The onetime frontwoman for the all-female noise unit Crunch as well as a me… Read Full Bio ↴The onetime frontwoman for the all-female noise unit Crunch as well as a member of the industrial supergroup Pigface, Meg Lee Chin was born in Taipei, Taiwan; after building a radio at age ten, she worked as a sound engineer while studying experimental art and video production at San Francisco State University, forming her first band, Felix Natural, during the early 1980s. After recording Faith No More's earliest demos, Chin went on to co-found the short-lived Teknofear with Lunachicks drummer Becky Wreck and Swans guitarist Joe Goldring; frustrated with American life, she spent the late 1980s living in London, she eventually formed Crunch, the first Western act to perform in the Ukraine in the wake of its liberation from the USSR. Upon returning to the US, Chin spent a single day as the singer for Butch Vig's embryonic Garbage before conflicts with her new bandmates forced her to leave the project; she then built her own recording studio, dubbed Egg, and after appearing on Pigface's 1997 LP A New High in Low as well as its follow-up, Below the Belt, she released her solo debut Piece and Love in 1999. Her second solo effort Junkies and Snakes was released the following year.

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Nutopia
Meg Lee Chin Lyrics

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Jesus said " Lay down your arms, Jesus said "Children come home"
I saw the best minds of my generation running on empty, Superglued to the T.V.,
Dreaming of prosperity, Talking incessantly, Saying nothing
Sleeping on platforms at train stations, Sipping chemical cocktails,
Alive to the Universe, Dead to the World.
Hallucinating delusions of media reality in Camden Town, Desperate in the pursuit of cool
He's in a suit, she's in a straight jacket, 7-11 nightmares at 3am and the moon is quiet and holy.
Watch all the bridges collide, Well I think we might have to lay low, for a while

I saw the best minds of my generation caught up in the virtual reality of living
Memorizing pin numbers and secret codes,
Swaying robotically to non-existent rhythms, Flashing memberships to clubs so exclusive nobody belongs,
Jesus said " Lay down your arms" Jesus said "Children come home"
Scared shitless, witless, clueless, useless, tightlipped, tightfisted,tightassed, half-assed
Sniveling, groveling, moaning, groaning Sniveling, groveling, moaning, groaning sniveling, groveling, sniveling, groveling
The city's all wrapped up in plastic like an electronic cocoon.
If you lay in the street you can hear it humming, Building up slowly from underground
If you close your eyes you can observe the blueprint The man-made dna that spirals breathlessly out of control,
As synapses collapse, bridges snap, into a restless utopia, Nutopia

Now the rain has arrived and I think we might have to lay low
Watch all the bridges collide and I think we might have to lay low.

Overall Meaning

The song "Nutopia" by Meg Lee Chin is a commentary on the disorienting effects of modern life on society. The first half of the song focuses on the idea of being alive to the universe, but dead to the world. The line "Jesus said 'Lay down your arms, Jesus said 'Children come home'" can be interpreted as a call to relinquish the materialistic and competitive nature of modern life, and embrace a more spiritual and collaborative way of living. The idea of the best minds of a generation being glued to the TV and dreaming of prosperity indicates a sense of stagnation and apathy in society. The line "Hallucinating delusions of media reality in Camden Town, Desperate in the pursuit of cool" paints a picture of a society consumed by image and status, rather than genuine connection and creativity.

The second half of the song shifts to a more chaotic and urgent tone. The repetition of "sniveling, groveling, moaning" suggests a sense of helplessness and frustration. The image of the city being wrapped in plastic and humming like an electronic cocoon emphasizes the artificiality and lack of organic connection in modern life. The final lines, "As synapses collapse, bridges snap, into a restless utopia, Nutopia / Now the rain has arrived and I think we might have to lay low / Watch all the bridges collide and I think we might have to lay low," suggest a sense of impending danger, and the need to retreat or regroup in the face of societal collapse.

Overall, "Nutopia" is a powerful critique of the alienating and unsustainable nature of modern society, and a call to action for a more interconnected and mindful way of living.

Line by Line Meaning

Jesus said " Lay down your arms, Jesus said "Children come home"
Jesus wants us to put down our weapons and come back to innocence

I saw the best minds of my generation running on empty, Superglued to the T.V., Dreaming of prosperity, Talking incessantly, Saying nothing
People are wasting their potential by watching TV and talking about empty things

Sleeping on platforms at train stations, Sipping chemical cocktails, Alive to the Universe, Dead to the World.
People are living a life that looks like they are awake but are actually not aware of anything

Hallucinating delusions of media reality in Camden Town, Desperate in the pursuit of cool He's in a suit, she's in a straight jacket, 7-11 nightmares at 3am and the moon is quiet and holy.
People are chasing something that doesn't exist, leading them to be lost and hopeless

Watch all the bridges collide, Well I think we might have to lay low, for a while
We need to take a break and avoid the chaos that is coming

Scared shitless, witless, clueless, useless, tightlipped, tightfisted,tightassed, half-assed Sniveling, groveling, moaning, groaning Sniveling, groveling, moaning, groaning sniveling, groveling, sniveling, groveling
People are afraid, ignorant, and unwilling to change

The city's all wrapped up in plastic like an electronic cocoon. If you lay in the street you can hear it humming, Building up slowly from underground If you close your eyes you can observe the blueprint The man-made dna that spirals breathlessly out of control, As synapses collapse, bridges snap, into a restless utopia, Nutopia
The city is becoming unnatural and suffocating, and if we pay attention, we can hear the negative consequences that are coming

Now the rain has arrived and I think we might have to lay low Watch all the bridges collide and I think we might have to lay low.
The storm has come and we need to seek shelter and wait for the chaos to subside

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MARGARET LI CHIN O`LEARY, MARTIN CLIVE ATKINS

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