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.
The Earth keeps on shaking but I'm standing still
The chances I'm taking against my will
When we made it to the top we watched it fall, couldn't stop
But everything you leave behind catches up in another time
So just pull over to the side of the road
This is where I get off
This is where I move on
I know where I went wrong along the way
Along the way
Walking out on the boys was never the plan
We drifted off course couldn't strike up the band
We'd been working the graveyard shift, I wonder do you catch my drift
This was trouble in the making, but it's a risk well worth taking
So just pull over to the side of the road
This is where I get off
This is where I move on
I know where I went wrong along the way, oh
This is where I get off
This ain't where I belong
Somebody done me wrong, along the way
Along the way
So just pull over to the side of the road
This is where I get off
This is where I move on
I know where I went wrong along the way
This is where I get off
This ain't where I belong
Somebody done me wrong
Along the way, along the way
Along the way, along the way
Along the way
The chances I'm taking against my will
When we made it to the top we watched it fall, couldn't stop
But everything you leave behind catches up in another time
So just pull over to the side of the road
This is where I get off
This is where I move on
I know where I went wrong along the way
Along the way
Walking out on the boys was never the plan
We drifted off course couldn't strike up the band
We'd been working the graveyard shift, I wonder do you catch my drift
This was trouble in the making, but it's a risk well worth taking
So just pull over to the side of the road
This is where I get off
This is where I move on
I know where I went wrong along the way, oh
This is where I get off
This ain't where I belong
Somebody done me wrong, along the way
Along the way
So just pull over to the side of the road
This is where I get off
This is where I move on
I know where I went wrong along the way
This is where I get off
This ain't where I belong
Somebody done me wrong
Along the way, along the way
Along the way, along the way
Along the way
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This Is Where I Get Off Lyrics as written by Robbie Robertson
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