Sprawling on the fringes of the city
In geometric order, an insulated border
In between the bright lights
And the far unlit unknown
♪
Growing up, it all seemed so one-sided
Opinions are provided, the future pre-decided
Detached and subdivided
In the mass production zone
Nowhere is the dreamer or the misfit so alone
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(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
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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 light
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Well, some will sell their dreams for small desires
And 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, a private street on a quiet night
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(Subdivisions) in the highschool 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 soothe the unattractive truth
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe
The restless dreams of youth
♪
Danke schön, guten Abend, Frankfurt
I tried to speak some German for you, forgive me
Herzlich willkommen zu unserer Jubiläums-Show Dankeschön
Danke schön, thank you for coming tonight
We appreciate it
We appreciate you helping us celebrate our 30th birthday
And we have way too much music to play
So we like to do now something called "Earthshine"