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.
Lying alone at night
Listen to the rain that's falling down
You're calling out your baby's name
Ah but she just ain't around
Sleep don't come at all
You can't ease a troubled mind
Yeah they call it love
Ah but it's the heartbreak kind
Rumors whispered low
There's been talk around the town
Phone don't ring no more
Friends they say don't come around
Suspicion running high
But she says everything's just fine
She tells you that it's love
Ah but it's the heartbreak kind
There's darkness all around
As the evening shadows fall
Time keeps dragging by
But she ain't coming home at all
You tell yourself she still cares
But pretty soon you're gonna find
You thought it was a lasting love
Ah but it's the heartbreak kind
You thought it was a lasting love
Ah but it's the heartbreak kind
Listen to the rain that's falling down
You're calling out your baby's name
Ah but she just ain't around
Sleep don't come at all
You can't ease a troubled mind
Yeah they call it love
Ah but it's the heartbreak kind
Rumors whispered low
There's been talk around the town
Phone don't ring no more
Friends they say don't come around
Suspicion running high
But she says everything's just fine
She tells you that it's love
Ah but it's the heartbreak kind
There's darkness all around
As the evening shadows fall
Time keeps dragging by
But she ain't coming home at all
You tell yourself she still cares
But pretty soon you're gonna find
You thought it was a lasting love
Ah but it's the heartbreak kind
You thought it was a lasting love
Ah but it's the heartbreak kind
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