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.
Don’t you know, were talkin’ about a revolution that sounds (like a whisper)
Don’t you know, were talkin’ about a revolution that sounds (like a whisper)
While they’re, standing in the welfare lines
Crying at the doorsteps of those Armies of Salvation
Wasting time, in the unemployment lines
Sitting around, waiting for a promotion
Don’t you know, were talkin’ about a revolution that sounds (like a whisper)
Poor people gonna rise up, and get their share
Poor people gonna rise up, and take what’s theirs
Don’t you know ya better run run run run run run run run run run run run
Oh, I said ya better run run run run run run run run run run run run
‘Cos finally the tables are starting to turn, talkin’ bout a revolution
Yes, finally the tables are starting to turn, talkin’ bout a revolution
Oh no, talkin’ bout a revolution
Oh, while they’re,
Standing in the welfare lines
Crying at the doorsteps of those Armies of Salvation
Wasting time, in the unemployment lines
Sitting around, waiting for a promotion
Don’t you know, were talkin’ about a revolution that sounds (like a whisper)
And finally the tables are starting to turn, talkin’ bout a revolution
Yes, finally the tables are starting to turn, talkin’ bout a revolution
Oh no, talkin’ bout a revolution
Oh no, talkin’ bout a revolution
Oh no
Don’t you know, were talkin’ about a revolution that sounds (like a whisper)
While they’re, standing in the welfare lines
Crying at the doorsteps of those Armies of Salvation
Wasting time, in the unemployment lines
Sitting around, waiting for a promotion
Don’t you know, were talkin’ about a revolution that sounds (like a whisper)
Poor people gonna rise up, and get their share
Poor people gonna rise up, and take what’s theirs
Don’t you know ya better run run run run run run run run run run run run
Oh, I said ya better run run run run run run run run run run run run
‘Cos finally the tables are starting to turn, talkin’ bout a revolution
Yes, finally the tables are starting to turn, talkin’ bout a revolution
Oh no, talkin’ bout a revolution
Oh, while they’re,
Standing in the welfare lines
Crying at the doorsteps of those Armies of Salvation
Wasting time, in the unemployment lines
Sitting around, waiting for a promotion
Don’t you know, were talkin’ about a revolution that sounds (like a whisper)
And finally the tables are starting to turn, talkin’ bout a revolution
Yes, finally the tables are starting to turn, talkin’ bout a revolution
Oh no, talkin’ bout a revolution
Oh no, talkin’ bout a revolution
Oh no
Lyrics submitted by goodluck20
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