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.
So we pull into your driveway
I don’t want you to leave
The stars get your attention
I lean back in my seat and we just talk
And listen to the mix that you had made me days before
And I was never good at this
Insinuating lines that might lead to that first kiss
So roll your eyes with every awkward line I fumble
Until I get this right
Was I wrong to take this bound
‘Cause I’m in love with what I found
But you’re coy and you’re holding things back
And I know you but I can’t see through
These doors that you won’t let me in
I guess I’ll turn around, I’ll turn around, and go
Well I’ll just go
And I’ll wake up with this taste of
A bitter sweet despair
‘Cause holding you is like fighting for
A final breath of air that drifts the room tonight
I’m getting tight and I can feel you falling off
Was I wrong to take this bound
‘Cause I’m in love with what I found
But you’re coy and you’re holding things back
And I know you but I can’t see through
These doors that you won’t let me in
I guess I’ll turn around, I’ll turn around, and go
Well I’ll just go
So give me one more chance I’ll take this
One more shot I’ll make this
One more feeling I can’t get from anyone but you, but you
But you’re coy and you’re holding things back
And I know you but I can’t see through
These doors that you won’t let me in
I guess I’ll wait around, I’ll wait around
I don’t want you to leave
The stars get your attention
I lean back in my seat and we just talk
And listen to the mix that you had made me days before
And I was never good at this
Insinuating lines that might lead to that first kiss
So roll your eyes with every awkward line I fumble
Until I get this right
Was I wrong to take this bound
‘Cause I’m in love with what I found
But you’re coy and you’re holding things back
And I know you but I can’t see through
These doors that you won’t let me in
I guess I’ll turn around, I’ll turn around, and go
Well I’ll just go
And I’ll wake up with this taste of
A bitter sweet despair
‘Cause holding you is like fighting for
A final breath of air that drifts the room tonight
I’m getting tight and I can feel you falling off
Was I wrong to take this bound
‘Cause I’m in love with what I found
But you’re coy and you’re holding things back
And I know you but I can’t see through
These doors that you won’t let me in
I guess I’ll turn around, I’ll turn around, and go
Well I’ll just go
So give me one more chance I’ll take this
One more shot I’ll make this
One more feeling I can’t get from anyone but you, but you
But you’re coy and you’re holding things back
And I know you but I can’t see through
These doors that you won’t let me in
I guess I’ll wait around, I’ll wait around
Lyrics submitted by maraschin0
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