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 DON’T BLAME YOU
WE GOT CARRIED AWAY
I CAN’T HOLD ON
TO AN EMPTY SPACE
NOW YOU’VE FOUND A NEW STAR TO ORBIT
IT COULD BE LOVE
I THINK YOU’RE TOO SOON TO CALL US OLD
WHEN AND WHERE DID WE GO COLD
I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON HOLD
AND EVERY TIME I LET YOU LEAVE
I ALWAYS SAW YOU COMING BACK TO ME
WHEN AND WHERE DID WE GO COLD
I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON HOLD
I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON HOLD
MY YOUNG HEART
CHOOSE TO BELIEVE
WE WERE DESTINED
YOUNG HEARTS
ALL NEED LOVE
CALL IT A LESSON
THE STARS AND THE CHARTS
AND THE CARDS MAKE SENSE
ONLY WHEN WE WANT THEM TO
WHEN I LIE AWAKE STARING IN TO SPACE
I SEE A DIFFERENT VIEW
NOW YOU’VE FOUND A NEW STAR TO ORBIT
IT COULD BE LOVE
I THINK YOU’RE TOO SOON TO CALL US OLD
WHEN AND WHERE DID WE GO COLD
I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON HOLD
AND EVERY TIME I LET YOU LEAVE
I ALWAYS SAW YOU COMING BACK TO ME
WHEN AND WHERE DID WE GO COLD
I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON HOLD
I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON HOLD
I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON HOLD
AND EVERY TIME I LET YOU LEAVE
I ALWAYS SAW YOU COMING BACK TO ME
WHEN AND WHERE DID WE GO COLD
I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON HOLD
I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON HOLD
I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON HOLD
WE GOT CARRIED AWAY
I CAN’T HOLD ON
TO AN EMPTY SPACE
NOW YOU’VE FOUND A NEW STAR TO ORBIT
IT COULD BE LOVE
I THINK YOU’RE TOO SOON TO CALL US OLD
WHEN AND WHERE DID WE GO COLD
I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON HOLD
AND EVERY TIME I LET YOU LEAVE
I ALWAYS SAW YOU COMING BACK TO ME
WHEN AND WHERE DID WE GO COLD
I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON HOLD
I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON HOLD
MY YOUNG HEART
CHOOSE TO BELIEVE
WE WERE DESTINED
YOUNG HEARTS
ALL NEED LOVE
CALL IT A LESSON
THE STARS AND THE CHARTS
AND THE CARDS MAKE SENSE
ONLY WHEN WE WANT THEM TO
WHEN I LIE AWAKE STARING IN TO SPACE
I SEE A DIFFERENT VIEW
NOW YOU’VE FOUND A NEW STAR TO ORBIT
IT COULD BE LOVE
I THINK YOU’RE TOO SOON TO CALL US OLD
WHEN AND WHERE DID WE GO COLD
I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON HOLD
AND EVERY TIME I LET YOU LEAVE
I ALWAYS SAW YOU COMING BACK TO ME
WHEN AND WHERE DID WE GO COLD
I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON HOLD
I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON HOLD
I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON HOLD
AND EVERY TIME I LET YOU LEAVE
I ALWAYS SAW YOU COMING BACK TO ME
WHEN AND WHERE DID WE GO COLD
I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON HOLD
I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON HOLD
I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON HOLD
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