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.
Been trying to get to heaven,
since she was eleven.
The girl with yellow hair who said she never really wanted to
go to school, go to school.
The girl with yellow hair,
who said she never really wanted to
go to school, go to school…
break the rules.
Been trying to get to heaven
(trying to get to heaven)
since she was eleven
(since she was eleven)
the girl with yellow hair who stayed in bed
and never wanted to go to work
go to work.
The girl with yellow hair who stayed in bed
and never needed to go to church
go to church,
wont go to church.
She’s the one who can save my soul,
Oh she can destroy it
she’s the girl who can help the world, but she just ignores it.
Been trying to get to heaven,
(Trying to get to heaven)
since she was eleven.
(Since she was eleven)
Been trying to get to heaven,
(trying to get to heaven)
since she was eleven.
(since she was eleven)
The girl with yellow hair who said
she never really wanted to
go to school, go to school.
The girl with yellow hair who stayed in bed
and never wanted to go to work
go to the church.
The girl with yellow hair, who said she never really wanted to get out of bed and get dressed to go to school.
since she was eleven.
The girl with yellow hair who said she never really wanted to
go to school, go to school.
The girl with yellow hair,
who said she never really wanted to
go to school, go to school…
break the rules.
Been trying to get to heaven
(trying to get to heaven)
since she was eleven
(since she was eleven)
the girl with yellow hair who stayed in bed
and never wanted to go to work
go to work.
The girl with yellow hair who stayed in bed
and never needed to go to church
go to church,
wont go to church.
She’s the one who can save my soul,
Oh she can destroy it
she’s the girl who can help the world, but she just ignores it.
Been trying to get to heaven,
(Trying to get to heaven)
since she was eleven.
(Since she was eleven)
Been trying to get to heaven,
(trying to get to heaven)
since she was eleven.
(since she was eleven)
The girl with yellow hair who said
she never really wanted to
go to school, go to school.
The girl with yellow hair who stayed in bed
and never wanted to go to work
go to the church.
The girl with yellow hair, who said she never really wanted to get out of bed and get dressed to go to school.
Lyrics submitted by GoreWhore
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i dno wat it means. but it made me laugh how they rhymed heaven with eleven.
Well.To Me It Says Pre-Teen Rebellion. Yellow Hair. Never Wanted To Go Church/School/Work. Trying To Get To heaven..Suicide? But Oh Well..Its A Good Song.
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