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.
Close your eyes
Face the night
Closer to the dance we climb
Arrange yourself
Before the fight
We will always intertwine
And who are you now?
When you don't know where to start?
Push the brakes down
On your little paper heart
From now on
We'll take the past
And the future by the hand
A rose in time
A faded line
All these days just pass me by
And who are you now?
When you don't know where to start?
Push the brakes down
On your little paper heart
Face the night
Closer to the dance we climb
Arrange yourself
Before the fight
We will always intertwine
And who are you now?
When you don't know where to start?
Push the brakes down
On your little paper heart
From now on
We'll take the past
And the future by the hand
A rose in time
A faded line
All these days just pass me by
And who are you now?
When you don't know where to start?
Push the brakes down
On your little paper heart
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Paper Heart Lyrics as written by Jean-philip Grobler
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