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'll never change not for no one
I run my mouth way too much baby
What can I say I'm my mother's son
Her blood runs thick in my veins
But the ladies come and go
Yeah
Like the seasons change
Nothing stays the same
And I've been on this road for far too long
I start to drift and lose control
Of this void that's in my soul
Oh I know
Yes I know
It's got me
Dreaming
Chasing a feeling
And you know
I've got no plans to clean the mess I've made
I feel like wasting all my time
Drifting into space
Acting too young for my age
And that's alright
I feel like wasting all my time
Doing what I want
Living a life without love
And that's alright
And that's alright by me
I didn't choose this life
One where I'm not afraid of what's inside
I've never felt so right
About who I am and what I like
I don't
toss and turn I just
Count sheep
I never lose my head whenever grown folks speak
I hold in the highest regard
A gentelmen and a scholar
Standing ovation applause
Life's not the same whenever you're lost
I must be dreaming
Chasing a feeling
Now I know
How to clean up the mess I've made
I feel like wasting all my time
Drifting into space
Acting too young for my age
And that's alright
I feel like wasting all my time
Doing what I want
Living a life without love
And that's alright
You never step into the light
And show me who's inside
You made me how I am
Not who I am
And I'm proud to be
The man I've become
Raised by the wolves
The ones that I love
I feel like wasting all my time
Doing what I want
Living a life without love
And that's alright
I feel like wasting all my time
Drifting into space
Acting too young for my age
And that's alright
I feel like wasting all my time
Doing what I want
Living a life without love
And that's alright
I run my mouth way too much baby
What can I say I'm my mother's son
Her blood runs thick in my veins
But the ladies come and go
Yeah
Like the seasons change
Nothing stays the same
And I've been on this road for far too long
I start to drift and lose control
Of this void that's in my soul
Oh I know
Yes I know
It's got me
Dreaming
Chasing a feeling
And you know
I've got no plans to clean the mess I've made
I feel like wasting all my time
Drifting into space
Acting too young for my age
And that's alright
I feel like wasting all my time
Doing what I want
Living a life without love
And that's alright
And that's alright by me
I didn't choose this life
One where I'm not afraid of what's inside
I've never felt so right
About who I am and what I like
I don't
toss and turn I just
Count sheep
I never lose my head whenever grown folks speak
I hold in the highest regard
A gentelmen and a scholar
Standing ovation applause
Life's not the same whenever you're lost
I must be dreaming
Chasing a feeling
Now I know
How to clean up the mess I've made
I feel like wasting all my time
Drifting into space
Acting too young for my age
And that's alright
I feel like wasting all my time
Doing what I want
Living a life without love
And that's alright
You never step into the light
And show me who's inside
You made me how I am
Not who I am
And I'm proud to be
The man I've become
Raised by the wolves
The ones that I love
I feel like wasting all my time
Doing what I want
Living a life without love
And that's alright
I feel like wasting all my time
Drifting into space
Acting too young for my age
And that's alright
I feel like wasting all my time
Doing what I want
Living a life without love
And that's alright
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