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.
And you're down for the count
You are dancing with men, going 'round and around
And you're scared, and you're sure
That your spine will dissolve, you will fall to the floor
You will take what you need
And the headaches will come, but at least you can breathe
As the smoke fills your lungs
We will wait for the day, we'll rejoice when it comes
On your birthday, you woke up
The snow was on the ground
You opened books and peeked inside
They kissed you on your crown
With pins in your fingers
You held yourself up high
The picture peeled the person
They let themselves divide
You arrive at the place
It is not what you want, but it is what you chase
So you don't have to hold
All of the candles that burn on their own
You will steal all the smells
That cut through your nose and excite all your cells
When it's time to escape
You realize you've waited until it's too late
But your birthday inflated
The bones with which you creak
They stole your shoes and brought you to
The caverns of their teeth
You pleaded, "Oh, kind sir
Please let me say goodbye"
Your soul ripped from your stomach
You gave an awful cry
A cry, a cry, a cry...
And when I have died, will you use my spine
To swing from tree to tree in search of places pleasing to the eye?
And when I have died, will you use my spine
To swing from tree to tree in search of places pleasing to the eye?
And when I have died, will you use my spine
To swing from tree to tree in search of places pleasing to the eye?
I said I'm sorry, dear
I said I'm sorry, dear
But you don't listen
No, you don't listen
You silly little girl
You are dancing with men, going 'round and around
And you're scared, and you're sure
That your spine will dissolve, you will fall to the floor
You will take what you need
And the headaches will come, but at least you can breathe
As the smoke fills your lungs
We will wait for the day, we'll rejoice when it comes
On your birthday, you woke up
The snow was on the ground
You opened books and peeked inside
They kissed you on your crown
With pins in your fingers
You held yourself up high
The picture peeled the person
They let themselves divide
You arrive at the place
It is not what you want, but it is what you chase
So you don't have to hold
All of the candles that burn on their own
You will steal all the smells
That cut through your nose and excite all your cells
When it's time to escape
You realize you've waited until it's too late
But your birthday inflated
The bones with which you creak
They stole your shoes and brought you to
The caverns of their teeth
You pleaded, "Oh, kind sir
Please let me say goodbye"
Your soul ripped from your stomach
You gave an awful cry
A cry, a cry, a cry...
And when I have died, will you use my spine
To swing from tree to tree in search of places pleasing to the eye?
And when I have died, will you use my spine
To swing from tree to tree in search of places pleasing to the eye?
And when I have died, will you use my spine
To swing from tree to tree in search of places pleasing to the eye?
I said I'm sorry, dear
I said I'm sorry, dear
But you don't listen
No, you don't listen
You silly little girl
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2) On the other hand, this song might also be about drug addiction. Maybe she keeps going out looking for a high. And maybe that’s what gives her the headaches. And maybe the day that her and the speaker say they will rejoice about is the day that she dies because they are already slowly killing themselves and that day might be the only way they see out of this cycle of addiction. It could be that the needles in her fingers are literal and that she’s taking drugs at home on her birthday since she can’t go out due to the snow. She is literally chasing her next high even though she doesn’t really want to go to those places. So she inhales the smells and gets high and exhilarated off of it. She can’t say goodbye to her lifestyle because with each birthday (each year that passes) she just itches more and more for her next fix. I think that in this case the speaker may be involved in the same cycle and they are both just waiting to see who will die first. She must be apologizing for introducing her to drugs but her friend must not forgive her. She seems to think that her silly friend won’t mourn her death at all but will rather continue to search for more drugs. The girl will merely “use [her] spine to swing from tree to tree in search of places pleasing to the eye”.