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.
We're going on a holiday now
Gonna take a villa, a small chalet
The Costa del Magnifico
Yeah, the cost of living is so low
Yeah, (yeah) gonna be so neat
Dance (dance) to the Euro beat
Yeah, (yeah) gonna be so cool
Twisting by the (twisting by the)
Twisting by the (twisting by the)
By the pool (twisting by the pool)
We're twisting by the pool
(Twisting by the pool)
We're twisting by the pool
(Twisting by the pool)
Twisting, twisting by the pool
Sitting in a small cafe now
Swing, swing, swingin' to the cabaret
You wanna see a movie, take in a show now
Meet new people at the disco
Yeah, (yeah) gonna be so neat
Dance (dance) to the Euro beat
Yeah, (yeah) gonna be so cool
Twisting by the (twisting by the)
Twisting by the (twisting by the)
By the pool (twisting by the pool)
We're twisting by the pool
(Twisting by the pool)
Twisting by the
(Twisting by the pool)
Yeah, twisting, twisting by the pool
And we can still get information
Reading all about inflation
And you're never gonna be out of reach
There's a call-box on the beach
(On the beach, on the beach)
So one, a two
A one, a two, a three
Alright
We're just twisting by the pool
I'm a twisting fool (twisting by the pool)
You got me twisting by the pool (twisting by the pool)
Yeah, twisting, twisting by the pool
Mm-mm, you're gonna look so cute
Sunglasses and bathing suite
Be the baby of my dreams
Like the ladies in the magazine
Yeah, (yeah) gonna be so neat
Dance (dance) to the Euro beat
Oh yeah, (yeah) gonna be so cool
Twisting by the (twisting by the)
We're just twisting by the (twisting by the)
Oh, by the pool (twisting by the pool)
Twisting by the pool
(Twisting by the pool)
I'm a twisting fool
Just twisting, yeah twisting (twisting by the pool)
Twisting by the pool
Everybody got to do
the twisting (twisting by the pool)
And we're twisting (twisting by the pool)
You got me twisting by the pool (twisting by the pool)
Oh, twisting, twisting by the pool
Now look
Get wild
(Twisting by the pool)
And we're twisting (twisting by the pool)
You got me twisting by the pool (twisting by the pool)
Oh, twisting, twisting by the pool
Now everybody just to do it
twisting by the pool
And we're twisting (twisting by the pool)
You got me twisting by the pool (twisting by the pool)
Yeah, twisting, twisting by the pool
Look here
Come on and (twisting by the pool)
I'm twisting fool (twisting by the pool)
You got me twisting by the pool (twisting by the pool)
Oh, twisting, twisting by the boat
Gonna take a villa, a small chalet
The Costa del Magnifico
Yeah, the cost of living is so low
Yeah, (yeah) gonna be so neat
Dance (dance) to the Euro beat
Yeah, (yeah) gonna be so cool
Twisting by the (twisting by the)
Twisting by the (twisting by the)
By the pool (twisting by the pool)
We're twisting by the pool
(Twisting by the pool)
We're twisting by the pool
(Twisting by the pool)
Twisting, twisting by the pool
Sitting in a small cafe now
Swing, swing, swingin' to the cabaret
You wanna see a movie, take in a show now
Meet new people at the disco
Yeah, (yeah) gonna be so neat
Dance (dance) to the Euro beat
Yeah, (yeah) gonna be so cool
Twisting by the (twisting by the)
Twisting by the (twisting by the)
By the pool (twisting by the pool)
We're twisting by the pool
(Twisting by the pool)
Twisting by the
(Twisting by the pool)
Yeah, twisting, twisting by the pool
And we can still get information
Reading all about inflation
And you're never gonna be out of reach
There's a call-box on the beach
(On the beach, on the beach)
So one, a two
A one, a two, a three
Alright
We're just twisting by the pool
I'm a twisting fool (twisting by the pool)
You got me twisting by the pool (twisting by the pool)
Yeah, twisting, twisting by the pool
Mm-mm, you're gonna look so cute
Sunglasses and bathing suite
Be the baby of my dreams
Like the ladies in the magazine
Yeah, (yeah) gonna be so neat
Dance (dance) to the Euro beat
Oh yeah, (yeah) gonna be so cool
Twisting by the (twisting by the)
We're just twisting by the (twisting by the)
Oh, by the pool (twisting by the pool)
Twisting by the pool
(Twisting by the pool)
I'm a twisting fool
Just twisting, yeah twisting (twisting by the pool)
Twisting by the pool
Everybody got to do
the twisting (twisting by the pool)
And we're twisting (twisting by the pool)
You got me twisting by the pool (twisting by the pool)
Oh, twisting, twisting by the pool
Now look
Get wild
(Twisting by the pool)
And we're twisting (twisting by the pool)
You got me twisting by the pool (twisting by the pool)
Oh, twisting, twisting by the pool
Now everybody just to do it
twisting by the pool
And we're twisting (twisting by the pool)
You got me twisting by the pool (twisting by the pool)
Yeah, twisting, twisting by the pool
Look here
Come on and (twisting by the pool)
I'm twisting fool (twisting by the pool)
You got me twisting by the pool (twisting by the pool)
Oh, twisting, twisting by the boat
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what's ironic is that this terrible song came at dire straits peak