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 think it's about time that I warned you I might cry in front of you
And I don't want you to feel like I'm afraid of the truth
I didn't want you to feel like it was all your fault
But that doesn't mean that I wanted you to feel nothing at all
What do you want me to say when I can't tell you the truth
Please tell me how the fuck I'm supposed to deal with losing you
So what's the point of talking if you're not changing your mind
It just reminds me of the lying and it's wasting my time
So was it worth it to me to wait around and then see
If all my love was well spent my nighttime hikes and weekends
You are my best friend and I don't want this to end
What do you want me to say when I can't tell you the truth
Please tell me how the fuck I'm supposed to deal with losing you
What do you want me to say when I can't tell you the truth
Please tell me how the fuck I'm supposed to deal with losing you
AHH
AHHHHH
AHHHHHHHHHH
It wasn't worth it to me to wait around and then see
All of my love go unspent
My nighttime hikes and weekends
You were my best friend
I didn't want it to end
And I don't want you to feel like I'm afraid of the truth
I didn't want you to feel like it was all your fault
But that doesn't mean that I wanted you to feel nothing at all
What do you want me to say when I can't tell you the truth
Please tell me how the fuck I'm supposed to deal with losing you
So what's the point of talking if you're not changing your mind
It just reminds me of the lying and it's wasting my time
So was it worth it to me to wait around and then see
If all my love was well spent my nighttime hikes and weekends
You are my best friend and I don't want this to end
What do you want me to say when I can't tell you the truth
Please tell me how the fuck I'm supposed to deal with losing you
What do you want me to say when I can't tell you the truth
Please tell me how the fuck I'm supposed to deal with losing you
AHH
AHHHHH
AHHHHHHHHHH
It wasn't worth it to me to wait around and then see
All of my love go unspent
My nighttime hikes and weekends
You were my best friend
I didn't want it to end
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