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.
I met Jane at the center of the earth
It was dark there was dirt all around
But I gather you can figure that
And Jane says, I'm your body in the night
And I'll lead you where you might find yourself
Better if you follow me
So go right you'll be left at a big hotel
You'll meet the devil at the bottom of a wishing well
You know you better give him something
Give him something good
Like everybody else he's misunderstood
Jane says, it's a long way out
But I'm gonna make it out
'Cause I'm about her
See Jane says, you're as holy as a ghost
But who loves you the most, if you offer
I might let you carry me
And Jane there's nobody here but yourself
In the end it's the wealth of your spirit
Now hurry up get on with it
I went left, I got right at some big hotel
There was a devil at the bottom of the wishing well
He said, you better give me something
Give me something good
Like everybody else I'm misunderstood
Jane says, it's a long way out
I'm gonna make it out
'Cause I'm about
Jane says, it's a long way out
I'm gonna make it out
I'm gonna make it out
I'm gonna make it out
I took a guess and cut a portion out of my heart
He said that's nowhere close enough but it's a damn good start
I wrote the secret that I buried on the wishing well wall
He said, I've seen one it follows that I've seen them all
We spoke of human destination in a perfect world
Derived the nature of the universe found it unfulfilled
As I took him in my arms he screamed, I'm not insane
I'm just looking for someone to understand my pain
It's a long way out
I'm gonna make it out
It's a long way out
I'm gonna make it out
It's a long, it's a long way out
I'm gonna make it out
It was dark there was dirt all around
But I gather you can figure that
And Jane says, I'm your body in the night
And I'll lead you where you might find yourself
Better if you follow me
So go right you'll be left at a big hotel
You'll meet the devil at the bottom of a wishing well
You know you better give him something
Give him something good
Like everybody else he's misunderstood
Jane says, it's a long way out
But I'm gonna make it out
'Cause I'm about her
See Jane says, you're as holy as a ghost
But who loves you the most, if you offer
I might let you carry me
And Jane there's nobody here but yourself
In the end it's the wealth of your spirit
Now hurry up get on with it
I went left, I got right at some big hotel
There was a devil at the bottom of the wishing well
He said, you better give me something
Give me something good
Like everybody else I'm misunderstood
Jane says, it's a long way out
I'm gonna make it out
'Cause I'm about
Jane says, it's a long way out
I'm gonna make it out
I'm gonna make it out
I'm gonna make it out
I took a guess and cut a portion out of my heart
He said that's nowhere close enough but it's a damn good start
I wrote the secret that I buried on the wishing well wall
He said, I've seen one it follows that I've seen them all
We spoke of human destination in a perfect world
Derived the nature of the universe found it unfulfilled
As I took him in my arms he screamed, I'm not insane
I'm just looking for someone to understand my pain
It's a long way out
I'm gonna make it out
It's a long way out
I'm gonna make it out
It's a long, it's a long way out
I'm gonna make it out
Lyrics submitted by AshleyRoseCyriac
The Devil in the Wishing Well Lyrics as written by John Ondrasik
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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