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.
The best we can
The best we can
ohhhh
And so they tell me
To write a song they wanna hear
Don't make it too dark
But get to their hearts
Not everyone's as sad as you are
Relate to everyone
Pretend that nothing here is wrong
Cause they wanna sing
Singing their heartbreak
Just another way for them to escape
Just another way for them
So tell me once
And tell me twice now
And you don't need to tell me again
I'm not a saint but just a friend
So let's raise our glasses boys
And scream our favorite songs
The ones that helped us out
When we were feeling down
So let's raise our glasses boys
And scream our favorite songs
Cause we've got another day
Good times are here to stay
We're not alone
We're doing the best that we can
The best that we can
The best that we can
Ooohh
So come and dance with me
And show me what you can do
Love is when I know that you will come through
Not everyone is just like you are
So tell me once
And tell me twice now
And you don't need to tell me again
I'm not a saint but just a friend
So let's raise our glasses boys
And scream our favorite songs
The ones that helped us out
When we were feeling down
So let's raise our glasses boys
And scream our favorite songs
The ones that helped us out
When we were feeling down
It takes away the pain
It takes away the pain
Cause we've got another day
Good times are here to stay
We're not alone
We're doing the best that we can
Don't let me down
This song has been my saviour from the start
Lost and found
This song has been my hope,
My dying star
My dying star
So lets raise our glasses boys
And scream our favorite songs
The ones that helped us out
When we were feeling down
So lets raise our glasses boys
And scream our favorite songs
The ones that helped us out
When we were feeling down
It takes away the pain
It takes away the pain
Cause we got another day
Good times are here to stay
We're not alone
We're doing the best that we can
We're doing the best that we can
The best that we can
The best that we can
Oohhh
The best we can
ohhhh
And so they tell me
To write a song they wanna hear
Don't make it too dark
But get to their hearts
Not everyone's as sad as you are
Relate to everyone
Pretend that nothing here is wrong
Cause they wanna sing
Singing their heartbreak
Just another way for them to escape
Just another way for them
So tell me once
And tell me twice now
And you don't need to tell me again
I'm not a saint but just a friend
So let's raise our glasses boys
And scream our favorite songs
The ones that helped us out
When we were feeling down
So let's raise our glasses boys
And scream our favorite songs
Cause we've got another day
Good times are here to stay
We're not alone
We're doing the best that we can
The best that we can
The best that we can
Ooohh
So come and dance with me
And show me what you can do
Love is when I know that you will come through
Not everyone is just like you are
So tell me once
And tell me twice now
And you don't need to tell me again
I'm not a saint but just a friend
So let's raise our glasses boys
And scream our favorite songs
The ones that helped us out
When we were feeling down
So let's raise our glasses boys
And scream our favorite songs
The ones that helped us out
When we were feeling down
It takes away the pain
It takes away the pain
Cause we've got another day
Good times are here to stay
We're not alone
We're doing the best that we can
Don't let me down
This song has been my saviour from the start
Lost and found
This song has been my hope,
My dying star
My dying star
So lets raise our glasses boys
And scream our favorite songs
The ones that helped us out
When we were feeling down
So lets raise our glasses boys
And scream our favorite songs
The ones that helped us out
When we were feeling down
It takes away the pain
It takes away the pain
Cause we got another day
Good times are here to stay
We're not alone
We're doing the best that we can
We're doing the best that we can
The best that we can
The best that we can
Oohhh
Lyrics submitted by LiarsTurnMeOn
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