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.
Ooh baby, it's all about a party yeah
Really want to get, really wann get down tonight
Down tonight yeah
Come on baby, let me see those hands up in the air yeah
Let me see you bounce tonight
Tonight is all about a party
Dressing up to try impress somebody
Hoping to find yourself a fly shorty
That somebody oh so beautiful, so right
If you're standing feeling unsure
Then make your way all up on to the dance floor
You should be shaking what you got that's what you came for
So shut the back door 'cause no one's trupping
Just keep playing that song
Let me see those hands up in the air
All my fellas bouncing in the clus let me hear you say yeah
though I know it's nothing new
To raise the roof with your crew (true)
But you can bring it down if you want to
Let me see those hands up in the air
All my ladies shaking what you got
Let me heat you say yeah
If you want to jump around
Believe that now's the time to get down
Moving to the crazy sound
If it feels good to you whatcha gonna do?
If you see a hot girl, a rock girl lokking kinda fly
And she knows it very well,kind that you be calling on cell
Falling underneath her spell, so addictive baby can't you tell
Need a hot boy, top boy looking kinda fly
Type that makes you feel weak at the knees
Now if it's for real girl then just let it show
While the beat moves your body, mind & soul
[chorus]
OOh now baby, i gott just break it on down yeah yeah
This one goes out to all my fellas, all my ladies ah yeah
Now i know it's kinda easy
TO raise the roof with your crew yeah alright
Ooh but I know it ain't that easy
To bring the whole thing down oh yeah
[chorus (x2)]
Really want to get, really wann get down tonight
Down tonight yeah
Come on baby, let me see those hands up in the air yeah
Let me see you bounce tonight
Tonight is all about a party
Dressing up to try impress somebody
Hoping to find yourself a fly shorty
That somebody oh so beautiful, so right
If you're standing feeling unsure
Then make your way all up on to the dance floor
You should be shaking what you got that's what you came for
So shut the back door 'cause no one's trupping
Just keep playing that song
Let me see those hands up in the air
All my fellas bouncing in the clus let me hear you say yeah
though I know it's nothing new
To raise the roof with your crew (true)
But you can bring it down if you want to
Let me see those hands up in the air
All my ladies shaking what you got
Let me heat you say yeah
If you want to jump around
Believe that now's the time to get down
Moving to the crazy sound
If it feels good to you whatcha gonna do?
If you see a hot girl, a rock girl lokking kinda fly
And she knows it very well,kind that you be calling on cell
Falling underneath her spell, so addictive baby can't you tell
Need a hot boy, top boy looking kinda fly
Type that makes you feel weak at the knees
Now if it's for real girl then just let it show
While the beat moves your body, mind & soul
[chorus]
OOh now baby, i gott just break it on down yeah yeah
This one goes out to all my fellas, all my ladies ah yeah
Now i know it's kinda easy
TO raise the roof with your crew yeah alright
Ooh but I know it ain't that easy
To bring the whole thing down oh yeah
[chorus (x2)]
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Hands Up in the Air Lyrics as written by D Davis Moses Davis
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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