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.
[Verse 1]
Sometimes you give me the very same look
You gave me when we first met
The very same eyes and very same smile
How can I forget?
The background is always different
Your hairdo is of its day
But the look is eternal and it's everlasting
And it always blows me away, blows me away
[Chorus]
What did you say?
What did you say?
What did you say?
Oh I'm sorry
Oh I'm sorry
I was just lookin'
[Verse 2]
Just like a painter returns to his muse
With his hands more slow and sure
Once he wanted to paint her naked
Now he only wants to paint her
Gone is the Mona Lisa
Mystery and in its place
Is a love they know they can't deny
Written all over her face
All over her face
[Chorus](x2)
What did you say?
What did you say?
What did you say?
Oh I'm sorry
Oh I'm sorry
I was just lookin'
[Verse 3]
Sometimes you give me the very same look
You've been giving me all these years
And every time I do it I think to myself
What a good thing we have here
Oh I'm lucky that you love me
Cause my luck is not that great
And you seem to be made of horseshoes
It's like you're blessed by fate
Blessed by fate
[Chorus]
What did you say?
What did you say?
What did you say?
Oh I'm sorry
Oh I'm sorry
I was just lookin'
Sometimes you give me the very same look
You gave me when we first met
The very same eyes and very same smile
How can I forget?
The background is always different
Your hairdo is of its day
But the look is eternal and it's everlasting
And it always blows me away, blows me away
[Chorus]
What did you say?
What did you say?
What did you say?
Oh I'm sorry
Oh I'm sorry
I was just lookin'
[Verse 2]
Just like a painter returns to his muse
With his hands more slow and sure
Once he wanted to paint her naked
Now he only wants to paint her
Gone is the Mona Lisa
Mystery and in its place
Is a love they know they can't deny
Written all over her face
All over her face
[Chorus](x2)
What did you say?
What did you say?
What did you say?
Oh I'm sorry
Oh I'm sorry
I was just lookin'
[Verse 3]
Sometimes you give me the very same look
You've been giving me all these years
And every time I do it I think to myself
What a good thing we have here
Oh I'm lucky that you love me
Cause my luck is not that great
And you seem to be made of horseshoes
It's like you're blessed by fate
Blessed by fate
[Chorus]
What did you say?
What did you say?
What did you say?
Oh I'm sorry
Oh I'm sorry
I was just lookin'
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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