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Intro

 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 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

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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 night

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

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Solo

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Any escape might help to smooth

The unattractive truth

But the suburbs have no charms to soothe

 The restless dreams of youth