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.
We pick up in New York City
I'm trying to find the man I never got to be
But when I push down on the pavement
I found the whole thing so much harder than it seemed
The only deal I ever signed
No devil drew a dotted line
The stage was set, the words were mine
I'm not complaining
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Water, water, water
Sleep
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Wake up, shake it off
And repeat
It's just a phase
It's not forever
It's just a phase
But I still might have a ways to go
Every night around this time
My friends and I, we treat it like a race
But when I really start to break it down
I wouldn't trust a girl who knew about this place
Walking on with no one left
Speak softly underneath my breath
Hey world you ain't seen nothing yet
Hey now, it's waiting.
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Water, water, water
Sleep
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Wake up, shake it off
And repeat
It's just a phase
It's not forever
It's just a phase
But I still might have a ways
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Water, water, water
Sleep
Dreamed somebody missed me
Wake up, shake it off
And repeat it, repeat it, repeat after me
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Water, water, water
Sleep
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Cut me off and pour me in the street
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Water, water, water
Sleep
I'm trying to find the man I never got to be
But when I push down on the pavement
I found the whole thing so much harder than it seemed
The only deal I ever signed
No devil drew a dotted line
The stage was set, the words were mine
I'm not complaining
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Water, water, water
Sleep
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Wake up, shake it off
And repeat
It's just a phase
It's not forever
It's just a phase
But I still might have a ways to go
Every night around this time
My friends and I, we treat it like a race
But when I really start to break it down
I wouldn't trust a girl who knew about this place
Walking on with no one left
Speak softly underneath my breath
Hey world you ain't seen nothing yet
Hey now, it's waiting.
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Water, water, water
Sleep
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Wake up, shake it off
And repeat
It's just a phase
It's not forever
It's just a phase
But I still might have a ways
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Water, water, water
Sleep
Dreamed somebody missed me
Wake up, shake it off
And repeat it, repeat it, repeat after me
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Water, water, water
Sleep
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Cut me off and pour me in the street
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Water, water, water
Sleep
Lyrics submitted by Marbar7890, edited by kenkei
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We pick up in New York City I'm tryna to find the man I never got to be But when I pushed down on the pavement I found the whole thing so much harder than it seemed
The only deal I ever signed No devil drew a dotted line The stage was set, the words were mine I'm not complaining
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It's just a phase It's not forever It's just a phase But I still might have a ways To go
Every night around this time My friends and I, we treat it like a race But when I really start to break it down I wouldn't trust a girl who knew about this place
Walking on/home with no one left Speak softly underneath my breath Hey world, you ain't seen nothing yet Great, now it's raining
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Water, water, water Sleep Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Wake up, shake it off And repeat
It's just a phase It's not forever It's just a phase But I still might have a ways
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Water, water, water Sleep Dream somebody missed me Wake up, shake it off And repeat it, repeat it, repeat after me
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Water, water, water Sleep Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Cut me off and pour me in the Street
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Water, water, water Sleep