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 never wanted to beg for you
I never wanted to ask anyone for their help
I know the one I got
Don't know exactly what I want
I'm just making a fatal mistake... from my show
There is a face you'll make
Whenever you don't believe (i need you there)
And I don't know what I want from you (I know you never love the truth)
I can't tell if I lost anything that I need
Always begin before you'd ever prepare
Never think twice about
Nothing will come until you're already there
Never think twice about it all
I never wanted to take from you
Love everything that you wanted me to have safe
I know it wasn't true (don't know exactly what I want)
And I'm just making it way too fucked up for myself
There is a face you'll always make (just tell me)
Whenever you don't believe (I need you now)
And I don't know what I want from you (I know you never love the truth)
I can't tell if I lost anything that I need
Always begin before you'd ever prepare
Never think twice about
Nothing will come until you're already there
Never think twice about
I know a thousand ways to go (never know)
There is no way you'll ever know (let you know)
Always begin before you ever prepare
Never think twice about it all
I made my bed
Though I'll never lie down
I'll change my mind
As often as I please
There are a thousand ways to go (never know)
Let go of everything you know (please tell me )
Give up on everything you think you need (let me know)
Only way to have every shown (please tell me)
Always begin before you'd ever prepare
Never think twice about
Nothing will come until you're already there
Never think twice about it all
I never wanted to ask anyone for their help
I know the one I got
Don't know exactly what I want
I'm just making a fatal mistake... from my show
There is a face you'll make
Whenever you don't believe (i need you there)
And I don't know what I want from you (I know you never love the truth)
I can't tell if I lost anything that I need
Always begin before you'd ever prepare
Never think twice about
Nothing will come until you're already there
Never think twice about it all
I never wanted to take from you
Love everything that you wanted me to have safe
I know it wasn't true (don't know exactly what I want)
And I'm just making it way too fucked up for myself
There is a face you'll always make (just tell me)
Whenever you don't believe (I need you now)
And I don't know what I want from you (I know you never love the truth)
I can't tell if I lost anything that I need
Always begin before you'd ever prepare
Never think twice about
Nothing will come until you're already there
Never think twice about
I know a thousand ways to go (never know)
There is no way you'll ever know (let you know)
Always begin before you ever prepare
Never think twice about it all
I made my bed
Though I'll never lie down
I'll change my mind
As often as I please
There are a thousand ways to go (never know)
Let go of everything you know (please tell me )
Give up on everything you think you need (let me know)
Only way to have every shown (please tell me)
Always begin before you'd ever prepare
Never think twice about
Nothing will come until you're already there
Never think twice about it all
Lyrics submitted by darkforce100, edited by jigyoda
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