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.
Mirror, mirror on the wall
The face you've shown me scares me so
I thought that I could call your bluff
But now the lines are clear enough
Life's not pretty even though
I've tried so hard to make it so
Mornings are such cold distress
How did I ever get into this mess
Now I'm snowblind, can't live without you (uh uh)
'Cause so fine I just can't get away (uh uh)
Yes I'm snowblind, snowblind, snowblind
Harmless and innocent you devil in white
You stole my will without a fight
You filled me with confidence, but you blinded my eyes
You tricked me with visions of paradise
Now I realize I'm
Snowblind, can't live without you
'Cause so fine I just can't get away
Yes, I'm snowblind, snowblind, snowblind
Uh uh
Uh uh ah ah
Hey maybe I'm snowblind, can't live without you
'Cause so fine I just can't get away
Yes, I'm snowblind, snowblind, snowblind
Mirror, mirror I confess
I can't escape this emptiness
No more reason to pretend
Here comes that same old feeling again
Yes, I'm snowblind, can't live without you
'Cause so fine I just can't get away
Won't you throw me a lifeline
I'm going down for the third time
'Cause I'm snowblind, and I can't get away
Yes, I'm snowblind, snowblind, snowblind
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah, ah ah ah
The face you've shown me scares me so
I thought that I could call your bluff
But now the lines are clear enough
Life's not pretty even though
I've tried so hard to make it so
Mornings are such cold distress
How did I ever get into this mess
Now I'm snowblind, can't live without you (uh uh)
'Cause so fine I just can't get away (uh uh)
Yes I'm snowblind, snowblind, snowblind
Harmless and innocent you devil in white
You stole my will without a fight
You filled me with confidence, but you blinded my eyes
You tricked me with visions of paradise
Now I realize I'm
Snowblind, can't live without you
'Cause so fine I just can't get away
Yes, I'm snowblind, snowblind, snowblind
Uh uh
Uh uh ah ah
Hey maybe I'm snowblind, can't live without you
'Cause so fine I just can't get away
Yes, I'm snowblind, snowblind, snowblind
Mirror, mirror I confess
I can't escape this emptiness
No more reason to pretend
Here comes that same old feeling again
Yes, I'm snowblind, can't live without you
'Cause so fine I just can't get away
Won't you throw me a lifeline
I'm going down for the third time
'Cause I'm snowblind, and I can't get away
Yes, I'm snowblind, snowblind, snowblind
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah, ah ah ah
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