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Utopiasville

from Duchess Edge by Chris Bicknell

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The fourth track on Duchess Edge is also the oldest song on the album that was written in 2006. This song was originally intended to be the title track of a concept album. However, the project was shelved in 2008. The song was resurrected in 2012 both in it's original, acoustic form and during Chris' time with Secret Eye. The lyrics have changed over the years. Originally a slightly surreal, abstract look at modern city life the song took a slightly more political and anti-religious theme in line with a change in Chris' own political and religious ideologies.

The song still appears occasionally in Chris' set list and can be viewed through his youtube channel

lyrics

Verse 1
Relax said the men as he read out my rights
Everything you are just vanished into the night.
Don't try to fight what you're going to be.
You can't escape, you'll never be free.

Verse 2
The mayor just got caught with his trousers down.
A girl that no one knows was working the town.
Her eyes are glazed with the habits she feeds.
Sexual slavery gives her the money she needs

Chorus
This town is a strange place but we call it home.
Doesn't sleep like New York as Ancient as Rome.
The people who live here are greedy and blind.
Utopiasville will blow away your mind.

Verse 3
The Christians are warning of brimstone and fire.
The woman with no face is calling them all liars.
The books are full of lies and I just worked out why.
They promise you forever when it's your soul they want to buy.

Chorus
This town is a strange place but we call it home.
Doesn't sleep like New York as Ancient as Rome.
The people who live here are greedy and blind.
Utopiasville will blow away your mind.

Verse 4
Another woman weeps at the grave of her son.
Another child's lost their daddy, lost their number one.
Nobody was saved, they closed the pearly gates.
They promised us a savior, but no it is too late.

Chorus x2
This town is a strange place but we call it home.
Doesn't sleep like New York as Ancient as Rome.
The people who live here are greedy and blind.
Utopiasville will blow away your mind.

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from Duchess Edge, released August 1, 2014
Lyrics and Music Chris Bicknell
Performed by Chris Bicknell

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Chris Bicknell Birmingham, UK

Chris Bicknell is a singer-songwriter from Birmingham. He has been writing songs and performing them since he was 15 years old. Chris regularly gigs all over the Midlands and has, to date, released four albums and an EP.

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