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.
I remember you well at the Sun Hotel
Next to Fernando's corner store grocery
Behind the factory spoils where no soul should be found
We kept our voices low from the city
And I played you a song about the town that I was I from
While Dan played "Casey" while sipping on a Mickey's
We drank to forget that our lives were a wreck
That's when I realized you're the only pretty thing left
I remember you well at the Sun Hotel
Where we were famous and our hearts were fucking legends
And you told me again
"Greg, I'd prefer more handsomer men
But for you, tonight, I will make an exception"
You were clenching your fists
You were biting your upper lip
I watched a thousand tiny goosebumps gain the territory of your skin
And for whatever this is worth, I was happy
I was sure of everything
But you got away
Yeah, didn't you, babe?
Oh, and you got and I never once heard you say
That I need you
I don't need you
Oh God, I need you
I don't need you
Oh, I need you
No, I don't need you
Oh God, I need you
I don't need you
I don't need you
I don't need you
And I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best
No, I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best
No, I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best
But I did
That's it
I don't even think of you that often
Next to Fernando's corner store grocery
Behind the factory spoils where no soul should be found
We kept our voices low from the city
And I played you a song about the town that I was I from
While Dan played "Casey" while sipping on a Mickey's
We drank to forget that our lives were a wreck
That's when I realized you're the only pretty thing left
I remember you well at the Sun Hotel
Where we were famous and our hearts were fucking legends
And you told me again
"Greg, I'd prefer more handsomer men
But for you, tonight, I will make an exception"
You were clenching your fists
You were biting your upper lip
I watched a thousand tiny goosebumps gain the territory of your skin
And for whatever this is worth, I was happy
I was sure of everything
But you got away
Yeah, didn't you, babe?
Oh, and you got and I never once heard you say
That I need you
I don't need you
Oh God, I need you
I don't need you
Oh, I need you
No, I don't need you
Oh God, I need you
I don't need you
I don't need you
I don't need you
And I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best
No, I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best
No, I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best
But I did
That's it
I don't even think of you that often
Lyrics submitted by eltroyo11
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