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 know what to do anymore
I've lost the only love worth fighting for
And I'll drown in my tears, don't they see?
And that would show you, that would make you hurt like me
All the same
I don't want mudslinging games
It's just a shame
To let you walk away
Is there a chance, a fragment of light
At the end of the tunnel, a reason to fight?
Is there a chance you might change your mind
Or are we ashes and wine?
Don't know if our fate's already sealed
This day's a spinning surface on a wheel
And I'm ill with the thought of your kiss
Coffee-laced, intoxicating on her lips
Shut it out
I've got no claim on you now
Not allowed
To wear your freedom down, no
Is there a chance, a fragment of light
At the end of the tunnel, a reason to fight?
Is there a chance you might change your mind
Or are we ashes and wine?
And I'll tear myself away
That is what you need
There is nothing left to say
But is there a chance, a fragment of light
At the end of the tunnel, a reason to fight?
Is there a chance you may change your mind
Or are we ashes and wine?
The day's still ashes and wine
Or are we ashes?
I've lost the only love worth fighting for
And I'll drown in my tears, don't they see?
And that would show you, that would make you hurt like me
All the same
I don't want mudslinging games
It's just a shame
To let you walk away
Is there a chance, a fragment of light
At the end of the tunnel, a reason to fight?
Is there a chance you might change your mind
Or are we ashes and wine?
Don't know if our fate's already sealed
This day's a spinning surface on a wheel
And I'm ill with the thought of your kiss
Coffee-laced, intoxicating on her lips
Shut it out
I've got no claim on you now
Not allowed
To wear your freedom down, no
Is there a chance, a fragment of light
At the end of the tunnel, a reason to fight?
Is there a chance you might change your mind
Or are we ashes and wine?
And I'll tear myself away
That is what you need
There is nothing left to say
But is there a chance, a fragment of light
At the end of the tunnel, a reason to fight?
Is there a chance you may change your mind
Or are we ashes and wine?
The day's still ashes and wine
Or are we ashes?
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Ashes and Wine Lyrics as written by Alison Sudol Lukas Mcguire Burton
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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