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.
Mister, I don't believe in you
Mister, I don't believe in you
Just come clean all around me
With your head bleeds and your nosebleeds, too
I don't see that there's a truth
In the way you're talking to me
But let's give it a try
Let's keep it for truth
Why do you want to fall to pieces?
Let's give it a try
Let's keep it for truth
And come clean all around me
And come clean all around me, oh
Mister, I don't believe in you
Mister, I don't believe in you
With the way you're talking to me
Oh, it's so soothing
And let's give it a try
Let's keep it for truth
Why do you want to fall to pieces?
Let's give it a try
Let's keep it for truth
And come clean all around me
And come clean all around me
Would you come clean all around me?
Just come clean all around me, oh
Listen to me
You pull me apart
And I know it wasn't you
Cause you were not there
And why do you feel sorry?
Let's give it a try
Let's keep it for truth
Why do you want to fall to pieces?
Let's give it a try
Let's keep it for truth
And come clean all around me
And come clean all around me
Would you come clean all around me?
Just come clean all around me, oh
Come clean all around me
Come clean all around me
Would you come clean all around me?
Just come clean all around me, oh
Mister, I don't believe in you
Just come clean all around me
With your head bleeds and your nosebleeds, too
I don't see that there's a truth
In the way you're talking to me
But let's give it a try
Let's keep it for truth
Why do you want to fall to pieces?
Let's give it a try
Let's keep it for truth
And come clean all around me
And come clean all around me, oh
Mister, I don't believe in you
Mister, I don't believe in you
With the way you're talking to me
Oh, it's so soothing
And let's give it a try
Let's keep it for truth
Why do you want to fall to pieces?
Let's give it a try
Let's keep it for truth
And come clean all around me
And come clean all around me
Would you come clean all around me?
Just come clean all around me, oh
Listen to me
You pull me apart
And I know it wasn't you
Cause you were not there
And why do you feel sorry?
Let's give it a try
Let's keep it for truth
Why do you want to fall to pieces?
Let's give it a try
Let's keep it for truth
And come clean all around me
And come clean all around me
Would you come clean all around me?
Just come clean all around me, oh
Come clean all around me
Come clean all around me
Would you come clean all around me?
Just come clean all around me, oh
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Come Clean Lyrics as written by Sherri Dupree Chauntelle Dupree
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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