Subdivisions (Snakes & Arrows Live Version)

Subdivisions (Snakes & Arrows Live Version) - Rush

Sprawling on the fringes of the city

Geometric order an insulated border

In between the bright lights

And the far unlit unknown

Growing up it all seems so one-sided

Opinions all provided the future pre-decided

Detached and subdivided in the mass production zone

Nowhere is the dreamer or the misfit so alone

Subdivisions

In the high school halls

In the shopping malls

Conform or be cast out

Subdivisions

In the basement bars

In the backs of cars

Be cool or be cast out

Any escape might help to smooth

The unattractive truth

But the suburbs have no charms to soothe

The restless dreams of youth

Drawn like moths we drift into the city

The timeless old attraction

Cruising for the action lit up like a firefly

Just to feel the living night

Where some will sell their dreams for small desires

Or lose the race to rats get caught in ticking traps

And start to dream of somewhere to relax their restless flight

Somewhere out of a memory of lighted streets on quiet nights

Subdivisions

In the high school halls

In the shopping malls

Conform or be cast out

Subdivisions

In the basement bars

In the backs of cars

Be cool or be cast out

Any escape might help to smooth

The unattractive truth

But the suburbs have no charms to soothe

The restless dreams of youth