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.
He always holds on to his girlfriend
That's where he likes to be
He like to wear the ball
and the chain on his neck
A false sense of security
And when he goes he goes with a smile,
And when he goes he goes with a smile,
And when he goes he goes with a smile,
And when he goes he goes with a smile
Desperate Andy a-a-a-a
Re la la la la la la
Desperate Andy a-a-a-a
Re la la la la la la la la
The world is your oyster now
You can do as you want to do
The world is your oyster now
So go out and get high
and get whatever you want to
Ma-na-na, Ma-na-na,
ma-na-na, ma-na-na
Ma-na-na, ma-na-na,
ma-na-na, ma-na-na
He used to be a closet biker they say
A 1957 BSA
He used to collect writing paper
They wonder wonder wonder
wonder wonder of
Desperate Andy a-a-a-a
Re la la la la la la
Isn't it dandy a-a-a-a
Ra la la la la
Desperate Andy a-a-a-a
Re la la la la la la la la
The world is your oyster now
You can do as you want to do
The world is your oyster now
So go out and get high
and get whatever you want to
The world is your oyster now
You can do as you want to do
The world is your oyster now
So go out and get laid
and get whatever you want to
The world is your oyster
The world is yours
It's yours, it's yours,
it's yours, it's yours
It's yours, it's yours,
it's yours, it's yours
Gimme the chastity, gimme the sanctity,
Gimme the wit, o-oh x5
That's where he likes to be
He like to wear the ball
and the chain on his neck
A false sense of security
And when he goes he goes with a smile,
And when he goes he goes with a smile,
And when he goes he goes with a smile,
And when he goes he goes with a smile
Desperate Andy a-a-a-a
Re la la la la la la
Desperate Andy a-a-a-a
Re la la la la la la la la
The world is your oyster now
You can do as you want to do
The world is your oyster now
So go out and get high
and get whatever you want to
Ma-na-na, Ma-na-na,
ma-na-na, ma-na-na
Ma-na-na, ma-na-na,
ma-na-na, ma-na-na
He used to be a closet biker they say
A 1957 BSA
He used to collect writing paper
They wonder wonder wonder
wonder wonder of
Desperate Andy a-a-a-a
Re la la la la la la
Isn't it dandy a-a-a-a
Ra la la la la
Desperate Andy a-a-a-a
Re la la la la la la la la
The world is your oyster now
You can do as you want to do
The world is your oyster now
So go out and get high
and get whatever you want to
The world is your oyster now
You can do as you want to do
The world is your oyster now
So go out and get laid
and get whatever you want to
The world is your oyster
The world is yours
It's yours, it's yours,
it's yours, it's yours
It's yours, it's yours,
it's yours, it's yours
Gimme the chastity, gimme the sanctity,
Gimme the wit, o-oh x5
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desperate andy, yeah thats about my ex, i swear...to perfect to be wrong...to wrong to be a coinsidence....
@GODDAMN try to die It’s definitely about my ex, Andy. But, unless you cheated on him on a Spring Break cruise, had him research a term paper and have a giraffe face,we probably don’t have the same ex.
Actually, I heard it was a joke dedicated to their photographer, Andy, if I'm not mistaken.
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About the Andy she worked with (D.A.R.K.)?