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.
Motel, sitting in the dark, empty rooms like an empty heart
Lovers stop but they never stay,
Don't look back as they drive away
Maybe I should fix this broken neon light
Fill the cracks and paint it bright
Then maybe love will stop here tonight
If she knocks on my door, I'll give her the key
Just one look in her eyes and I know I'll be
Everything she sees in me
More than I ever thought that I could be
These are the days
When all I can do is dream
But I don't wanna spend forever
Livin' in the in between
I'm stuck here in a place without love
And I just can't let it play this way
But for now I'm gonna have to face it
These are the days
Gotta to use these lonely time
Change the picture in my frame of mind
Outside the window there's a sunny day
I wanna feel it on my face
You and I, we're out here looking for the same thing
And end to all the wondering
Waitin' for someone to share this feelin'
If she knocks on my door, I'll give her the key
Just one look in her eyes and I know I'll be
Everything she sees in me
More than I ever thought that I could be
These are the days
When all I can do is dream
But I don't wanna spend forever
Livin' in the in between
I'm stuck here in a place without love
And I just can't let it play this way
But for now I'm gonna have to face it
These are the days
These are the days between the hopes and fears
These are the moments that are still unclear
When it's still uncertain if she will appear
I'm here, even I like it or not, this is what I got
Lovers stop but they never stay,
Don't look back as they drive away
Maybe I should fix this broken neon light
Fill the cracks and paint it bright
Then maybe love will stop here tonight
If she knocks on my door, I'll give her the key
Just one look in her eyes and I know I'll be
Everything she sees in me
More than I ever thought that I could be
These are the days
When all I can do is dream
But I don't wanna spend forever
Livin' in the in between
I'm stuck here in a place without love
And I just can't let it play this way
But for now I'm gonna have to face it
These are the days
Gotta to use these lonely time
Change the picture in my frame of mind
Outside the window there's a sunny day
I wanna feel it on my face
You and I, we're out here looking for the same thing
And end to all the wondering
Waitin' for someone to share this feelin'
If she knocks on my door, I'll give her the key
Just one look in her eyes and I know I'll be
Everything she sees in me
More than I ever thought that I could be
These are the days
When all I can do is dream
But I don't wanna spend forever
Livin' in the in between
I'm stuck here in a place without love
And I just can't let it play this way
But for now I'm gonna have to face it
These are the days
These are the days between the hopes and fears
These are the moments that are still unclear
When it's still uncertain if she will appear
I'm here, even I like it or not, this is what I got
Lyrics submitted by jen_tpcrew
These Are the Days Lyrics as written by David Michael Frank David Frank
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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