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.
How do we deal with this?
How do we clean up all this mess?
Will there be a future for the latest generation?
Running around, believing the sound,
Is anything loud enough for us to decipher
Making a stand, extending our hand, we must understand
It's the least we can offer those less fortunate than us
There's something about this place
It brings out all the worst
Our history's been disgraced
Who will destroy who first?
I'm balling up my fists
Waiting here defenseless isn't pacifist
It's ignorant, and cannot be allowed
Mybe it's here or maybe it's there,
We're never aware of just how safe we are
Could it be us or could it be them, unable to trust
The information that we need
There's something about this place
It brings out all the worst
Our history's been disgraced
Who will destroy who first?
This time, will we all, live on?
If hurting still exists
Make it go away
The problems that are plaguing you and I the same
This time, will we all, live on?
Causing it to stay
Counting down the days
It's eating at the very core of us
There's something about this place
It brings out all the worst
Our history's been disgraced
Who will destroy who first?
There's something wrong with this place
How do we clean up all this mess?
Will there be a future for the latest generation?
Running around, believing the sound,
Is anything loud enough for us to decipher
Making a stand, extending our hand, we must understand
It's the least we can offer those less fortunate than us
There's something about this place
It brings out all the worst
Our history's been disgraced
Who will destroy who first?
I'm balling up my fists
Waiting here defenseless isn't pacifist
It's ignorant, and cannot be allowed
Mybe it's here or maybe it's there,
We're never aware of just how safe we are
Could it be us or could it be them, unable to trust
The information that we need
There's something about this place
It brings out all the worst
Our history's been disgraced
Who will destroy who first?
This time, will we all, live on?
If hurting still exists
Make it go away
The problems that are plaguing you and I the same
This time, will we all, live on?
Causing it to stay
Counting down the days
It's eating at the very core of us
There's something about this place
It brings out all the worst
Our history's been disgraced
Who will destroy who first?
There's something wrong with this place
Lyrics submitted by jc6md
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dude, now that i read that. it would make total sense if he was supporting the thing with bush and iraq. kool analysis.lol