Lyric discussion by puepyerpants 

Cover art for Arizona lyrics by Sharks Keep Moving

i see what you mean by the city-scape not equaling up to landscape. i, however, originally pictured the useless plateaus that are in the desert climate (which dries skin) of arizona trying to equal up to mountains when they clearly aren't. but you're probably right, the rest of the song seems to follow your connection. i suppose i saw the song as a cynic singing it when it's probably more of a realist who knows better things exist.