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 just be like fuck you, what you need?
You can't get nothin' from me
You was talkin shit, now I'm somebody you would love to be
I'ma do my thing until the day the reaper come for me
You can keep on grillin', Imma smile back, smile back
Tell them haters call your army, bring your tanks, I'ma big boy with a big boy bank
Self-employed, independent, once you start, don't take no breaks
Work until I get it, I bet it's gon take a second
But once I start up my engine I'm gone, too fast to catch him
I'm Lennon mixed up with UGK, maybe try that purple drink
What I'm on is strong, yours weaker than seven days
Sweeter than creme brulee, presidential head of state
Dopest mothafucka since before I hit the seventh grade
Elevate, who the shit, cooler than what coolest is
Slick without no lubricant, bullshit, you just full of it
Stupid bitch, keep on hatin', I'ma keep on doin' it
Spend a day as me, boy you couldn't get the shoes to fit
I just be like fuck you, what you need?
You can't get nothin' from me
You was talkin shit, now I'm somebody you would love to be
I'ma do my thing until the day the reaper come for me
You can keep on grillin', Imma smile back, smile back
I just be like fuck you, what you need?
You can't get nothin' from me
You was talkin shit, now I'm somebody you would love to be
I'ma do my thing until the day the reaper come for me
You can keep on grillin', Imma smile back, smile back
Used to tell me I was fake, they would hate, now they on my dick
Most dope is my family, have respect for my conglomerate
Rollie on my wrist, I ain't rich, but I'm still coppin' shit
Jerm is on the beat, he got that heat, hold up, drop it quick
And bring it back
I could change the world with just a single track
Underage table in the back, smokin', drinkin' yak
Pittsburgh, let me show the world just where my city at
On the map, illest city out, I guess that's just a fact
I'ma live in Rome, drink Patron and have a ball
After all, only get one life, so there's no time to stall
I'ma do it, stupid dudes with all exclusive shit to move with
Just a few kids tryna bullshit, still with my boys I straight up grew with
I just be like fuck you, what you need?
You can't get nothin' from me
You was talkin shit, now I'm somebody you would love to be
I'ma do my thing until the day the reaper come for me
You can keep on grillin', Imma smile back, smile back
I just be like fuck you, what you need?
You can't get nothin' from me
You was talkin shit, now I'm somebody you would love to be
I'ma do my thing until the day the reaper come for me
You can keep on grillin', Imma smile back, smile back
You can't get nothin' from me
You was talkin shit, now I'm somebody you would love to be
I'ma do my thing until the day the reaper come for me
You can keep on grillin', Imma smile back, smile back
Tell them haters call your army, bring your tanks, I'ma big boy with a big boy bank
Self-employed, independent, once you start, don't take no breaks
Work until I get it, I bet it's gon take a second
But once I start up my engine I'm gone, too fast to catch him
I'm Lennon mixed up with UGK, maybe try that purple drink
What I'm on is strong, yours weaker than seven days
Sweeter than creme brulee, presidential head of state
Dopest mothafucka since before I hit the seventh grade
Elevate, who the shit, cooler than what coolest is
Slick without no lubricant, bullshit, you just full of it
Stupid bitch, keep on hatin', I'ma keep on doin' it
Spend a day as me, boy you couldn't get the shoes to fit
I just be like fuck you, what you need?
You can't get nothin' from me
You was talkin shit, now I'm somebody you would love to be
I'ma do my thing until the day the reaper come for me
You can keep on grillin', Imma smile back, smile back
I just be like fuck you, what you need?
You can't get nothin' from me
You was talkin shit, now I'm somebody you would love to be
I'ma do my thing until the day the reaper come for me
You can keep on grillin', Imma smile back, smile back
Used to tell me I was fake, they would hate, now they on my dick
Most dope is my family, have respect for my conglomerate
Rollie on my wrist, I ain't rich, but I'm still coppin' shit
Jerm is on the beat, he got that heat, hold up, drop it quick
And bring it back
I could change the world with just a single track
Underage table in the back, smokin', drinkin' yak
Pittsburgh, let me show the world just where my city at
On the map, illest city out, I guess that's just a fact
I'ma live in Rome, drink Patron and have a ball
After all, only get one life, so there's no time to stall
I'ma do it, stupid dudes with all exclusive shit to move with
Just a few kids tryna bullshit, still with my boys I straight up grew with
I just be like fuck you, what you need?
You can't get nothin' from me
You was talkin shit, now I'm somebody you would love to be
I'ma do my thing until the day the reaper come for me
You can keep on grillin', Imma smile back, smile back
I just be like fuck you, what you need?
You can't get nothin' from me
You was talkin shit, now I'm somebody you would love to be
I'ma do my thing until the day the reaper come for me
You can keep on grillin', Imma smile back, smile back
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Smile Back Lyrics as written by Eric Allan Dan Dorothy Moscowitz
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