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.
Oh I remember things not many things
Don't remember where my feet touch the ground
I remember every word and every sound
I remember every word and every sound
I remember things not many things
Don't remember when the ships hit the sea
But I remember my name and what they paid for me
Bop-ba-ba-da
Ba-ba-da
Ba-ba-da-da
Lay me back down
In the bed with the cold-hearted people
Listen to the word
Lay me back down
In the holes and the warmth that we've warmed up
Listen to the word
Lay me back down
I remember things not many things
Don't remember presidents or what they did
I remember the wars and just who profited
I remember the wars and just who profited
I remember things not many things
Don't remember places in time
I don't remember when the ships hit the sea
I remember the love and just who gave me it
Bop-ba-ba-da
Ba-ba-da
Ba-ba-da-da
Lay me back down
In the bed with the cold-hearted people
Listen to the word
Lay me back down
In the holes and the warmth that we've warmed up
Listen to the word
Lay me back down
Lay me back down
Lay me back down
Lay me back down
Lay me back down
Lay me back down
(lay me back down)
Lay me back down
I hear them calling me back to the ground
Lay me back down
In the holes and the warmth that we've warmed up
Listen to the word
Lay me back down
Lay me back down
Lay me back down
Don't remember where my feet touch the ground
I remember every word and every sound
I remember every word and every sound
I remember things not many things
Don't remember when the ships hit the sea
But I remember my name and what they paid for me
Bop-ba-ba-da
Ba-ba-da
Ba-ba-da-da
Lay me back down
In the bed with the cold-hearted people
Listen to the word
Lay me back down
In the holes and the warmth that we've warmed up
Listen to the word
Lay me back down
I remember things not many things
Don't remember presidents or what they did
I remember the wars and just who profited
I remember the wars and just who profited
I remember things not many things
Don't remember places in time
I don't remember when the ships hit the sea
I remember the love and just who gave me it
Bop-ba-ba-da
Ba-ba-da
Ba-ba-da-da
Lay me back down
In the bed with the cold-hearted people
Listen to the word
Lay me back down
In the holes and the warmth that we've warmed up
Listen to the word
Lay me back down
Lay me back down
Lay me back down
Lay me back down
Lay me back down
Lay me back down
(lay me back down)
Lay me back down
I hear them calling me back to the ground
Lay me back down
In the holes and the warmth that we've warmed up
Listen to the word
Lay me back down
Lay me back down
Lay me back down
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Lay Me Back Down Lyrics as written by John Baldwin Gourley
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i believe this is a song about the average soldier, and how he/she wants nothing to do with the war they are in.
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I remember things, not many things I don't remember where my feet touch the ground but I remember every word and every sound
I remember things, not many things I don't remember when the ships hit the sea but I remember my name and what they paid for me
Lay me back down in the bed with the cold hearted people Listen to them work Lay me back down in the holes and the warmth that we've warmed up Lay me back down Lay me back down
I remember things, not many things I don't remember presidents or what they did but I remember the wars and just who profited
I remember things, not many things I don't remember places in time but I remember the love and just who gave me it
Lay me back down In the bed with the cold hearted people and listen to them work Lay me back down in the holes and the warmth that we've warmed up Listen to them work
I hear them calling me back to the ground I hear them calling me back where I belong
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