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.
D.J.! D.J.!
Nobody move
Nobody get hurt, they said
Make one wrong move, man
You'll wake up dead
I exercise my lyrical style instead
All the while; you're dead, and gone, and forgotten
I said awh, are they gonna come back for you?
Naw. Ah, the story's sorry, but true
Lord, if you really want him to go
No. Oh you're so goddamn cold
We're gonna make it on our own
We don't need anyone
Lord knows we don't need you
Yeah
We're gonna make it on our own
We don't need anyone
Lord knows we don't need you
(Watch me now)
You got your ear to the street, then this Bud's for you
You got my name in your mouth, then this slug's for you
Shotgun, fast lane, on the highway to hell
Sherm sticks, tall cans, and the powder that sells
Just tryna have somethin
And you sit back and laugh
I'mma grab somethin
I'mma get in that ass
We came too far now, no way we'll get fucked
Wanna drop me, gotta kill me, only way I'mma stop
We got 808 subwoofers in the trunk
Around the world with the Rancid Punx
This is for the misfits, the freaks, and the runts
Fuck the motherfuckin backstabbin cunts
Ride's gettin rough, so I know I better buckle
P-U-N-X tattooed on my knuckles
Hey man, you keep the shackles
'Cause I am free
We're gonna make it on our own
We don't need anyone
Lord knows we don't need you
Yeah
We're gonna make it on our own
We don't need anyone
Lord knows we don't need you
(Watch me now)
We're gonna make it on our own
We don't need anyone
Lord knows we don't need you
Yeah
We're gonna make it on our own
We don't need anyone
Lord knows we don't need you
I heard you're losing your mind
Shit, I been lost mine
But I still stay focused, through good and bad times
Compare your worst fuckin day to my best fuckin night
Bet my last red cent that you couldn't stand the sight
From loss of loved ones, to life of drug funds
They counted me out, from what? I'm not done
Gimme a chance to shine, and I'mma blind the world
Take a stand and be the voice of those who cannot be heard
We're gonna make it on our own
We don't need anyone
Lord knows we don't need you
Yeah
We're gonna make it on our own
We don't need anyone
Lord knows we don't need you
(Watch me now)
Nobody move
Nobody get hurt, they said
Make one wrong move, man
You'll wake up dead
I exercise my lyrical style instead
All the while; you're dead, and gone, and forgotten
I said awh, are they gonna come back for you?
Naw. Ah, the story's sorry, but true
Lord, if you really want him to go
No. Oh you're so goddamn cold
We're gonna make it on our own
We don't need anyone
Lord knows we don't need you
Yeah
We're gonna make it on our own
We don't need anyone
Lord knows we don't need you
(Watch me now)
You got your ear to the street, then this Bud's for you
You got my name in your mouth, then this slug's for you
Shotgun, fast lane, on the highway to hell
Sherm sticks, tall cans, and the powder that sells
Just tryna have somethin
And you sit back and laugh
I'mma grab somethin
I'mma get in that ass
We came too far now, no way we'll get fucked
Wanna drop me, gotta kill me, only way I'mma stop
We got 808 subwoofers in the trunk
Around the world with the Rancid Punx
This is for the misfits, the freaks, and the runts
Fuck the motherfuckin backstabbin cunts
Ride's gettin rough, so I know I better buckle
P-U-N-X tattooed on my knuckles
Hey man, you keep the shackles
'Cause I am free
We're gonna make it on our own
We don't need anyone
Lord knows we don't need you
Yeah
We're gonna make it on our own
We don't need anyone
Lord knows we don't need you
(Watch me now)
We're gonna make it on our own
We don't need anyone
Lord knows we don't need you
Yeah
We're gonna make it on our own
We don't need anyone
Lord knows we don't need you
I heard you're losing your mind
Shit, I been lost mine
But I still stay focused, through good and bad times
Compare your worst fuckin day to my best fuckin night
Bet my last red cent that you couldn't stand the sight
From loss of loved ones, to life of drug funds
They counted me out, from what? I'm not done
Gimme a chance to shine, and I'mma blind the world
Take a stand and be the voice of those who cannot be heard
We're gonna make it on our own
We don't need anyone
Lord knows we don't need you
Yeah
We're gonna make it on our own
We don't need anyone
Lord knows we don't need you
(Watch me now)
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Great version of a great song,
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