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.
Never thought that it could be the one face that I'd love
Never thought that I could place that one above the other
But his way of turning on seemed right to me
And I think that he'll make me free
Things that he chooses to put into his mind
Seem to have placed his sadness behind him
And if I have to follow it will change the way he is
And with me his sovereignty can't be lost by what I give
And if he mentions leaving I can do no more
To make him stay behind an open door
The love that he loses he will find again another way
And I won't be the one to tell him where he must play
When I first met him he was glaring at me
And I think it was black that he was wearing at the time
But he spoke of changes and said come with me
And I was glad to leave
I have heard so many things I never thought I'd feel before
And I won't be through with him until he says like a raven
Never thought that I could place that one above the other
But his way of turning on seemed right to me
And I think that he'll make me free
Things that he chooses to put into his mind
Seem to have placed his sadness behind him
And if I have to follow it will change the way he is
And with me his sovereignty can't be lost by what I give
And if he mentions leaving I can do no more
To make him stay behind an open door
The love that he loses he will find again another way
And I won't be the one to tell him where he must play
When I first met him he was glaring at me
And I think it was black that he was wearing at the time
But he spoke of changes and said come with me
And I was glad to leave
I have heard so many things I never thought I'd feel before
And I won't be through with him until he says like a raven
Lyrics submitted by joelm
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