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.
Your lover is a fucker
Your lover is a drunk
He’s no one’s favorite person
Not even his own mother’s
But that does not excuse him
For making us all suffer
Your lover is a fucker
And the fucker must be gone
Your lover is a bastard
Your lover is a beast
We all were having such a lovely time And then he bared his jagged teeth
He opened up his asshole of a mouth And all that angry shit came pouring out
Your lover is a bastard
And it’s time to do the deed
We are the pirates of the heart
We ride upon the open seas
We find the fuckers where they are
And then we bring them to their knees We show them pictures of their lives And we evaluate for free
We give them feedback
We give them feedback
We help them bleed
Your lover is a doorstop
Your lover is a pill
Your former lover was a prince
And most of us admire him still
You're saying this one is trying hard to change
But even you don’t think he will
Your lover is a bad man
And a bad man must be killed
We are the pirates of the heart
We ride upon the open seas
We find the fuckers where they are
And then we bring them to their knees We show them transcripts of the record Detailing each indignity
We hurt their feelings
We hurt their feelings
We help them bleed
And if you want to save him
This lover we all hate
We’re going to give you one last Stinkin’ chance to break it off
For heaven’s sake
We’ll give you until thursday 8 o’clock And you’d better not be late
Your lover is the devil a
And the devil doesn’t wait whom for?
For the pirates of the heart
We ride upon the open seas
We find the fuckers where they are
And then we bring them to their knees And when the deed is finally done
My dear you’ll realize that you love me – no me!
For I’m a pirate!
We are the pirates!
We rule the sea!
Your lover is a drunk
He’s no one’s favorite person
Not even his own mother’s
But that does not excuse him
For making us all suffer
Your lover is a fucker
And the fucker must be gone
Your lover is a bastard
Your lover is a beast
We all were having such a lovely time And then he bared his jagged teeth
He opened up his asshole of a mouth And all that angry shit came pouring out
Your lover is a bastard
And it’s time to do the deed
We are the pirates of the heart
We ride upon the open seas
We find the fuckers where they are
And then we bring them to their knees We show them pictures of their lives And we evaluate for free
We give them feedback
We give them feedback
We help them bleed
Your lover is a doorstop
Your lover is a pill
Your former lover was a prince
And most of us admire him still
You're saying this one is trying hard to change
But even you don’t think he will
Your lover is a bad man
And a bad man must be killed
We are the pirates of the heart
We ride upon the open seas
We find the fuckers where they are
And then we bring them to their knees We show them transcripts of the record Detailing each indignity
We hurt their feelings
We hurt their feelings
We help them bleed
And if you want to save him
This lover we all hate
We’re going to give you one last Stinkin’ chance to break it off
For heaven’s sake
We’ll give you until thursday 8 o’clock And you’d better not be late
Your lover is the devil a
And the devil doesn’t wait whom for?
For the pirates of the heart
We ride upon the open seas
We find the fuckers where they are
And then we bring them to their knees And when the deed is finally done
My dear you’ll realize that you love me – no me!
For I’m a pirate!
We are the pirates!
We rule the sea!
Lyrics submitted by sha_sha
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