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.
I've ran away for too long
My shoes' torn
I fought hard
And move all this camp the light on to come home (?)
I'm so tired
And now I'm in the car with no path
Can't get back to where we started
Feel just like a bad movie, ohhh
Don't wanna argue
Please, no more casualties
See now, girl, I realize you're the one for me
Take me back, I'm yours
So I'm raising my love flag
I surrender my love
I know you're the one
I'm so tired of running for miles, yeah
There was a war within the heart
Fought you too long, now I give up
So I'm raising
So I'm raising
So I'm raising my love flag
Keep on hurting your feelings (?)
Now I'm bleeding for the mistakes that I made
Knew one day that I would pay for starting this whole thing
This four minute line's reunite, water broken
I'll do whatever, girl, just take me back
I want you to know I can't let you go, no I don't
Don't wanna argue
Please, no more casualties
See now, girl, I realize you're the one for me
Take me back, I'm yours
So I'm raising my love flag
I surrender my love
I know you're the one
I'm so tired of running for miles, yeah
There was a war within the heart
Fought you too long, now I give up
So I'm raising
So I'm raising
So I'm raising my love flag
You know I can't go and face alone without you here with me
But, damn, I wiped it
Girl, I'll risk it all to make sure that I can stay
I got my different man not like before, ohh
And girl, I'll be waiting until you return
So I'm raising my love flag
I surrender my love
I know you're the one
I'm so tired of running for miles, yeah
There was a war within the heart
Fought you too long, now I give up
So I'm raising
So I'm raising
So I'm raising my love flag
So I'm raising
So I'm raising
So I'm raising my love flag
So I'm raising
So I'm raising
So I'm raising my love flag
Mehh, I tried .
Correct me if I'm wrong .
My shoes' torn
I fought hard
And move all this camp the light on to come home (?)
I'm so tired
And now I'm in the car with no path
Can't get back to where we started
Feel just like a bad movie, ohhh
Don't wanna argue
Please, no more casualties
See now, girl, I realize you're the one for me
Take me back, I'm yours
So I'm raising my love flag
I surrender my love
I know you're the one
I'm so tired of running for miles, yeah
There was a war within the heart
Fought you too long, now I give up
So I'm raising
So I'm raising
So I'm raising my love flag
Keep on hurting your feelings (?)
Now I'm bleeding for the mistakes that I made
Knew one day that I would pay for starting this whole thing
This four minute line's reunite, water broken
I'll do whatever, girl, just take me back
I want you to know I can't let you go, no I don't
Don't wanna argue
Please, no more casualties
See now, girl, I realize you're the one for me
Take me back, I'm yours
So I'm raising my love flag
I surrender my love
I know you're the one
I'm so tired of running for miles, yeah
There was a war within the heart
Fought you too long, now I give up
So I'm raising
So I'm raising
So I'm raising my love flag
You know I can't go and face alone without you here with me
But, damn, I wiped it
Girl, I'll risk it all to make sure that I can stay
I got my different man not like before, ohh
And girl, I'll be waiting until you return
So I'm raising my love flag
I surrender my love
I know you're the one
I'm so tired of running for miles, yeah
There was a war within the heart
Fought you too long, now I give up
So I'm raising
So I'm raising
So I'm raising my love flag
So I'm raising
So I'm raising
So I'm raising my love flag
So I'm raising
So I'm raising
So I'm raising my love flag
Mehh, I tried .
Correct me if I'm wrong .
Lyrics submitted by Keykeykinszx3
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