See the page on the Talking Heads for more info, but I see it as pretty sarcastic. Like, the singer takes the other side of the argument to make his point. On the surface, even though it appears he would rather have factories and dairy queens, he's actually an environmentalist. I guess you'd call it irony? Plus it does show how we're gonna feel when our own excessive way of life ends: memories of microwaves, cars, and discount stores.
Deeper, I think it could be about a woman he loved and lost. they built up their relationship, but it wasn't sustainable and it fell apart, or as diggit said, de-evolved.
See the page on the Talking Heads for more info, but I see it as pretty sarcastic. Like, the singer takes the other side of the argument to make his point. On the surface, even though it appears he would rather have factories and dairy queens, he's actually an environmentalist. I guess you'd call it irony? Plus it does show how we're gonna feel when our own excessive way of life ends: memories of microwaves, cars, and discount stores.
Deeper, I think it could be about a woman he loved and lost. they built up their relationship, but it wasn't sustainable and it fell apart, or as diggit said, de-evolved.