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've figured out the key to short term success
Just tell everyone that you're clinically depressed
Make a list of all the people that you have wronged
Don't ever call them back but use them in a song
And if you're lucky enough to have a parent pass away
Pretend it broke your heart but never go to their grave
It goes one, two, three
Easy as one, two, three
It goes one, two, three
Let's all exploit our misery
(x2)
I've figured out a way to twist reality
Just take a ton of drugs and never go to sleep
Re-rent the saddest movie that you've ever seen
Fill your room with TV sets and put it on repeat
Push all your friends away with the cruel things that you said
if you need company you've got the voices in your head.
It goes one, two, three
Easy as one, two, three
It goes one, two, three
Let's all exploit our misery
(x2)
So stay down on yourself
And if you feel a glimspe of hope
You gotta choke it out before it grows
You're the only one that really counts
Stuff dollar bills inside your ears
And let the rest of them work it out
It goes one, two, three
Easy as one, two, three
It goes one, two, three
Let's all exploit our misery
(x2)
Just tell everyone that you're clinically depressed
Make a list of all the people that you have wronged
Don't ever call them back but use them in a song
And if you're lucky enough to have a parent pass away
Pretend it broke your heart but never go to their grave
It goes one, two, three
Easy as one, two, three
It goes one, two, three
Let's all exploit our misery
(x2)
I've figured out a way to twist reality
Just take a ton of drugs and never go to sleep
Re-rent the saddest movie that you've ever seen
Fill your room with TV sets and put it on repeat
Push all your friends away with the cruel things that you said
if you need company you've got the voices in your head.
It goes one, two, three
Easy as one, two, three
It goes one, two, three
Let's all exploit our misery
(x2)
So stay down on yourself
And if you feel a glimspe of hope
You gotta choke it out before it grows
You're the only one that really counts
Stuff dollar bills inside your ears
And let the rest of them work it out
It goes one, two, three
Easy as one, two, three
It goes one, two, three
Let's all exploit our misery
(x2)
Lyrics submitted by CrystalMef
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