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.
When you were young you had songs to sing
Of life and joy and happiness
Hard work and ohh so simple things
But then you grew so big and tall
And now you sing to other themes
Of booze and sunken ships, melted wax
Forgotten baggages' and dying kings
And the Cheshire cat still grins and laughs
The white rabbit leads deeper
Into this land of dreams
You've gone mad
So open your eyes and cry rivers of tears
Down you float on the stream through the keyhole
Eluding your fears
Round and round you go
In a never ending race
Always you are hounded by the mad hatter and his March hare
Onward you charge without heed or care
And the Cheshire cat still grins and laughs
The white rabbit leads deeper
Into this land of dreams
You've gone mad
In the court play your cards right
Or soon you will be dead
When the queen catches up with you
You will lose your head
And the Cheshire cat still grins and laughs
The white rabbit leads deeper
Into this land of dreams
You've gone mad
Onward you go through the maze
Until you're completely lost
Toadstools give you strength
But it's a fifty fifty loss
Cheshire cat grines wider now
And the queen is close to her prize
For few who come to wonderland make it out with their minds
Of life and joy and happiness
Hard work and ohh so simple things
But then you grew so big and tall
And now you sing to other themes
Of booze and sunken ships, melted wax
Forgotten baggages' and dying kings
And the Cheshire cat still grins and laughs
The white rabbit leads deeper
Into this land of dreams
You've gone mad
So open your eyes and cry rivers of tears
Down you float on the stream through the keyhole
Eluding your fears
Round and round you go
In a never ending race
Always you are hounded by the mad hatter and his March hare
Onward you charge without heed or care
And the Cheshire cat still grins and laughs
The white rabbit leads deeper
Into this land of dreams
You've gone mad
In the court play your cards right
Or soon you will be dead
When the queen catches up with you
You will lose your head
And the Cheshire cat still grins and laughs
The white rabbit leads deeper
Into this land of dreams
You've gone mad
Onward you go through the maze
Until you're completely lost
Toadstools give you strength
But it's a fifty fifty loss
Cheshire cat grines wider now
And the queen is close to her prize
For few who come to wonderland make it out with their minds
Lyrics submitted by JofaGuht
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