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.
(Death is not the end)
(Death is not the end)
Life is boiling up and undulating
While oblivion covers up the world
Not to cool or comfort but to level
The few remains of hope we still feel
Whispers and hums are heard here and there
Witnesses of some event to come
Every nerve is on edge and vibrating
Throbbing before the break of the storm
Far away, loud and clear
I heard a voice going in my ear
Far away, loud and clear
I heard a voice going in my ear
Remain chained to the matter
Or let your body die
Remain chained to the matter
Or let your body die
DIE
Not with you yet already abandoned
In the dismal silence of a slough
Mankind is in the hands of a monster
An ogre gorging on this fallen despair
And the voices of those yearning for light
And their thoughts before becoming acts
Get diverted, betrayed and distorted
Get distracted, ignored and destroyed
Such is the state of this convulsing world
Such is the fate of this body of christ
Such are the days meant to wreck and deface
Such is the weight of the burden to bear
Far away, loud and clear
I heard a voice going in my ear
Far away, loud and clear
I heard a voice going in my ear
Remain chained to the matter
Or let your body die
Remain chained to the matter
Or let your body die
(Your body has already done a lot of changes
That's only the beginning
The beginning of the new flesh)
(2x)
All the twists and turns of our life
Pull us back to the place we came from
There's no faith in our hearts of stone
We have no torch to light up the trail
Is it still time to make for the open ?
Did we squander the talents we had ?
Can we still awaken and then revive them ?
Are they still expecting our call ?
Are they still expecting our call ?
(Death is not the end)
Life is boiling up and undulating
While oblivion covers up the world
Not to cool or comfort but to level
The few remains of hope we still feel
Whispers and hums are heard here and there
Witnesses of some event to come
Every nerve is on edge and vibrating
Throbbing before the break of the storm
Far away, loud and clear
I heard a voice going in my ear
Far away, loud and clear
I heard a voice going in my ear
Remain chained to the matter
Or let your body die
Remain chained to the matter
Or let your body die
DIE
Not with you yet already abandoned
In the dismal silence of a slough
Mankind is in the hands of a monster
An ogre gorging on this fallen despair
And the voices of those yearning for light
And their thoughts before becoming acts
Get diverted, betrayed and distorted
Get distracted, ignored and destroyed
Such is the state of this convulsing world
Such is the fate of this body of christ
Such are the days meant to wreck and deface
Such is the weight of the burden to bear
Far away, loud and clear
I heard a voice going in my ear
Far away, loud and clear
I heard a voice going in my ear
Remain chained to the matter
Or let your body die
Remain chained to the matter
Or let your body die
(Your body has already done a lot of changes
That's only the beginning
The beginning of the new flesh)
(2x)
All the twists and turns of our life
Pull us back to the place we came from
There's no faith in our hearts of stone
We have no torch to light up the trail
Is it still time to make for the open ?
Did we squander the talents we had ?
Can we still awaken and then revive them ?
Are they still expecting our call ?
Are they still expecting our call ?
Lyrics submitted by drift31
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