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.
We've got the power
To take the world by storm
Placing wheels in motion
Setting course for evermore
Breaking down defenses
Forging our own ways
We're burning, burning alive
Look out, get outta the way
You're playing with fire
You're playing with fire
Louder than thunder
We crack the sky in two
Hell on wheels of fire
Shaking the world for you
Highway bound at full speed
Screaming all the way
We're comin', beattin' the odds
You're the spark and we're the flames
You're playing with fire
You're playing with fire
We've got the power
To make your dreams come true
We are burning desire
The flame inside the youth
Taking on the darkness
Rebels till we die
We're the trigger that fires the gun
The lightning in the sky
You're playing with fire
You're playing with fire
You'll get burned
You're playing with fire
It's hotter than hell
Fire!
To take the world by storm
Placing wheels in motion
Setting course for evermore
Breaking down defenses
Forging our own ways
We're burning, burning alive
Look out, get outta the way
You're playing with fire
You're playing with fire
Louder than thunder
We crack the sky in two
Hell on wheels of fire
Shaking the world for you
Highway bound at full speed
Screaming all the way
We're comin', beattin' the odds
You're the spark and we're the flames
You're playing with fire
You're playing with fire
We've got the power
To make your dreams come true
We are burning desire
The flame inside the youth
Taking on the darkness
Rebels till we die
We're the trigger that fires the gun
The lightning in the sky
You're playing with fire
You're playing with fire
You'll get burned
You're playing with fire
It's hotter than hell
Fire!
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