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.
Day one, picked apart myself
Lost in translation
I've stumbled on the misfortunes of life
We are the fallen
We are the fractured skies
We are the living nightmare and we can't open our eyes
So clap your hands to the beat of the drum
If you think that some days never end
Give in, understand this
If we're the only living thing in the world
Your narrow mind can't wage war on what's left
Now, looking away
So careless, and self taught, not selfless
"Explain"
"What!?"
"Your thought process"
"I shouldn't listen to this!"
"When did you become so arrogant?"
It's my choice for once
Inhale the words you never thought you could handle
Cold hands won't hold open the door for your eyes
And tell you you're missing a substance
In fact it's the only thing crossing your mind
You're fucked in the head
We're all fucked in the end
Day two: read over my notes
I packed a map to skip the fault lines in the road
But when it ends, I've still got nowhere to go
We are the fallen
We are the fractured skies
We are the living nightmare and we can't open our eyes
We're not the only living thing in the world
Open your eyes
Lost in translation
I've stumbled on the misfortunes of life
We are the fallen
We are the fractured skies
We are the living nightmare and we can't open our eyes
So clap your hands to the beat of the drum
If you think that some days never end
Give in, understand this
If we're the only living thing in the world
Your narrow mind can't wage war on what's left
Now, looking away
So careless, and self taught, not selfless
"Explain"
"What!?"
"Your thought process"
"I shouldn't listen to this!"
"When did you become so arrogant?"
It's my choice for once
Inhale the words you never thought you could handle
Cold hands won't hold open the door for your eyes
And tell you you're missing a substance
In fact it's the only thing crossing your mind
You're fucked in the head
We're all fucked in the end
Day two: read over my notes
I packed a map to skip the fault lines in the road
But when it ends, I've still got nowhere to go
We are the fallen
We are the fractured skies
We are the living nightmare and we can't open our eyes
We're not the only living thing in the world
Open your eyes
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Tunnel Vision Lyrics as written by Andrew Mcenaney Spencer Maclean
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