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.
When we start we lack a ruler's knowledge
When we grow we gain the tools to conquer
I'll kill the king just for a taste of copper
Where did the fins go?
What are these limbs for?
If we leave we don't return
I'll have his wife just to display my power
I'll drink his wine and spit it right back out
Somewhere I grew legs
There's a wall out past the shallow waters
Where there's God and all his faithful followers
They remained endured the taste of salt
There's a beast who swallowed up his soldiers
Drew them out into the cities and shores
Gave them greed and made them slaves
There's a wall out past the shallow waters
Where I can't see but I can sense my father
He can see me oh so clearly
There's a beast who had me at hello
And a building where I never go
If we leave we don't return
When we grow we gain the tools to conquer
I'll kill the king just for a taste of copper
Where did the fins go?
What are these limbs for?
If we leave we don't return
I'll have his wife just to display my power
I'll drink his wine and spit it right back out
Somewhere I grew legs
There's a wall out past the shallow waters
Where there's God and all his faithful followers
They remained endured the taste of salt
There's a beast who swallowed up his soldiers
Drew them out into the cities and shores
Gave them greed and made them slaves
There's a wall out past the shallow waters
Where I can't see but I can sense my father
He can see me oh so clearly
There's a beast who had me at hello
And a building where I never go
If we leave we don't return
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