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Utopia

by St. Lucia

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Johnny was a dreamer Wound up living on the street Made it to the lineup Now he’s fallen on his feet Gavin got a medal Playing Final Fantasy Forty pints of lager Now he’s a kitten up a tree Oh baby, look what you’ve done It’s a real big bess now the secret it out Don’t bother trying to sleep through the noise Oh Coz we’re all living in a separate world We’ve got pink lemonade for all the boys & girls Can’t believe all you’re seeing online Aha, aha, aha Wake me in the morning Gotta check my BTC And if we’re going under We’ll start a different company, yeah Oh sugar, look what you’ve done It’s a real big mess, and they’re coming for us Don’t bother trying to sneak through the noise Coz we’re living in a separate world Got pink lemonade for all the boys & girls Can’t believe all you see in the Times Aha, aha, aha Coz we’re all living in a separate world Got pink lemonade for all the boys & girls Can’t believe all you see with your eyes, yeah Ah, ah, ah
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And if you feel it you’ll be fine Nobody’s happy every time The feel the rhythm Do you feel the rhythm? But in the moment you’re alive And for the first time in your life You feel the rhythm You feel the freedom You make me feel Like going back in time Ascending to the light Oh darling pay no mind to the rhythm You make me feel Like this could be the first time Standing in the sunshine In another lifetime Darling you’d be mine And then now just like before We’re gonna open up the door Into the riddle Into the riddle Ah, baby it’s alright It happens every time You feel the rhythm You feel the freedom You make me feel Like going back in time Ascending to the light Oh darling pay no mind to the rhythm Don’t leave me hanging this way You make me feel Like going back in time Ascending to the light Oh darling pay no mind to the rhythm
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Why you got to be Why you got to be Always talking in my face Talking in my face Oh, coz when you start the beat I can feel the heat Like a rocket on my feet Rocket on my feet Ooooh, are you ready for love? Are you ready for love? We’re nowhere to be found Coz our feet have left the ground
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It’s just my opinion Maybe time hasn’t been so kind to us We walk a thin line Between all the voices that are talking to us Now we’re afflicted by the noise of voices in our minds Ah Coz baby when you call my name I feel something I can’t explain I guess we’re living in the golden age And baby when I close my eyes It takes me back to paradise We must be living in the golden age You pull me closer I feel the blood rushing to my head And in this moment I don’t really care if I’m alive or dead No more confusion Through the haze, a ray of golden light Ah Coz baby when you call my name I feel something I can’t explain I guess we’re living in the golden age And baby when I close my eyes It takes me back to paradise We must be living in the golden age Lalalalalalalala
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Memory 03:15
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Take Me Away 04:51
If we could fall up I might have to admit that it’s all been a bit rough But it’s alright tonight The goddess and the devil in the house of light Coz to feel it Is to walk into a flame of white And to live it We could talk until the day becomes night But the moment we forget it Just open the door Think about it Think about it When you’re walking alone When you’re walking alone Tell me all of your secrets Tell me all of your secrets When you ‘re walking alone When you’re walking alone Find it hard to believe it Find it hard to believe it I don’t care what they think about it Maybe there is just no easy way round it You climb the stairs to reach the apartment Think about it Think about it Take Me Away When you’re walking alone When you’re walking alone Tell me all of your secrets Tell me all of your secrets When you’re walking alone When you’re walking alone Find it hard to believe it In my heart I believe it Somebody put me in a car Somebody drive me away Somebody put me on a place Somebody fly me away When you’re walking alone When you’re walking alone Tell me all of your secrets Tell me all of your secrets When you’re walking alone When you’re walking alone Find it hard to believe it In my heart I believe it Somebody put me in a car Somebody drive me away Somebody put me on a place Somebody fly me away Somebody put me on a train Somebody take me away I’m gonna go so far I’ll never come back again
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Touch 04:09
Well you had it all But you gave it all up And you say you need me now But uh uh, honey, I’m moving on And well ain’t it funny how How the tables can turn When you’re on the ground Then you’re up like a bird Well you had it all But you fucked it all up And all those times we had Throw them back in the dirt But the tide keeps flowing And the waves keep growing Coz I need your touch Oh I need your touch Well you had it all But you gave it all up And you say you need me now But uh uh, honey, I’m moving on And well ain’t it funny how How the tables can turn When you’re on the ground Then you’re up like a bird Touch But the tide keeps flowing And the waves keeps growing Coz I need your touch Oh I need your touch Time keeps running and then time keeps running away Away Time keeps running and then time keeps running away Away Away
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You and me we could be Modern day fantasy Running on Cryptonite Living that hotel life We could fly coast to coast Baby we win’t flying coach High in that airplane Slide into my Dreams again Gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme The Night When we get into town Everybody’s coming round You can tell all your friends And they can tell all their friends And if we touch the ground It’s just to feel it out Coz you know we ain’t coming down Out of this purple cloud Gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme the night (It’s a made time to be alive) Gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme the night (And I don’t wanna pay for your love) And all the words you had to say Takes a lot these days to feel this way And I don’t wanna pay for your love Yeah I don’t wanna pay for your love And I don’t wanna pay for your love No I don’t wanna pay for your love Gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme the night (It’s a made time to be alive) Gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme the night (And I don’t wanna pay for your love)
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Shame 04:27
The thought of empathy a memory And like a snake at night I slide away But keep coming back Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Ah Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Ah Forget the life you had and bow to me It’s not that bad if you don’t stop to think about anything Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Ah Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Ah It’s not that bad if you don’t stop to think I hope you agree Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Ah Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Ah Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Ah
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Hey Now 04:45
I awoke in the pouring rain With the meadowlark calling out my name In the morning light Time will take a familiar face A camera flash A cold embrace in the dead of night Feed the fire, feed the flame Put it out and do it all again Ah It’s alright, don’t be afraid The children’s choir and the holy ghost singin’ Hey now Hey now Well it only take a second to fall But it only takes a minute to start over again Hey now Hey Now Hey now Well it only takes a second to fall But it only takes a minute to start over again now I awoke to the northern lights A sea of red filling up the sky like a neon sign And not to point the obvious It’s a wreck It’s a mess But I guess that’s life You disappeared from my point of view Changed your hair and you changed your shoes Ah Life goes by while you’re shaking hands And your old man had a heart attack singin’ Hey now Hey now Well it only take a second to fall But it only takes a minute to start over again Hey now Hey now Well it only takes a second to fall But it only takes a minute to start over again now Hey now Hey now Well it only take a second to fall But it only takes a minute to start over again Hey now Hey now Well it only takes a second to fall But it only takes a minute to start over again now

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In a way, this is my personal rebellion against the darkness of the world. From the beginning, the name St. Lucia came from me making escapist music. In South Africa, there’s a place called St. Lucia, and it’s similar to the island in the Caribbean because it’s where you escape. It’s utopia. There are many ideas of utopia, whether it means virus-free or a virtual tech utopia. It’s easy to feel depressed these days, so I’m trying to bring something joyous to the world. I was sick of seeing stuff on the Internet, and I just wanted to feel good. That’s what being human is about. We have to feel alive, no matter what is happening around us.”

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released October 7, 2022

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St. Lucia New York, New York

Led by husband-and-wife duo South Africa-born Jean-Philip Grobler and Germany-born Patti Beranek, St. Lucia retreat from a fractured world on fire and into the glow of a rapturous synth-spiked electro-pop catharsis—like a dance party at the edge of existence. With new work on the horizon through Nettwerk Records, the group beams out a light of their own and shines brighter than ever. ... more

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