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.
The world we know is changin' fast
The walls are closin' in
And now's the time to make a stand
Don't let the cowards win
We're beset by a common foe
Ye can hear the distant drums
Yes, we're a force, brave women and men
The scheme shall be undone
We'll be the ones to take command
My friends
Put down the guns and up the sword into the battle
To the battle again
They're comin' for you to smash yer dreams
And strangle you with shame
So stand yer ground and don't back down
Or the struggle will be in vain
We'll be the ones to take command
My friends
Put down the guns and up the sword into the battle
To the battle again
So sound the change and fire the pipes
We're headed homeward bound
Yer hearts and souls are burning bright
We're headed for higher ground
So remember the creed, remember the cry
Remember the ancient way
And we'll be the ones dug in with the hounds
We've taken highest ground
We'll be the ones to take command
My friends
Put down the guns and up the sword into the battle
Again
We'll be the ones to take command
My friends
Put down the guns and up the sword into the battle
To the battle again
To the battle again
To the battle
To the battle again
To the battle again
To the battle again
The walls are closin' in
And now's the time to make a stand
Don't let the cowards win
We're beset by a common foe
Ye can hear the distant drums
Yes, we're a force, brave women and men
The scheme shall be undone
We'll be the ones to take command
My friends
Put down the guns and up the sword into the battle
To the battle again
They're comin' for you to smash yer dreams
And strangle you with shame
So stand yer ground and don't back down
Or the struggle will be in vain
We'll be the ones to take command
My friends
Put down the guns and up the sword into the battle
To the battle again
So sound the change and fire the pipes
We're headed homeward bound
Yer hearts and souls are burning bright
We're headed for higher ground
So remember the creed, remember the cry
Remember the ancient way
And we'll be the ones dug in with the hounds
We've taken highest ground
We'll be the ones to take command
My friends
Put down the guns and up the sword into the battle
Again
We'll be the ones to take command
My friends
Put down the guns and up the sword into the battle
To the battle again
To the battle again
To the battle
To the battle again
To the battle again
To the battle again
Lyrics submitted by tippy_typewriter
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