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 would walk ten miles on my hands and knees
Ain't no doubt about it baby, it's you I aim to please
I'd wrestle with a lion and a grizzly bear
It's my life baby, but I don't care
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
For you baby, I would swim the sea
Nothin' I'd do for you that's too tough for me
I'd put out a burning building with a shovel and dirt
And not even worry about getting hurt
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
I'd work twenty-four hours, seven days a week
Just so I could come home and kiss your cheek
I'd love you in the morning and I'd love you at noon
I'd love you in the night and take you to the moon
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Lay in a pile of burning money that I've earned
And not even worry about getting burned
I'd climb the Empire State and fight Muhammad Ali
Just to have you, baby, close to me
Oh, ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
I would walk ten miles on my hands and knees
Ain't no doubt about it baby, it's you I aim to please
I'd wrestle with a lion and a grizzly bear
It's my life baby, hmm, but I don't care
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't no doubt about it baby, it's you I aim to please
I'd wrestle with a lion and a grizzly bear
It's my life baby, but I don't care
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
For you baby, I would swim the sea
Nothin' I'd do for you that's too tough for me
I'd put out a burning building with a shovel and dirt
And not even worry about getting hurt
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
I'd work twenty-four hours, seven days a week
Just so I could come home and kiss your cheek
I'd love you in the morning and I'd love you at noon
I'd love you in the night and take you to the moon
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Lay in a pile of burning money that I've earned
And not even worry about getting burned
I'd climb the Empire State and fight Muhammad Ali
Just to have you, baby, close to me
Oh, ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
I would walk ten miles on my hands and knees
Ain't no doubt about it baby, it's you I aim to please
I'd wrestle with a lion and a grizzly bear
It's my life baby, hmm, but I don't care
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
Ain't that tough enough
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