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.
Wish I could see you for one last time
Wish I could say goodbye to you
It's hard to deal with you dying
It's time to say goodbye to you
Bloody-faced
Kissing death
Walking through barbed wire
I'll let you go
Let me go
Digging through myself
I would die, die for you
I'd walk right through barbed wire
Good luck in your next life
Walk as tall as the trees
Be gentle as spring winds
And have the warmth as summer sun
Bloody-faced
Kissing death
Walking through barbed wire
I'll let you go
Let me go
Digging through myself
I would die, die for you
I'd walk right through barbed wire
I'll blame myself
For your death
It's tearing me apart
I-I would die
I'd die for you
Yes I would
Yes I would
Yes I would
Let you go
Let me go
Digging through myself
Bloody-faced
Kissing death
Walking through barbed wire, yeah-e-eah
Wish I could say goodbye to you
It's hard to deal with you dying
It's time to say goodbye to you
Bloody-faced
Kissing death
Walking through barbed wire
I'll let you go
Let me go
Digging through myself
I would die, die for you
I'd walk right through barbed wire
Good luck in your next life
Walk as tall as the trees
Be gentle as spring winds
And have the warmth as summer sun
Bloody-faced
Kissing death
Walking through barbed wire
I'll let you go
Let me go
Digging through myself
I would die, die for you
I'd walk right through barbed wire
I'll blame myself
For your death
It's tearing me apart
I-I would die
I'd die for you
Yes I would
Yes I would
Yes I would
Let you go
Let me go
Digging through myself
Bloody-faced
Kissing death
Walking through barbed wire, yeah-e-eah
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Coby said this song was about his dog dying, no joke.
I think Last Resort was the sequel to this song...
I love this song it is my favorite Papa Roach song.He has so much meaning in his lyrics.This song just strums my heart chords.It really hits home for me.
k im really new with the papa roach thing but after #11on there cd , the hidden track do you know what its called the one about insanity and evil???! if you know please pm me!!!
Yeah... The hidden track is called "Naked In Front Of The Computer"
I'm not kidding...
Oh... On Infest, I thought you were talking about LHT...
Ok, the hidden track on Infest is called "Tightrope" and theres two versions of it... the Infest version, and the 5 tracks deep version...
I have the new LHT CD and the two bonus tracks that I have which I think are right are "Gourge Away" and "Never Said It" . I dont know where you got your songs PR 5k but you might want to check if they are correct. Im going to search and find another source to make sure the same.
I know, this song is about when Coby Dick came home one night and found his dog (A pure-breed Dalmation) on the end of his bed... After sitting down and petting him for a while, he saw that he wasn't moving... Nor was he breathing...
Coby was incredibly upset about this... Papa Roach wrote a song about this Tragedy...
Coby now has another Dalmation, Spike...
I love this song. The new version is a hell lot better. The guitars are awesome.
i love this song and i always thought of it as someone you would die for dying, which i guess could be a dog