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.
Then she came inside out the rain
Hung her dress to dry by the candle heat
Newsman said the rain could come hard tonight
So open up the stove and warm your feet
Man turned off the cable, something 'bout an unpaid bill
I don't watch much TV anyway
(I don't watch much TV anyway)
Made me deaf and blind to all your mysteries and claims
but now they're plain
to see
And sugar it's plain
to me
(Change is the strangest thing)
(Change is the strangest thing)
This heated exchange, burn me
(Change is the strangest thing)
Usually her vibe is red light rushhour
Gum poppin' nails drummin' on the wheel
But now the rainy lady dreams of watts tower
At the kitchen table, where the mess is real
What's in it for me, here in your murky treasury?
Nothing you didn't deposit today
(I don't watch much TV anyway)
Desires you chase away creep back into your brain
but now they're plain
to see
And sugar it's plain
to me
Well
(Change is the strangest thing)
(Change is the strangest thing)
This heated exchange burns me
(Change is the strangest thing)
What's on your mind, holy intimate of sorrow?
Shine holiness light along the way
Don't you have a line on what's happening tomorrow?
Ohh, but it's changed, you see
Ohh, it's arranged, for me
This heated exchange burned me
Candle holds its own in a wax pool by the window
I think the dress is dry, let me check to see
What a clear blue day to be left hanging in limbo
I hope your toes got dry anyway
Hung her dress to dry by the candle heat
Newsman said the rain could come hard tonight
So open up the stove and warm your feet
Man turned off the cable, something 'bout an unpaid bill
I don't watch much TV anyway
(I don't watch much TV anyway)
Made me deaf and blind to all your mysteries and claims
but now they're plain
to see
And sugar it's plain
to me
(Change is the strangest thing)
(Change is the strangest thing)
This heated exchange, burn me
(Change is the strangest thing)
Usually her vibe is red light rushhour
Gum poppin' nails drummin' on the wheel
But now the rainy lady dreams of watts tower
At the kitchen table, where the mess is real
What's in it for me, here in your murky treasury?
Nothing you didn't deposit today
(I don't watch much TV anyway)
Desires you chase away creep back into your brain
but now they're plain
to see
And sugar it's plain
to me
Well
(Change is the strangest thing)
(Change is the strangest thing)
This heated exchange burns me
(Change is the strangest thing)
What's on your mind, holy intimate of sorrow?
Shine holiness light along the way
Don't you have a line on what's happening tomorrow?
Ohh, but it's changed, you see
Ohh, it's arranged, for me
This heated exchange burned me
Candle holds its own in a wax pool by the window
I think the dress is dry, let me check to see
What a clear blue day to be left hanging in limbo
I hope your toes got dry anyway
Lyrics submitted by FoolThemAll
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