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.
Well, I know they say all goods things
Must come to some kind of ending
We were so damn good, I guess we never stood a chance
Go on and find what you've been missin'
And when that highways tired of listenin'
You'll see I'm not that easy to forget
And when a new moon shines through your window
Or you hear a sad song on the radio
And you don't know why, but you just stop to cry
Or you're driving 'round on a sunny day
And out of nowhere comes the pouring rain
And a memory hits you right out of the blue
That's just me thinking of you
I'm not gonna try to stop you
Doesn't mean that I don't want to
If I know you, you've already made up your mind
So go on and go if you're really leaving
Put a million miles between us
But you'll still feel me like I'm right there at your side
And when a new moon shines through your window
Or you hear a sad song on the radio
And you don't know why, but you just stop to cry
Or you're driving 'round on a sunny day
And out of nowhere comes the pouring rain
And a memory hits you right out of the blue
That's just me thinking of you
And I'm thinkin' about the road you're on
I'm thinkin' about you coming home
I'm wondering if you got your radio on
And when you find your way to another town
And someone tries to lay you down
And a feelin' hits you right out of the blue
It's me thinking of you
It's just me thinking of you
Must come to some kind of ending
We were so damn good, I guess we never stood a chance
Go on and find what you've been missin'
And when that highways tired of listenin'
You'll see I'm not that easy to forget
And when a new moon shines through your window
Or you hear a sad song on the radio
And you don't know why, but you just stop to cry
Or you're driving 'round on a sunny day
And out of nowhere comes the pouring rain
And a memory hits you right out of the blue
That's just me thinking of you
I'm not gonna try to stop you
Doesn't mean that I don't want to
If I know you, you've already made up your mind
So go on and go if you're really leaving
Put a million miles between us
But you'll still feel me like I'm right there at your side
And when a new moon shines through your window
Or you hear a sad song on the radio
And you don't know why, but you just stop to cry
Or you're driving 'round on a sunny day
And out of nowhere comes the pouring rain
And a memory hits you right out of the blue
That's just me thinking of you
And I'm thinkin' about the road you're on
I'm thinkin' about you coming home
I'm wondering if you got your radio on
And when you find your way to another town
And someone tries to lay you down
And a feelin' hits you right out of the blue
It's me thinking of you
It's just me thinking of you
Lyrics submitted by eternalwings, edited by jct7779
Thinking of You Lyrics as written by Chris Kane Blair Daly
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This song reminds me on James House's "This is Me Thinking of You." They both deal with losing someone and hoping that they remember them when times of heartache arise. When something puts you in that "sappy" mood, like a rainy day or hearing a sad song, you remember past loves and hope that they think about you from time to time as well. My favorite part is the very first verse: "When that highway's tired of listening, you'll see I'm not that easy to forget." After driving away for awhile she'll run out of other things to occupy her mind and start thinking of him, and find out that it's not so easy to run away and forget everything.