they cannot let it expand Lyrics

Lyric discussion by CVZeller 

Cover art for they cannot let it expand lyrics by Midlake

I think this song is a criticism about the destruction of natural habitats that humans have for long been very prolific at.

The last phrase is clearly a resignation and acceptance that he can do nothing about it, that he feels completely powerless to oppose the much larger forces that govern those changes that he views unfit.

My Interpretation