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.
They say he appeared in a doorway
Boomerangs at his sides.
The fate that he would defy...
A mega man is coming to die!
Wait now, there’s too much at stake now
There he goes...
He looked to the distance and cried
“The man in blue has arrived!”
Quick on the draw
In this town, I am the law.
Is what they say true?
Does death wear blue?
Can he fall?
It was then
That the crowd saw the quick man.
He knew that he couldn’t tell them
He was the quickest of all...
Would this be the day that he falls?
Wait now, there’s too much at stake now
A cold wind blows...
He looked at the crowd and he cried
“The moment of truth has arrived!”
Quick on the draw
In this town, I am the law.
Is what they say true?
Does death wear blue?
Can he fall?
My circuits slow
I’m not scared anymore
I see the faces of my brothers that have fallen before
My circuits slow
I’m not scared anymore
Reach for my weapon and in turn you’re reaching for yours
My circuits slow
What they said is a lie
The shots are heard and the bullets scream death as they fly
My circuits slow
I’m not scared anymore
This is the moment that we have been created for
My circuits slow
My moment has come
Your speed means nothing if it’s death that you’re running from
My circuits slow
I’m not scared anymore
I join the ranks of my brothers that have fallen before
You’re too quick on the draw...
Burn this town - there is no law.
What they say’s true -
Death does wear blue.
He can’t fall...
Boomerangs at his sides.
The fate that he would defy...
A mega man is coming to die!
Wait now, there’s too much at stake now
There he goes...
He looked to the distance and cried
“The man in blue has arrived!”
Quick on the draw
In this town, I am the law.
Is what they say true?
Does death wear blue?
Can he fall?
It was then
That the crowd saw the quick man.
He knew that he couldn’t tell them
He was the quickest of all...
Would this be the day that he falls?
Wait now, there’s too much at stake now
A cold wind blows...
He looked at the crowd and he cried
“The moment of truth has arrived!”
Quick on the draw
In this town, I am the law.
Is what they say true?
Does death wear blue?
Can he fall?
My circuits slow
I’m not scared anymore
I see the faces of my brothers that have fallen before
My circuits slow
I’m not scared anymore
Reach for my weapon and in turn you’re reaching for yours
My circuits slow
What they said is a lie
The shots are heard and the bullets scream death as they fly
My circuits slow
I’m not scared anymore
This is the moment that we have been created for
My circuits slow
My moment has come
Your speed means nothing if it’s death that you’re running from
My circuits slow
I’m not scared anymore
I join the ranks of my brothers that have fallen before
You’re too quick on the draw...
Burn this town - there is no law.
What they say’s true -
Death does wear blue.
He can’t fall...
Lyrics submitted by wiley021
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