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.
take me somewhere safe
can we stop rolling?
why can't I breathe?
when can we push off?
nothing can be clean
there is no such thing as straight
that's not what I mean
but it doesn't really matter to me
and it was so fine when we could design
a future so fun that we saw double
and you can erase things, change things
or out-of-phase things, but this stays here
and never dies
quit anytime, anyone, or anything you like
but this stays here
cut me from the team
not so much to ask for
I refuse to be mean
that's just not my deal
it's a heretic and I know your secret
and it's a shame
honey's the way to find you
carrot on a stick or something
can we stop rolling?
why can't I breathe?
when can we push off?
nothing can be clean
there is no such thing as straight
that's not what I mean
but it doesn't really matter to me
and it was so fine when we could design
a future so fun that we saw double
and you can erase things, change things
or out-of-phase things, but this stays here
and never dies
quit anytime, anyone, or anything you like
but this stays here
cut me from the team
not so much to ask for
I refuse to be mean
that's just not my deal
it's a heretic and I know your secret
and it's a shame
honey's the way to find you
carrot on a stick or something
Lyrics submitted by delial
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