Todd Rundgren's Utopia

Todd Rundgren's Utopia



Songs:

Utopia

Freak Parade

Freedom Fighters

The Ikon



Players:

Kevin Ellman

Mark "Moogy" Klingman

Jean Yves "M. Frog" Labat

Todd Rundgren

Ralph Schuckett

John Siegler



Producer:

Todd Rundgren



Lyrics:

"Utopia"



City in my head

Utopia

Heaven in my body

Utopia

It's time for me

For me to go.



City in my head

Utopia

Heaven in my body

Utopia

Into the sky

It rises now.



"Freak Parade"



I never was bothered by bad dreams

They never made me afraid

But then I never did dream I'd wake up

And find me in the freak parade.



I guess I had to find out the hard way

I shouldn't have been so proud

'Cause here I'm the main attraction

Of every giggle in the crowd.



So I gotta

Take my place in the freak parade

See my face in the freak parade.

In a world full of freaks

You can creep, you can crawl

But the world's biggest freak

Is the one with no balls.



You know you shouldn't poke fun at strangers

Or pity their case at all

'Cause there are lots of friends and lovers

That take it kind of personal.



You might appreciate our position

Don't laugh at our freaky ways

You might find yourself tomorrow

Marching in the freak parade.



You better

Take your place in the freak parade

See your face in the freak parade

Get of the sidewalk!



"Freedom Fighters"



Tucked away in the darkest cupboard of your heart

There's a feeling you can't let out

In a way you are just a soldier of the mind

You are marching, what are you marching about?



On your mark, now get set

Get back on your feet

We ain't down yet

You know we will get it

So don't you forget

That the world rolls on.



Your reward will come

It's just a question of how and when

Look around, everyone is wondering where it's at

Do you wonder, or do you know?



Clap your hands! Raise your voice

Some people will hide

They can't stand the noise

But we're freedom fighters

And we've got no choice.



In a way you are just a soldier of the mind

But the world rolls on.

Your reward will come



And the truth will come and the change will come

It's just a question of how and when

I can't believe my eyes.



"The Ikon"



Following the evolutionary acquisition of telepathic abilities, men discover themselves to be mankind and joyfully begin to adjust their thinking along these lines. As is not uncommon in

historic events, the more eloquent gather, in this case to unravel the snarl of a formerly physically oriented world. Out of the pomp, circumstance and unrestrained excitement of the event,

there is one lasting result: There remains the shining form of humanity's highest aspirations, molded in thought and more powerful and alive than any material world force. The Ikon.



On a day like no other

In a time unique, in a place divine

Keep your eye on the Ikon

Shining in the light of eternal mind.



I went to sleep a blind man

But when I awoke I saw

The legions of the lonely

See their faces, hear them call.



See how they hang on

Each one in a world of his own design

Listen to the Ikon

Ringing in the sound of eternal mind.



And the music plays forever

And it captures every ear

And the sound of barriers crashing down

Is the sweet harmony you hear.



Still, be still

To strong, so be still

Much too long, come down

Be still, look around

Listen here, be still

Hear the sound, be still.



Still we are here

We are still

Will we sing sweet

Sing we will

Still we are here

We are still

Nil is a fear all is nil

Still we are here we are still

Spill it let go let it spill.



The question comes to mind

About what should be done

And how much of the old will die

That the new may be begun

But you don't have to be afraid

Of being alone with nowhere to run.



You don't have to be afraid

To look yourself in the eye

You don't have to be afraid not to lie.



Someone knows who you are

Someone watches over you

Someone knows how you feel

And someone feels the same.



So you don't have to be afraid

Never fear, for you are living in eternal mind



For those who still recoil

For those who fear the pain

Of peering o'er the edge of

A new and different plane.



You don't have to be afraid

Whenever you go you come back again

So you don't have to be afraid

We live and we die

You don't have to be afraid to know why