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.
If every dog can have a day
I know that I can get my way
I wonder when I’ll reach the date
And make a killing in real estate
If you’ve got something to say, you might as well talk to a wall
Cuz I’m a man with a vision and I can’t hear you at all
Get a partner, Make a deal
Get a big car and hang around with big wheels
Seize a company losing ground
Buy a mansion, buy a town
If you’ve got something to say, you might as well talk to a wall
Cuz I’m a man with a vision and I can’t hear you at all
I’m gonna live the American dream
There’s only one American dream, so it seems
And if they could, they’d all live the American dream
I have no ethics or convictions
I will succumb to drug addiction
Rehab will make me a drug fighter
And I’ll make a million with a good ghost writer
If you’ve got something to say, you might as well talk to a wall
Cuz I’m a man with a vision and I can’t hear you at all
I’m gonna live the American dream
There’s only one American dream, so it seems
Make tons of money with a morally bankrupt scheme
When you’re on top you can’t hear your victims scream
And if they could, they’d all live the American dream
When I get old, I’ll have respect
Beautiful yuppies all hanging off my neck
Won’t leave my money to my family
I’ll find a way to take my cash along with me
I know that I can get my way
I wonder when I’ll reach the date
And make a killing in real estate
If you’ve got something to say, you might as well talk to a wall
Cuz I’m a man with a vision and I can’t hear you at all
Get a partner, Make a deal
Get a big car and hang around with big wheels
Seize a company losing ground
Buy a mansion, buy a town
If you’ve got something to say, you might as well talk to a wall
Cuz I’m a man with a vision and I can’t hear you at all
I’m gonna live the American dream
There’s only one American dream, so it seems
And if they could, they’d all live the American dream
I have no ethics or convictions
I will succumb to drug addiction
Rehab will make me a drug fighter
And I’ll make a million with a good ghost writer
If you’ve got something to say, you might as well talk to a wall
Cuz I’m a man with a vision and I can’t hear you at all
I’m gonna live the American dream
There’s only one American dream, so it seems
Make tons of money with a morally bankrupt scheme
When you’re on top you can’t hear your victims scream
And if they could, they’d all live the American dream
When I get old, I’ll have respect
Beautiful yuppies all hanging off my neck
Won’t leave my money to my family
I’ll find a way to take my cash along with me
Lyrics submitted by Psychonomaly
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