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.
Ooh
Come on, right on, now
Ooh, oh, c'mon, stay
I feel alright
Yeah, I feel alright
Ooh
Uh, lemme in
Hey, lemme in
Hey, bring it down
Uh
Callin' from the fun house with my song
We been separated, baby, far too long
Callin' all you whoop-dee
Pretty things
Shinin' in your freedom, come and be my rings
Hold me tight
Callin' from the fun house
Hold me tight
Callin' from the fun house, yeah
Yeah, I came to play and I mean to play around
Yeah, I came to play and I mean to play real good
Yeah, I came to play
Oh
Alright, hey, lemme in
Uh
Take it down
I feel alright
Take it down, uh
Hoo
Little baby girlie, little baby boy
Cover me with lovin' in a bundle o'joy
Do I care to show you what I'm dreamin' of?
Do I dare to whoop ya with my love?
Every little baby knows just what I mean
Livin' in division in a shiftin' scene
Hold me tight
Callin' from the fun house
Hold me tight
Callin' from the fun house
Blow
Yeah, I came to play
Came to play
Blow, Steve!
Hoo
Uh
Hey
Hey, now
Uh, lemme in
One more
Time
Take it down
Take it down
A-takin' it down
We been separated
We been separated
A little too long
I said alright, alright, alright, alright, oh no!
Said alright, alright, alright, alright, oh no!
Said alright, alright, alright, no, no, no!
Said alright, alright, alright, blow, blow!
Blow!
Yeah, I came to play
Yeah, fun house boy will steal your heart away
Yeah, fun house boy will steal heart away
Will steal
Yeah
I came to play, I came to play
Came to play
Yeah baby
This is it
Baby
Yeah, I came to play
I came to play
Ooh-ooh
Ooh
Wow!
Come on, right on, now
Ooh, oh, c'mon, stay
I feel alright
Yeah, I feel alright
Ooh
Uh, lemme in
Hey, lemme in
Hey, bring it down
Uh
Callin' from the fun house with my song
We been separated, baby, far too long
Callin' all you whoop-dee
Pretty things
Shinin' in your freedom, come and be my rings
Hold me tight
Callin' from the fun house
Hold me tight
Callin' from the fun house, yeah
Yeah, I came to play and I mean to play around
Yeah, I came to play and I mean to play real good
Yeah, I came to play
Oh
Alright, hey, lemme in
Uh
Take it down
I feel alright
Take it down, uh
Hoo
Little baby girlie, little baby boy
Cover me with lovin' in a bundle o'joy
Do I care to show you what I'm dreamin' of?
Do I dare to whoop ya with my love?
Every little baby knows just what I mean
Livin' in division in a shiftin' scene
Hold me tight
Callin' from the fun house
Hold me tight
Callin' from the fun house
Blow
Yeah, I came to play
Came to play
Blow, Steve!
Hoo
Uh
Hey
Hey, now
Uh, lemme in
One more
Time
Take it down
Take it down
A-takin' it down
We been separated
We been separated
A little too long
I said alright, alright, alright, alright, oh no!
Said alright, alright, alright, alright, oh no!
Said alright, alright, alright, no, no, no!
Said alright, alright, alright, blow, blow!
Blow!
Yeah, I came to play
Yeah, fun house boy will steal your heart away
Yeah, fun house boy will steal heart away
Will steal
Yeah
I came to play, I came to play
Came to play
Yeah baby
This is it
Baby
Yeah, I came to play
I came to play
Ooh-ooh
Ooh
Wow!
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Great version of a great song,
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