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.
It is my reflection
But I know it's not me
I am becoming something else
I feel the weight of the key
This place is falling apart
There's no way back
Passing through the gates
A new shadow will reveal itself
The stories have run their course
None of them make sense
We're all someone else's fool
Buried in our own debris
Destroy the things you know
Destroy yourself in shame
Before tomorrow comes
Destroy everything
Our faith alone won't sustain
We're in a state of slow decay
I hear forgive and forget
But I see there's no way
Seen it through the accolades
It all should be a great success
But there are so many burdens
World is heavy and full of distress
The stories have run their course
None of them make sense
We're all someone else's fool
Buried in our own debris
Destroy the things you know
Destroy yourself in shame
Before tomorrow comes
Destroy everything
Our faith alone won't sustain
We're in a state of slow decay
I hear forgive and forget
But I see there's no way
But I know it's not me
I am becoming something else
I feel the weight of the key
This place is falling apart
There's no way back
Passing through the gates
A new shadow will reveal itself
The stories have run their course
None of them make sense
We're all someone else's fool
Buried in our own debris
Destroy the things you know
Destroy yourself in shame
Before tomorrow comes
Destroy everything
Our faith alone won't sustain
We're in a state of slow decay
I hear forgive and forget
But I see there's no way
Seen it through the accolades
It all should be a great success
But there are so many burdens
World is heavy and full of distress
The stories have run their course
None of them make sense
We're all someone else's fool
Buried in our own debris
Destroy the things you know
Destroy yourself in shame
Before tomorrow comes
Destroy everything
Our faith alone won't sustain
We're in a state of slow decay
I hear forgive and forget
But I see there's no way
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
State of Slow Decay Lyrics as written by Bjorn Gelotte Anders Friden
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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