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've got a million things going around in my head
And I never really paid attention to what you said no
And now I wish that I would have said goodbye,
But its much too late, and all I do is give and all you do is take
[Chorus]
You've gotta look before you leap
And take a good look at your so-called friends
Yeah, that's the company you keep
You've got words coming at you from all directions
You gotta look before you leap
And take a good look at your so-called friends
Yeah, that's the company you keep - they got the words, oh yeah
There's a lot of things that were never said
And if we'd grown up faster then I would have stood up
But-I should have cut you loose a long time ago,
But its much too late
And all I do is give and all you do is take
[Chorus]
Well, there never was a time when you didn't try to lord me over,
Never was there a time when I felt bad for you
Whenever you had the chance, the way I see it
You tried to screw me over
Never was there a time when I wasn't there for you
[Chorus]
They keep flying their flags
But they're never gonna understand
And I never really paid attention to what you said no
And now I wish that I would have said goodbye,
But its much too late, and all I do is give and all you do is take
[Chorus]
You've gotta look before you leap
And take a good look at your so-called friends
Yeah, that's the company you keep
You've got words coming at you from all directions
You gotta look before you leap
And take a good look at your so-called friends
Yeah, that's the company you keep - they got the words, oh yeah
There's a lot of things that were never said
And if we'd grown up faster then I would have stood up
But-I should have cut you loose a long time ago,
But its much too late
And all I do is give and all you do is take
[Chorus]
Well, there never was a time when you didn't try to lord me over,
Never was there a time when I felt bad for you
Whenever you had the chance, the way I see it
You tried to screw me over
Never was there a time when I wasn't there for you
[Chorus]
They keep flying their flags
But they're never gonna understand
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