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.
Haha!
Dance Gavin Dance baby!
Downtown Battle Mountain Two!
First it's the casting call, but I'm playing basketball
My wife she notifies that I missed a call on my phone
Now why are you snooping, when you should be cooking
If you read my texts one more time!
If you fill the pageant bowl I will be masterful
Well full of liquid comedy, namaste, your baller bag is on its way
Red full of lexicons, polishing megatron
If you beat the ho, you tell your bros, I need this yo!
Stop and don't panic, I've got a plan,
Let's both pretend you didn't take that one night stand
So hide your face, collect your things, this is what we call the walk of shame
Oh, pretty lady, I know the cost at the gate, you're almost there
Next it's the pinnacle of me being cynical
Can I be the lynch pin compelling to judge a lottery
Baggy and awfully, bumpy and blistery, brutally homeless and fluffy
Hey there, pretty girl, I'm already in your head
Hey there, pretty girl, I'm already in
Hey there, pretty girl, don't hide what's inside
Hey there, pretty girl, don't hide what's inside
(So nice, so nice to meet you)
Lift your head for the last time
Lift it higher and higher and high
How can you love what you can't see?
How can you love what you can't touch?
Hey there, pretty girl, I'm already in your head
Hey there, pretty girl, I'm already in
Hey there, pretty girl, don't hide what's inside
Hey there, pretty girl, don't hide what's inside
(So nice, so nice to meet you)
I tell them personal tastes are fine
We've been over this a million times
You'll never unhinge those biased chromosomes alone
Dance Gavin Dance baby!
Downtown Battle Mountain Two!
First it's the casting call, but I'm playing basketball
My wife she notifies that I missed a call on my phone
Now why are you snooping, when you should be cooking
If you read my texts one more time!
If you fill the pageant bowl I will be masterful
Well full of liquid comedy, namaste, your baller bag is on its way
Red full of lexicons, polishing megatron
If you beat the ho, you tell your bros, I need this yo!
Stop and don't panic, I've got a plan,
Let's both pretend you didn't take that one night stand
So hide your face, collect your things, this is what we call the walk of shame
Oh, pretty lady, I know the cost at the gate, you're almost there
Next it's the pinnacle of me being cynical
Can I be the lynch pin compelling to judge a lottery
Baggy and awfully, bumpy and blistery, brutally homeless and fluffy
Hey there, pretty girl, I'm already in your head
Hey there, pretty girl, I'm already in
Hey there, pretty girl, don't hide what's inside
Hey there, pretty girl, don't hide what's inside
(So nice, so nice to meet you)
Lift your head for the last time
Lift it higher and higher and high
How can you love what you can't see?
How can you love what you can't touch?
Hey there, pretty girl, I'm already in your head
Hey there, pretty girl, I'm already in
Hey there, pretty girl, don't hide what's inside
Hey there, pretty girl, don't hide what's inside
(So nice, so nice to meet you)
I tell them personal tastes are fine
We've been over this a million times
You'll never unhinge those biased chromosomes alone
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Love these lines:
My wife she notifies that I missed a call on my phone Now why are you snooping, when you should be cooking
Definite allusion to a sexist joke :D