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.
I felt it.
The wire touched my neck and
Then someone pulled it tighter
I never saw it coming
I'm certain to back out and
Then someone said good morning
I took it as a warning
I should have seen it coming
So now I'll take a chance on
This thing we may have started
Intentional or not I
Don't think we saw it coming
It's all adding up to something
That as of some involvement
That as for our commitment
I think I see it coming
If we step out of that limb
My heart beat, beats me senselessly
Why's everything got to be so intense with me
I'm trying to handle all these unpredictability
In all probability
It's a long shot so I say why not
The chance is we won't make it
If I say forget it I no that I'll regret it
It's a long shot just to beat the odds
The chance is we won't make it
But I know if we don't take they're be no chance
But you're the best I got
So take the long shot
I realize that there is all this starting
That we're both scared about but
We'll never see them coming
Throw caution to the wind and
We'll see which way it's blowing
And to this pulling on
We'll never see it coming
Until it's much to close to stop
My heart beat, beats me senselessly
Why's everything got to be so intense with me
I'm trying to handle all these unpredictability
And all probability
It's a long shot but I say why not
If I say forget it
I know that I'll regret it
It's a long shot just to beat the odds
The chance is we won't make it but i know if i don't take it there's no chance
Cuz I'm the best you got
So take the long shot
What a pleasant surprise what a breath of fresh air
You knock the wind out of me
But inside it's so unaware
Ahaa, ahaa, ahaa,
Oh I waited for fact to come of fiction
And you fit my description
I never saw you coming
But we'll make it even though
It's a long shot but I say why not
If I say forget it
I know that I'll regret it
It's a long shot just to beat the odds
The chance is we won't make it
But I know if I don't take it there's no chance
Cuz you're the best I got
So take the long shot
You didn't expect this
Oh you never saw me coming
You didn't expect this
Oh you never saw this coming
I take the long shot
I take the long shot, shot, shot, shot, shot
Cuz you're the best I got
Oh I'm take this chance on you baby
I'm take this chance on you baby
I'm taking this chance
The wire touched my neck and
Then someone pulled it tighter
I never saw it coming
I'm certain to back out and
Then someone said good morning
I took it as a warning
I should have seen it coming
So now I'll take a chance on
This thing we may have started
Intentional or not I
Don't think we saw it coming
It's all adding up to something
That as of some involvement
That as for our commitment
I think I see it coming
If we step out of that limb
My heart beat, beats me senselessly
Why's everything got to be so intense with me
I'm trying to handle all these unpredictability
In all probability
It's a long shot so I say why not
The chance is we won't make it
If I say forget it I no that I'll regret it
It's a long shot just to beat the odds
The chance is we won't make it
But I know if we don't take they're be no chance
But you're the best I got
So take the long shot
I realize that there is all this starting
That we're both scared about but
We'll never see them coming
Throw caution to the wind and
We'll see which way it's blowing
And to this pulling on
We'll never see it coming
Until it's much to close to stop
My heart beat, beats me senselessly
Why's everything got to be so intense with me
I'm trying to handle all these unpredictability
And all probability
It's a long shot but I say why not
If I say forget it
I know that I'll regret it
It's a long shot just to beat the odds
The chance is we won't make it but i know if i don't take it there's no chance
Cuz I'm the best you got
So take the long shot
What a pleasant surprise what a breath of fresh air
You knock the wind out of me
But inside it's so unaware
Ahaa, ahaa, ahaa,
Oh I waited for fact to come of fiction
And you fit my description
I never saw you coming
But we'll make it even though
It's a long shot but I say why not
If I say forget it
I know that I'll regret it
It's a long shot just to beat the odds
The chance is we won't make it
But I know if I don't take it there's no chance
Cuz you're the best I got
So take the long shot
You didn't expect this
Oh you never saw me coming
You didn't expect this
Oh you never saw this coming
I take the long shot
I take the long shot, shot, shot, shot, shot
Cuz you're the best I got
Oh I'm take this chance on you baby
I'm take this chance on you baby
I'm taking this chance
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i love it! wow,it like written for all the complicated ppl with the complicated situations my favorite lines are
my heart beat, beats me senselessly Whys everything got to be so intense with me Im trying to handle all this unpredictability And all probability
its like her heart loves someone and wont let her stop thinking about them. it beats her with thoughts of him. and her situation is always so complicated and shes trying to figure it all out but its too unpredicatable and she cant figure out the "probability" or the outcome of the situation if she decides to take the chance and tell him about her feelings.