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.
Waking up at twelve in my clothes again
Feel my head explode from a night of gin
Another night out late
I don't wanna drink
Don't wanna be a clown
Gotta get my feet back on the ground
Before it pulls me in
How come it ended up like this?
And who's gonna catch me
When I'm coming down to hit the ground again?
All by myself (waking up at twelve in my clothes again)
'Cause I don't wanna drag you down
Hold you down
'Cause you're a friend
I blame myself (feel my head explode from a night of gin)
I guess you think it's funny now
Funny now
On the underground
With the freaks and frowns
Looking at the world
Through silver clouds
But then it all came down
I've gotta rise above
The emotional flood
Gotta cut these ropes around my hands
Pull myself around
How come it ended up like this?
And who's gonna be there
When I've lost control and I'm heading to crash-land?
All by myself (waking up at twelve in my clothes again)
'Cause I don't wanna drag you down
Hold you down
'Cause you're a friend
I blame myself (feel my head explode from a night of gin)
I guess you think it's funny now
Funny now
All by myself
'Cause I don't wanna drag you down
Hold you down
'Cause you're a friend
I blame myself
I guess you think it's funny now
Funny now
It's such a shame
All by myself (waking up at twelve in my clothes again)
'Cause I don't wanna drag you down
Hold you down
'Cause you're a friend
I blame myself (feel my head explode from a night of gin)
I guess you think it's funny now
Funny now
It's such a sin
All by myself (waking up at twelve in my clothes again)
'Cause I don't wanna drag you down
Hold you down
'Cause you're a friend
I blame myself (feel my head explode from a night of gin)
I guess you think it's funny now
Funny now
Feel my head explode from a night of gin
Another night out late
I don't wanna drink
Don't wanna be a clown
Gotta get my feet back on the ground
Before it pulls me in
How come it ended up like this?
And who's gonna catch me
When I'm coming down to hit the ground again?
All by myself (waking up at twelve in my clothes again)
'Cause I don't wanna drag you down
Hold you down
'Cause you're a friend
I blame myself (feel my head explode from a night of gin)
I guess you think it's funny now
Funny now
On the underground
With the freaks and frowns
Looking at the world
Through silver clouds
But then it all came down
I've gotta rise above
The emotional flood
Gotta cut these ropes around my hands
Pull myself around
How come it ended up like this?
And who's gonna be there
When I've lost control and I'm heading to crash-land?
All by myself (waking up at twelve in my clothes again)
'Cause I don't wanna drag you down
Hold you down
'Cause you're a friend
I blame myself (feel my head explode from a night of gin)
I guess you think it's funny now
Funny now
All by myself
'Cause I don't wanna drag you down
Hold you down
'Cause you're a friend
I blame myself
I guess you think it's funny now
Funny now
It's such a shame
All by myself (waking up at twelve in my clothes again)
'Cause I don't wanna drag you down
Hold you down
'Cause you're a friend
I blame myself (feel my head explode from a night of gin)
I guess you think it's funny now
Funny now
It's such a sin
All by myself (waking up at twelve in my clothes again)
'Cause I don't wanna drag you down
Hold you down
'Cause you're a friend
I blame myself (feel my head explode from a night of gin)
I guess you think it's funny now
Funny now
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