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.
Stop, pretending you're even having fun
You just stand there looking dumb and bored
With your thumb in your ass...
You're better than that
For once in your life before you retire
Be the leader of the choir
Set your pubic hair on fire
Just because, you feel like it
Chorus:
Be that moron screaming in the crowd
Hey! This shit could never be too loud for me
Help us help you, armpit fart,
Coz we're only getting started...
Dance and bleed,
Karate chop and pray
Good times will never stop
Oh boy is this great!
Don't hesitate rub your feces like an ape,
And finally celebrate just because
Finally talk to a girl,
Throw your dream journal in the urinal
Coz with tap shoes and a girdle,
Dreams really can come true...
You're living proof
Chorus:
Be that moron screaming in the crowd
Hey! This shit could never be too loud for me
Help us help you, armpit fart,
Coz we're only getting started...
Yeah, we're only getting started...
Participate, it's the end of the wait,
Show up late, masturbate,
Tell your date you're in shape
Though you're not
Take off your shirt, eat a fistful of dirt,
And never learn get sunburn,
Coz it looks good on you
Chorus:
Be that moron screaming in the crowd
Hey! This shit could never be too loud for me
Help us help you, armpit fart,
Coz we're only getting started...
Yeah, we're only getting started... (x2)
Dance and bleed,
Karate chop and pray
Good times will never stop.
You just stand there looking dumb and bored
With your thumb in your ass...
You're better than that
For once in your life before you retire
Be the leader of the choir
Set your pubic hair on fire
Just because, you feel like it
Chorus:
Be that moron screaming in the crowd
Hey! This shit could never be too loud for me
Help us help you, armpit fart,
Coz we're only getting started...
Dance and bleed,
Karate chop and pray
Good times will never stop
Oh boy is this great!
Don't hesitate rub your feces like an ape,
And finally celebrate just because
Finally talk to a girl,
Throw your dream journal in the urinal
Coz with tap shoes and a girdle,
Dreams really can come true...
You're living proof
Chorus:
Be that moron screaming in the crowd
Hey! This shit could never be too loud for me
Help us help you, armpit fart,
Coz we're only getting started...
Yeah, we're only getting started...
Participate, it's the end of the wait,
Show up late, masturbate,
Tell your date you're in shape
Though you're not
Take off your shirt, eat a fistful of dirt,
And never learn get sunburn,
Coz it looks good on you
Chorus:
Be that moron screaming in the crowd
Hey! This shit could never be too loud for me
Help us help you, armpit fart,
Coz we're only getting started...
Yeah, we're only getting started... (x2)
Dance and bleed,
Karate chop and pray
Good times will never stop.
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