Billy Joel - no man's land

대도시의 발전과 소비문화가 가져온 공허함을 이야기하며, 과거의 순수함과 단순함을 그리워한다
자본주의 사회에서의 갈등과 낮은 공급, 높은 수요의 역설을 지적하며, 인간의 가치가 소비에 얽매여 있음을 고발한다
결국, 무의미한 소비에 젖어 있는 사회 속에 아이들이 겪는 고뇌와 외로움에 대한 우려를 표현한다

I've seen those big machines come
rolling through the quiet pines
Blue suits and bankers
with their Volvos and their valentines
Give us this day our daily discount outlet merchandise
Raise up a multiplex and we will make a sacrifice
Now we're gonna get the big business
Now we're gonna get the real thing
Everybody's all excited about it

Who remembers when it all began
Out here in no man's land
Before they passed the master plan
Out here in no man's land
Low supply and high demand
Here in no man's land

There ain't much work out here
in our consumer power base
No major industry, just miles and miles of parking space
This morning's paper says
our neighbor's in a cocaine bust
Lots more to read about Lolita and suburban lust
Now we're gonna get the whole story
Now we're gonna be in prime time
Everybody's all excited about it

Who remembers when it all began
Out here in no man's land
We've just begun to understand
Out here in no man's land
Low supply and high demand
Here in no man's land

I see these children with their boredom
and their vacant stares
God help us all if we're to blame
for their unanswered prayers
They roll the sidewalks up at night,
this place goes underground
Thanks to the condo kings there's cable
now in Zombietown
Now we're gonna get the closed circuit
Now we're gonna get the Top 40
Now we're gonna get the sports franchise
Now we're gonna get the major attractions

Who remembers when it all began
Out here in no man's land
Before the whole world was in our hands
Out here in no man's land
Before the banners and the marching bands
Out here in no man's land
Low supply and high demand
Here in no man's land