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.
To all those listening, this is my story
About a confused girl and our boy, that's boring
So either look at me, stupid and awkward
But you leave and tell me is much better
So she'll run away from the problems
She knows distance can't make hearts follow
Five more days and counting
Before you start packing
Can you give me three good reasons why
We can't get back to square one?
It's okay and you'll tell me
To my face, "Stop lying"
Every three or four tries
And now five days are gone
I've got a recipe, it's for disaster
Because that's all I see in my near future
She's got the blond hair but not the blue eyes
I've got the right girl but at the wrong time
I've seen better days, maybe even weeks
When I think of you, you're thinking of me
Five more days and counting
Before you start packing
Can you give me three good reasons why
We can't get back to square one?
It's okay and you'll tell me
To my face, "Stop lying"
Every three or four tries
And now five days are gone
And you said you'd always come back
So where are you now?
I'm not ready for the letdown
Will you be right now?
And you said you'd always come back
So where are you now?
I'm not ready for the letdown
Will you be right now?
I've seen better days, maybe even weeks
When I think of you, you're thinking of me
Five more days and counting
Before you start packing
Can you give me three good reasons why
We can't get back to square one?
It's okay and you'll tell me
To my face, "Stop lying"
Every three or four tries
And now five days are gone
About a confused girl and our boy, that's boring
So either look at me, stupid and awkward
But you leave and tell me is much better
So she'll run away from the problems
She knows distance can't make hearts follow
Five more days and counting
Before you start packing
Can you give me three good reasons why
We can't get back to square one?
It's okay and you'll tell me
To my face, "Stop lying"
Every three or four tries
And now five days are gone
I've got a recipe, it's for disaster
Because that's all I see in my near future
She's got the blond hair but not the blue eyes
I've got the right girl but at the wrong time
I've seen better days, maybe even weeks
When I think of you, you're thinking of me
Five more days and counting
Before you start packing
Can you give me three good reasons why
We can't get back to square one?
It's okay and you'll tell me
To my face, "Stop lying"
Every three or four tries
And now five days are gone
And you said you'd always come back
So where are you now?
I'm not ready for the letdown
Will you be right now?
And you said you'd always come back
So where are you now?
I'm not ready for the letdown
Will you be right now?
I've seen better days, maybe even weeks
When I think of you, you're thinking of me
Five more days and counting
Before you start packing
Can you give me three good reasons why
We can't get back to square one?
It's okay and you'll tell me
To my face, "Stop lying"
Every three or four tries
And now five days are gone
Lyrics submitted by fedorov1fan
Recipe for Disaster Lyrics as written by Victor Jasper
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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I'm not sure if anyone noticed this because I think they would have pointed it out by now, but this is very very clever and catchy.
5 more days and counting b- 4 you start packing, can you give me 3 good reasons why we can't get back 2 square 1 so can you tell me 2 my face stop lying, every 3 or 4 tries, and now 5 days are gone.
and if you still don't know what I'm talking about then you don't need to be listening to music =]