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Subdivisions
For every misfit in the subdivisions. 🏘️
Who it's for
Neil Peart's lyrics describe growing up in the suburbs, where the pressure is to conform or be cast out, and the misfit dreams of escape.
Cast out, restless→Understood, less alone
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Subdivisions" is a 1982 single by the Canadian rock band Rush from their album Signals, with lyrics by drummer Neil Peart. It is about adolescence in the suburbs, drawing on Peart's memories of growing up in Port Dalhousie, Ontario, and explores conformity, alienation and social division.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Age: All ages
I would always rather be happy than dignified.Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XXXIV
