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.
Flame flicker fast how you love that’s left
All your moments sift down to this
Now you love like your passion is here in its box yeah
Like your heart meant so much more than the things you’ve strived for
One chance one chance at this
Yeah one life baby one life to give
Drift to see head to pay dirt
Wish like you could to see all your worth
Now the chaos to catch to caught in its handful there’s no safety here no safety
You can’t handle, say it you can’t handle
One chance one chance at this
Yeah one life baby one life to give
One chance one chance at this
Yeah one life baby one life to give
Step to the corner and wet your thrill
See your pain till you take your fill
See to the wake in which you walk
You can’t see the lies you bought
Step to the time in which I came
See it round your neck again
Free it at once and once to the fall
There’s one time now and once for all
I like you tall you turn to fly
True like you to make your style
Step to calm and feel the chill
Find out your heart and take its fill
All your moments sift down to this
Now you love like your passion is here in its box yeah
Like your heart meant so much more than the things you’ve strived for
One chance one chance at this
Yeah one life baby one life to give
Drift to see head to pay dirt
Wish like you could to see all your worth
Now the chaos to catch to caught in its handful there’s no safety here no safety
You can’t handle, say it you can’t handle
One chance one chance at this
Yeah one life baby one life to give
One chance one chance at this
Yeah one life baby one life to give
Step to the corner and wet your thrill
See your pain till you take your fill
See to the wake in which you walk
You can’t see the lies you bought
Step to the time in which I came
See it round your neck again
Free it at once and once to the fall
There’s one time now and once for all
I like you tall you turn to fly
True like you to make your style
Step to calm and feel the chill
Find out your heart and take its fill
Lyrics submitted by pavlova
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