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'll never find another way to be
And like an actor I do
The best I can
This is my dream
Believe in yourself
In all the things you do
This is my dream
Believe in yourself and all your dreams come true
You want it
You'll never find another way to be
You'll never change the way to live your life
I cannot write all my confessions
But alone with myself
I can't remind my past
This is my dream
Believe in yourself I know this time you could
This is my dream
Believe in yourself but
Never be so sure
You want it
You'll never find another way to be
You'll never change the way to live your life
And like an actor I do
The best I can
This is my dream
Believe in yourself
In all the things you do
This is my dream
Believe in yourself and all your dreams come true
You want it
You'll never find another way to be
You'll never change the way to live your life
I cannot write all my confessions
But alone with myself
I can't remind my past
This is my dream
Believe in yourself I know this time you could
This is my dream
Believe in yourself but
Never be so sure
You want it
You'll never find another way to be
You'll never change the way to live your life
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