This is Not Utopia by The Offspring
This is Not Utopia by The Offspring

This is Not Utopia

The Offspring * Track #1 On Let The Bad Times Roll

This is Not Utopia Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Like a shot without a warning
Lies a life that's left behind
And though I try, it's something I just can't unsee
It's burned into my mind
And I wake up in the morning
News keeps flashing on my eyes
These dying streets are bruised and beaten
And riot flags are waving
Poor and weak, we extend this streak
These lives we could be saving
Life is cheap, I sit and weep
'Cause there's just no mistaking
Oh, this is not utopia

[Chorus]
The roots, the roots, the roots of America
The roots, the roots, the roots of hysteria
Thе roots, the roots, the rules don't mattеr anymore
This is not utopia
The roots, the roots, the roots of America
The roots, the roots, the roots of hysteria
And you, and you, and you don't matter anymore

[Verse 2]
The better angels of our nature
Well, they've gone away to hide
Brutality I can't unsee
These pictures are just burned into my mind
It's commotion in slow motion
It's humanity denied
A violent race, punch in the face
With all this hate, how can we all survive?

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, and if a change is coming
What makes it take so long?
And if a change is coming
Why sing the same old song?
This is not utopia

[Chorus]
The roots, the roots, the roots of America
The roots, the roots, the roots of hysteria
The roots, the roots, the rules don't matter anymore
This is not utopia
The roots, the roots, the roots of America
The roots, the roots, the roots of hysteria
And you, and you, and you don't matter anymore

[Post-Chorus]
This is not utopia
The roots, the roots, the roots of America
The roots, the roots, the roots of hysteria
And you, and you, and you don't matter anymore
This is not utopia

[Outro]
Now how long must we wait
Until love conquers hate?
And heal these hearts
'Cause it all starts right here

This is Not Utopia Q&A

Who wrote This is Not Utopia's ?

This is Not Utopia was written by Dexter Holland.

Who produced This is Not Utopia's ?

This is Not Utopia was produced by Bob Rock.

When did The Offspring release This is Not Utopia?

The Offspring released This is Not Utopia on Fri Apr 16 2021.

What did The Offspring say about "This is Not Utopia"?

We wrote a song called “Shit Is Fucked Up”, but that was nothing—check out now! To me, the song sounds like it’s about the rioting that was going on last summer, but I actually finished it in April, so it was before that. It wasn’t like I predicted it or anything, but there was a sense that this stu...

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