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.
good times coming back again
I seen them touch down on the runway
I seen that old face staring back, pressed against the glass
I heard a brass band wailing
middleman got caught out of his skin
it's on a bus across the boarder
he's got legs spread, head cracked, his hands against the wall
he says, '"I'm just a fucking reporter!!"
good times coming back again
I heard the girl upstairs singing
she sang all night
I turned the stereo on
I went out for the evening
I couldn't get that song out of my mind
good times coming back
I seen them
on the shoulder with their hood up
through a vaselined lens
they got their bags packed tight
the key to every city
I heard they're bringing all of their friends
there's something dead out in the field behind our house
the wind's changing direction
I seen the local man dressing up in the latest style
he says,"It's only natural selection..."
good times coming back again
I seen them touch down on the runway
I seen that old face staring back, pressed against the glass
I heard a brass band wailing
middleman got caught out of his skin
it's on a bus across the boarder
he's got legs spread, head cracked, his hands against the wall
he says, '"I'm just a fucking reporter!!"
good times coming back again
I heard the girl upstairs singing
she sang all night
I turned the stereo on
I went out for the evening
I couldn't get that song out of my mind
good times coming back
I seen them
on the shoulder with their hood up
through a vaselined lens
they got their bags packed tight
the key to every city
I heard they're bringing all of their friends
there's something dead out in the field behind our house
the wind's changing direction
I seen the local man dressing up in the latest style
he says,"It's only natural selection..."
good times coming back again
Lyrics submitted by Mr. Crazy Pants
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