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.
Oh you and I we sure can dream
Of conversations that might have been
I know that I treat you unkind
And long ago I lost my mind
And even after all these years
I can't even see you clear
I know that you must lie sometimes
To hide the truth you're trying to find
Oh I won't shut us down
No I will stay around
As long as I can
As long as I can
Even after all these years
I can't even see you clear
A child is born another dies
And every life has its price
Oh I won't shut us down
No I will stay around
As long as I can
As long as I can
As long as I can
As long as I can
As long as I can
Of conversations that might have been
I know that I treat you unkind
And long ago I lost my mind
And even after all these years
I can't even see you clear
I know that you must lie sometimes
To hide the truth you're trying to find
Oh I won't shut us down
No I will stay around
As long as I can
As long as I can
Even after all these years
I can't even see you clear
A child is born another dies
And every life has its price
Oh I won't shut us down
No I will stay around
As long as I can
As long as I can
As long as I can
As long as I can
As long as I can
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Shut Us Down Lyrics as written by Lindsey Buckingham Cory Sipper
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