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.
Leave out the meaning this time
Let tensions evolve
Intimate groove confused
In childish tantrums
Your feelings were sacrificed For a greater cause,
and if you forget what you saw, you’ll be forgiven
But there isn’t a chance,
That I could do this on my own.
Now our perceptions have grown
branches and petals of paper and metal,
amber tinfoil forrest confines us
we disconnect like this is the end
we disconnect like this is the end
For everybody else’s sake
For everybody else’s sake
Set your mental alarm
But there isn’t a chance,
That I could do this on my
we do a childish dance
Your feelings were sacrificed For a greater cause,
and if you forget what you saw, you’ll be forgiven
But there isn’t a chance,
For everybody else’s sake
For everybody else’s sake
Let tensions evolve
Intimate groove confused
In childish tantrums
Let tensions evolve
Intimate groove confused
In childish tantrums like you always do
set your mental alarm
for everybody elses sake
Let tensions evolve
Intimate groove confused
In childish tantrums
Your feelings were sacrificed For a greater cause,
and if you forget what you saw, you’ll be forgiven
But there isn’t a chance,
That I could do this on my own.
Now our perceptions have grown
branches and petals of paper and metal,
amber tinfoil forrest confines us
we disconnect like this is the end
we disconnect like this is the end
For everybody else’s sake
For everybody else’s sake
Set your mental alarm
But there isn’t a chance,
That I could do this on my
we do a childish dance
Your feelings were sacrificed For a greater cause,
and if you forget what you saw, you’ll be forgiven
But there isn’t a chance,
For everybody else’s sake
For everybody else’s sake
Let tensions evolve
Intimate groove confused
In childish tantrums
Let tensions evolve
Intimate groove confused
In childish tantrums like you always do
set your mental alarm
for everybody elses sake
Lyrics submitted by Gallagher2x2
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