won't you say you will
We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end
We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end
We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
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“This song was originally written by D.L. Byron, a pop-rock singer. Later on, he gave the song to Pat Benatar. And Myron Grombacher and Pat Benatar added some lyrics. The song was a great fit for Benatar, with lyrics using bold imagery to assuage [soothe, relieve] a lover.
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Hey, this song seems to be about - a male lover soothing & wooing his female lover; and his chosen [negative] world view.
We're running with the shadows of the night [male to female - evil world/people] So baby take my hand, you'll be all right Surrender all your dreams to me tonight They'll come true in the end [male to female - trust me babe, everything will be okay]
You said, "Oh girl, it's a cold world When you keep it all to yourself" [female to male - restating his lamenting/moaning] I said, "You can't hide on the inside All the pain you've ever felt" [female to male - giving advice to ‘open up’] Ransom my heart, but baby don't look back [male to female - buy my heart with your love or ... liberate/rescue me from my ‘strong silent type’ personality; 'don‘t look back' - got to move on with our new life] 'Cause we got nobody else [male to female - you and me against the world]
[Chorus] We're running with the shadows of the night So baby take my hand, it'll be all right Surrender all your dreams to me tonight They'll come true in the end
You know that sometimes, it feels like It's all moving way too fast [male to female - stress; rat race;] Use every alibi and words you deny That love ain't meant to last [try to fool yourself by saying love isn’t important] You can cry tough baby, it's all right [male to female - ‘tough baby’ (affectionate name) You can let me down easy, but not tonight [male to female - you can say goodbye; hopefully not tonight]
[Chorus: x2]
And now the hands of time are standin' still [male to female - he had asked her to come away with him; Waiting on her answer] Midnight angel, won't you say you will [male to female - term of affection; requesting her to join him]
[Chorus: x3]