The Suburbs

Lyrics

In the suburbs I, I learned to drive
 And you told me we'd never survive
 Grab your mother's keys, we're leaving
 ♪
 You always seemed so sure
 That one day we'd be fighting
 In a suburban war
 Your part of town against mine
 I saw you standing on the opposite shore
 But by the time the first bombs fell
 We were already bored
 We were already, already bored
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling again
 ♪
 The kids want to be so hard
 But in my dreams we're still screaming
 And running through the yard
 When all of the walls that they built
 In the seventies finally fall
 And all of the houses they built
 In the seventies finally fall
 Meant nothing at all?
 Meant nothing at all
 It meant nothing
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 And into the night
 ♪
 So can you understand
 Why I want a daughter while I'm still young?
 I want to hold her hand
 And show her some beauty
 Before this damage is done
 But if it's too much to ask
 If it's too much to ask
 Then send me a son
 
 Under the overpass
 In the parking lot, we're still waiting
 It's already passed
 So move your feet from hot pavement
 And into the grass
 'Cause it's already passed
 It's already, already passed
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling again
 ♪
 I'm moving past the feeling
 ♪
 I'm moving past the feeling
 ♪
 In my dreams we're still screaming
 ♪
 We're still screaming
 We're still screaming
 
 In the suburbs I, I learned to drive
 And you told me we'd never survive
 Grab your mother's keys, we're leaving
 ♪
 You always seemed so sure
 That one day we'd be fighting
 In a suburban war
 Your part of town against mine
 I saw you standing on the opposite shore
 But by the time the first bombs fell
 We were already bored
 We were already, already bored
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling again
 ♪
 The kids want to be so hard
 But in my dreams we're still screaming
 And running through the yard
 When all of the walls that they built
 In the seventies finally fall
 And all of the houses they built
 In the seventies finally fall
 Meant nothing at all?
 Meant nothing at all
 It meant nothing
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 And into the night
 ♪
 So can you understand
 Why I want a daughter while I'm still young?
 I want to hold her hand
 And show her some beauty
 Before this damage is done
 But if it's too much to ask
 If it's too much to ask
 Then send me a son
 
 Under the overpass
 In the parking lot, we're still waiting
 It's already passed
 So move your feet from hot pavement
 And into the grass
 'Cause it's already passed
 It's already, already passed
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling again
 ♪
 I'm moving past the feeling
 ♪
 I'm moving past the feeling
 ♪
 In my dreams we're still screaming
 ♪
 We're still screaming
 We're still screaming
 
 In the suburbs I, I learned to drive
 And you told me we'd never survive
 Grab your mother's keys, we're leaving
 ♪
 You always seemed so sure
 That one day we'd be fighting
 In a suburban war
 Your part of town against mine
 I saw you standing on the opposite shore
 But by the time the first bombs fell
 We were already bored
 We were already, already bored
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling again
 ♪
 The kids want to be so hard
 But in my dreams we're still screaming
 And running through the yard
 When all of the walls that they built
 In the seventies finally fall
 And all of the houses they built
 In the seventies finally fall
 Meant nothing at all?
 Meant nothing at all
 It meant nothing
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 And into the night
 ♪
 So can you understand
 Why I want a daughter while I'm still young?
 I want to hold her hand
 And show her some beauty
 Before this damage is done
 But if it's too much to ask
 If it's too much to ask
 Then send me a son
 
 Under the overpass
 In the parking lot, we're still waiting
 It's already passed
 So move your feet from hot pavement
 And into the grass
 'Cause it's already passed
 It's already, already passed
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling again
 ♪
 I'm moving past the feeling
 ♪
 I'm moving past the feeling
 ♪
 In my dreams we're still screaming
 ♪
 We're still screaming
 We're still screaming
 
 In the suburbs I, I learned to drive
 And you told me we'd never survive
 Grab your mother's keys, we're leaving
 ♪
 You always seemed so sure
 That one day we'd be fighting
 In a suburban war
 Your part of town against mine
 I saw you standing on the opposite shore
 But by the time the first bombs fell
 We were already bored
 We were already, already bored
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling again
 ♪
 The kids want to be so hard
 But in my dreams we're still screaming
 And running through the yard
 When all of the walls that they built
 In the seventies finally fall
 And all of the houses they built
 In the seventies finally fall
 Meant nothing at all?
 Meant nothing at all
 It meant nothing
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 And into the night
 ♪
 So can you understand
 Why I want a daughter while I'm still young?
 I want to hold her hand
 And show her some beauty
 Before this damage is done
 But if it's too much to ask
 If it's too much to ask
 Then send me a son
 
 Under the overpass
 In the parking lot, we're still waiting
 It's already passed
 So move your feet from hot pavement
 And into the grass
 'Cause it's already passed
 It's already, already passed
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling again
 ♪
 I'm moving past the feeling
 ♪
 I'm moving past the feeling
 ♪
 In my dreams we're still screaming
 ♪
 We're still screaming
 We're still screaming
 
 In the suburbs I, I learned to drive
 And you told me we'd never survive
 Grab your mother's keys, we're leaving
 ♪
 You always seemed so sure
 That one day we'd be fighting
 In a suburban war
 Your part of town against mine
 I saw you standing on the opposite shore
 But by the time the first bombs fell
 We were already bored
 We were already, already bored
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling again
 ♪
 The kids want to be so hard
 But in my dreams we're still screaming
 And running through the yard
 When all of the walls that they built
 In the seventies finally fall
 And all of the houses they built
 In the seventies finally fall
 Meant nothing at all?
 Meant nothing at all
 It meant nothing
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 And into the night
 ♪
 So can you understand
 Why I want a daughter while I'm still young?
 I want to hold her hand
 And show her some beauty
 Before this damage is done
 But if it's too much to ask
 If it's too much to ask
 Then send me a son
 
 Under the overpass
 In the parking lot, we're still waiting
 It's already passed
 So move your feet from hot pavement
 And into the grass
 'Cause it's already passed
 It's already, already passed
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling again
 ♪
 I'm moving past the feeling
 ♪
 I'm moving past the feeling
 ♪
 In my dreams we're still screaming
 ♪
 We're still screaming
 We're still screaming
 
 In the suburbs I, I learned to drive
 And you told me we'd never survive
 Grab your mother's keys, we're leaving
 ♪
 You always seemed so sure
 That one day we'd be fighting
 In a suburban war
 Your part of town against mine
 I saw you standing on the opposite shore
 But by the time the first bombs fell
 We were already bored
 We were already, already bored
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling again
 ♪
 The kids want to be so hard
 But in my dreams we're still screaming
 And running through the yard
 When all of the walls that they built
 In the seventies finally fall
 And all of the houses they built
 In the seventies finally fall
 Meant nothing at all?
 Meant nothing at all
 It meant nothing
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 And into the night
 ♪
 So can you understand
 Why I want a daughter while I'm still young?
 I want to hold her hand
 And show her some beauty
 Before this damage is done
 But if it's too much to ask
 If it's too much to ask
 Then send me a son
 
 Under the overpass
 In the parking lot, we're still waiting
 It's already passed
 So move your feet from hot pavement
 And into the grass
 'Cause it's already passed
 It's already, already passed
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling again
 ♪
 I'm moving past the feeling
 ♪
 I'm moving past the feeling
 ♪
 In my dreams we're still screaming
 ♪
 We're still screaming
 We're still screaming
 
 In the suburbs I, I learned to drive
 And you told me we'd never survive
 Grab your mother's keys, we're leaving
 ♪
 You always seemed so sure
 That one day we'd be fighting
 In a suburban war
 Your part of town against mine
 I saw you standing on the opposite shore
 But by the time the first bombs fell
 We were already bored
 We were already, already bored
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling again
 ♪
 The kids want to be so hard
 But in my dreams we're still screaming
 And running through the yard
 When all of the walls that they built
 In the seventies finally fall
 And all of the houses they built
 In the seventies finally fall
 Meant nothing at all?
 Meant nothing at all
 It meant nothing
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 And into the night
 ♪
 So can you understand
 Why I want a daughter while I'm still young?
 I want to hold her hand
 And show her some beauty
 Before this damage is done
 But if it's too much to ask
 If it's too much to ask
 Then send me a son
 
 Under the overpass
 In the parking lot, we're still waiting
 It's already passed
 So move your feet from hot pavement
 And into the grass
 'Cause it's already passed
 It's already, already passed
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling
 Sometimes I can't believe it
 I'm moving past the feeling again
 ♪
 I'm moving past the feeling
 ♪
 I'm moving past the feeling
 ♪
 In my dreams we're still screaming
 ♪
 We're still screaming
 We're still screaming
 

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Duration
05:15
Key
6
Tempo
118 BPM

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