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.
Resist.
You must resist.
And so we see
Their words didn't mean a thing.
And I guess it's true,
They had no effect on you.
Yet still you say
"I will seize the day;
Take every chance that comes my way."
You sought to inspire,
But you let the trend make your words
Worthless.
Let go of your broken heart,
There is so much more to prove.
Wash the blood from your hands
And show them the real you,
For there is no
Time to waste
On the dead.
Open your eyes,
The world around you is dying,
Yet your words are buried knee deep in misogyny.
Don't take the easy way out,
Dont take the path of the weak.
It's the easy way out.
The easy way out
It's the path of the weak;
The path of the fool.
It's the easy way out.
The easy way out
It's the path of the weak;
You wanted to inspire,
But not like this.
The bottle,
As empty as your heart.
I felt your body hit the floor.
From stranger... To brother.
From brother to stranger,
From stranger to brother. May
Your brush with death pull you
From the edge.
May your brush with death show you,
You must resist.
You must resist.
And so we see
Their words didn't mean a thing.
And I guess it's true,
They had no effect on you.
Yet still you say
"I will seize the day;
Take every chance that comes my way."
You sought to inspire,
But you let the trend make your words
Worthless.
Let go of your broken heart,
There is so much more to prove.
Wash the blood from your hands
And show them the real you,
For there is no
Time to waste
On the dead.
Open your eyes,
The world around you is dying,
Yet your words are buried knee deep in misogyny.
Don't take the easy way out,
Dont take the path of the weak.
It's the easy way out.
The easy way out
It's the path of the weak;
The path of the fool.
It's the easy way out.
The easy way out
It's the path of the weak;
You wanted to inspire,
But not like this.
The bottle,
As empty as your heart.
I felt your body hit the floor.
From stranger... To brother.
From brother to stranger,
From stranger to brother. May
Your brush with death pull you
From the edge.
May your brush with death show you,
You must resist.
Lyrics submitted by dieromantic69
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