“Nowhere is the dreamer or the misfit so alone“. My forth Desert Island Disc choice for #Octaver16 #OctaverDiD

Track - Subdivisions Album - Signals Band - Rush

Lyrics 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

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

Any escape might help to smooth The unattractive truth But the suburbs have no charms to soothe The restless dreams of youth

Songwriters: Alex Zivojinovich / Gary Lee Weinrib / Neil Elwood Peart