Release Date: 1980
Duration: 42:45
Label: Rhino/Bearsville
Catalog Number: RNCD 70872
All songs originally performed for the utopia video television production UTOPIA (which apparently never was made)
For an alternate listening experience, try the track order 1, 3, 4, 2, 6, 8, 9, 7, 10, 5 to follow the episode order
I blink my eyes and then it happens again I lose my way but I discover a friend It's a typical day on the road to utopia I walk along until my feet are sore I rest a minute then I walk some more There's no time to delay on the road to utopia And my destination is the unknown But I'm never far away from my home It shines like laser light It's in my dreams at night 'Cause I've been all my life On the road to utopia I will be there to share your tragedy I know that you would do the same for me It's no trouble at all on the road to utopia When day is over and I'm trying to sleep It comes so easy 'cause I'm not counting sheep I am counting the smiles on the road to utopia And I may lose my way again and again But I'll cross that borderline in the end Trouble trouble trouble whirling all about But if we stick together we can stick it out Will we ever find the loves we lost again Does this crazy journey ever have an end And will I find what I'm after Do I know what I'm after Guess I'll join in the laughter On the road to utopia
I waited all night I smoked a hundred cigarettes I chewed my lip 'til it bled But the phone made not a sound Sometimes I wonder If you ever wonder what's become of little old me But I ain't no baby I ain't gonna cry but baby You don't know what's going on inside me Y'know you make me crazy What you do to me It's a chemical reaction or an allergy Y'know you make me crazy You're aware of that Why don't you come and put me away It was a long night I could barely keep my head I heard a knock on the door It was only Harry Jones I used to wonder What it is that makes me feel like I can't be free 'Cause you don't give me nothing You never give me nothing But you don't know what's going on inside me Y'know you make me crazy I'm in misery Are you interested enough to see what's left of me You scared me The way you move in the night Your face is something frightening You're not so nice I'm gonna wonder Who you spend your time with Everywhere you go and what you see I know I'm not your daddy I don't want to be your daddy but you know what's going on inside me
Something tells me when something's wrong Seems like it's been such a long, long time since I felt that one You have your ways and I have my ways And like the back of my hand I know it And I don't have to try to make you show it You don't have to show me how 'Cause it's second nature to me now Something's taken hold of me somehow 'Cause it's second nature to me now Nobody must explain to me your way of communication Give me the time to understand I always come around I have my ways and you have your ways And we need no elaboration We can just enjoy that sweet sensation
There ain't no reason why you let me wait Just give me up and I will go Let's set it straight Got a right to who I am And if I don't fit your plan then set me free But you refuse to set me free And you deny me of my needs You have me under lock and key Just set me free just set me free You never cared for what I had to say It's just because you got to have it all your way Well I ain't no superman If that's what you demand then set me free Couldn't you please just set me free You get your fun just hurting me If this is how it's going to be just set me free just set me free Now I deserve to be as mad as hell because I just don't get it I place myself in your hands to fall But I'm not quitting (No) Feels like the time we spent was going to waste Sooner or later it's goodbye we're gonna say 'Cause you just don't give a damn So go find some other man and set me free Just don't refuse to set me free You can't deny me of my needs Just turn your head to hear my plea Just set me free just set me free Couldn't you please just set me free You get your fun just hurting me If this is how it's going to be just set me free just set me free
Moses went into the desert Moses came back with the law Jesus went into the desert God only knows what he saw Hitch up your ass and your camel Fill up your skin at the well Roll up your tent, whisper your prayers Are you ready to ride through hell Caravan moving through the night sleeping in the light of day Caravan spinning through the void on our way to anywhere Caravan time is just a joke change is all we understand Caravan life is a mirage, only a mirage dancing on the desert sand How I recall all the mountains How I remember the farm Oh how I miss the big city With a pretty girl on my arm Sell my best friend for some water Cut off my leg for some shade Sunburn these thoughts from my memory If I live I will be remade The sand is like a razor Slashing at my face Everyone's in panic but you can't see any place It's a sand storm, taken by surprise Hide beneath your wrappings and cover up your eyes Well I lost my kit and camel Maybe I will die Feel so lost and helpless and I think I'm gonna cry It's a sand storm, nothing you can do No one knows if it will last No one knows if you will make it through It's been so long without water Vultures are filling the air Where is that bloody oasis Must be around here somewhere Time for some strong meditation Time for the ultimate change Time to make peace with your maker Everything has been prearranged
The last of the new wave riders Will be the first of the new age masters Pick up your arms was the call So I packed up my Fender and ran down the hall Back to the fields and forests Now I am one of them "Turn on the power" cried the army of sound And the hum of the amps shook the trees and the ground And like a single man we cranked up the knobs And a thousand guitars sang our national anthem We captured the whole human race There was nowhere to hide, playing filled every space Jamming the world back into place Everyone a star We hit the supreme overload And the great amplifier began to explode The smoke is slowly clearing away And the whole universe is a giant guitar (Here comes that silver surfer now)
Everyday it's the same old situation I face the same old line of empty faces Sit at my desk while the clock counts up my wages Pick up my pay every Friday and take off like a Shot in the dark I took off like a shot in the dark I split the scene like a shot in the dark Ain't got no target, don't aim for no mark 'Cause I'm off like a shot in the dark It was only a game when we first started The novelty wore away and the fun departed I can't live up anymore to those things I spouted And if you say you feel the same way I'll be off like a Shot in the dark There's no changes going down There's no lesson to be found Makes no sense to hang around If that's all there is to that (That's what she said) Someone just tossed a bomb through Kitchen window And in the middle of a shoo-fly pie Mama took off like a Bat out of hell She took off like a shot in the dark
Sometimes I wonder if I'm still alive How much abuse can someone stand and survive How long I've waited for this day to arrive When I won't be a fool no more Nobody knows how you push me around Nobody sees how you treat me like I'm your clown I never made a sound It's the very last time you will get on my case It's the very last time 'cause I won't be a fool no more It's the very last time you will step on my face It's the very last time 'cause I won't be a fool no more I still remember the look in your eyes Just a reflection of the things you despise But sooner or later I've got to get wise And I won't be a fool no more Nobody sees how you treat me like dirt Nobody knows just how badly a man can hurt You've got a lesson to learn I can still feel the sting of your words But I won't cry no matter how much it hurts My head may go crazy, my heart it may burst But I won't be a fool no more No I won't be a fool no more
When she calls my name Nobody says it quite the same Gives me a feeling I never knew Makes me so happy loving her. Love and love alone I'd wait a life just to have it here. Love is all I know and that can't be wrong. It's sometimes hard to see Love isn't bought well it's got to be There for a reason you want to share To show somebody you care. Love and love alone Conquers the world that can be so cold. Love is how we show just what we feel. It's enough for me can't say I need anything else. Love is here to be had by us all Don't cheat yourself. I can say it now Someday we'll all be there somehow Everyone singing, love leads the way 'Til then I'm counting every day. Love and love alone I'd wait a life just to have it here. Love is all I know and that can't be wrong.
I seen these big shots all come and go Been there myself and there's one thing I know You got to choose your heroes, choose them well They could be leading you straight into hell Let me be your protection Keep the vampires off your neck Sample your wine and Stay so near that you'll never have a thing to fear Get thee behind me Satan Big as a mountain, strong as a diamond Rock love Bright as a nova burning forever Rock love Close as a heart beat, free as the water Rock love Get thee behind me Satan I see the same damn faces in the news Taking up sides when there ain't nothing to choose I think their game is just designed to confuse They cut the pie up and the rest of us lose Let me be your advisor Keep the monkeys off your back Figure your taxes Stay up all night making sure that everything is right Get thee behind me Satan It seems like only yesterday Remember when I used to say I knew we'd be in vogue someday Rock love is love and not fade away Lord you got to rock on Got to rock steady Spinning on the rock of love Can you feel it Hard as a rock, strong as a rock Put your hands on the rock You've got the rockin' steady now I looking for a life like the rock
When the sun just refuses to shine on through And it's cats and doggies all over you You need some protection so what do you do See the umbrella man Go and see the umbrella man When it's raining - umbrella man, umbrella man You can see him when it's sunny, when the rain comes down You ought to find a corner where he's always found A reflection in a puddle, just turn around To see the umbrella man Go and see the umbrella man When it's raining - umbrella man, umbrella man There are some things in life on which you can depend Don't try to guess when it'll rain again You don't have to worry 'cause you've got a friend Come see the umbrella man I will be your umbrella man When it's raining - umbrella man Go and see the umbrella man Don't forget the umbrella man When it's raining - umbrella man I will be your umbrella man, umbrella man
...ignition...the message...faster, faster... transmission...engine...he's outa control, look at the screen there, I can't control the trajectory of the ship... Mad men, metal machines Circa 1995, he did the show, no one's alive By fall of 1999, [...], look at it shine Mad men in metal machines Well look out for the ones with the energy beams All the joys of working overtime [...trying to... all of your lives] Slipping into girls and boys [...] [Tonight...] [And ... each other...] [New gun ... moving faster...] Better make your move before it's too late Put away your wheelchair and cane, that you don't need Recall that you've been changed Relax, relax don't bend your mind [... things will be fine] Mad men in metal machines Well look out for the ones with the energy beams Look at all those men Watching everybody on the video screen [...scene] Watch out for the ones with the energy beam
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