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.
Find a love
Go build a cabin
Find land and a tree
Carve in a wish
On your knees, planting seeds
The dirt, makin rows, where the devil don't see
My love, I agree, so lucky to find ya
But memories, they don't stay behind us
Our minds are strong, could it be enough
To bring strength to the bones
Our weeping willow is hangin above me
On my back in the sun, would it fall upon me
I won't let you down and man you will keep safe my love
Sow the earth
A blanket of bounty
In the distance a hearse
The devil drives empty
In a babies eyes
The ritual purifies every design
Our weeping willow is hangin above me
On my back in the sun, would it fall upon me
I won't let you down cause man you have kept safe my love
Man you will keep safe my love
Our weeping willow is hangin above me
On my back in the sun, would it fall upon me
i won't let you down and man you will keep safe
I won't let you down, man you will keep safe
I won't let you down and man you will keep safe my love
Go build a cabin
Find land and a tree
Carve in a wish
On your knees, planting seeds
The dirt, makin rows, where the devil don't see
My love, I agree, so lucky to find ya
But memories, they don't stay behind us
Our minds are strong, could it be enough
To bring strength to the bones
Our weeping willow is hangin above me
On my back in the sun, would it fall upon me
I won't let you down and man you will keep safe my love
Sow the earth
A blanket of bounty
In the distance a hearse
The devil drives empty
In a babies eyes
The ritual purifies every design
Our weeping willow is hangin above me
On my back in the sun, would it fall upon me
I won't let you down cause man you have kept safe my love
Man you will keep safe my love
Our weeping willow is hangin above me
On my back in the sun, would it fall upon me
i won't let you down and man you will keep safe
I won't let you down, man you will keep safe
I won't let you down and man you will keep safe my love
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Willows Lyrics as written by Vanessa Carlton
Lyrics © MOM'S GOTTA PLAY TOO
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