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 woke up at 5 o'clock and I couldn't get back to sleep
I kept myself from calling you by watching the tv
But all the faces that I saw they just turned into this
The gentle of your hands and the tender of your kiss
You would do me good
Do you think you could be with, be yeah
You would do me good
Do you think you could be with me soulfully
Last night you found my house you rang the bell for me
I didn't know you very well I didn't know what it would be
But I felt so close to you in so little time
And when you said goodnight I spilled my glass of wine
You would do me good
Do you think you could be with, be yeah
You would do me good
Do you think you could be with me soulfully
By the house of 8 AM I felt like I'd been up all day
I told myself to let you sleep and then I called you anyway
I woke you up and heard your smile over the phone
And I thought about you lying there alone
You would do me good
Do you think you could be with, be yeah
You would do me good
Do you think you could be with me soulfully
I kept myself from calling you by watching the tv
But all the faces that I saw they just turned into this
The gentle of your hands and the tender of your kiss
You would do me good
Do you think you could be with, be yeah
You would do me good
Do you think you could be with me soulfully
Last night you found my house you rang the bell for me
I didn't know you very well I didn't know what it would be
But I felt so close to you in so little time
And when you said goodnight I spilled my glass of wine
You would do me good
Do you think you could be with, be yeah
You would do me good
Do you think you could be with me soulfully
By the house of 8 AM I felt like I'd been up all day
I told myself to let you sleep and then I called you anyway
I woke you up and heard your smile over the phone
And I thought about you lying there alone
You would do me good
Do you think you could be with, be yeah
You would do me good
Do you think you could be with me soulfully
Lyrics submitted by LizardGirl
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