I think this song is lamenting the homogeneous state and strict rules of suburbia. Columbia, Maryland is a town near where the band is from. It is generally considered the first fully planned community in the country (other than Levittowns, which were just housing developments). The singer states that he wants a "castle" that is eccentrically designed and where "none of your business is hangin' around."
Also, a quote from Neil: "In the early 1980s' my family lived in a typically terrible pre-planned suburban development called Montgomery Village.
I think this song is lamenting the homogeneous state and strict rules of suburbia. Columbia, Maryland is a town near where the band is from. It is generally considered the first fully planned community in the country (other than Levittowns, which were just housing developments). The singer states that he wants a "castle" that is eccentrically designed and where "none of your business is hangin' around."
Also, a quote from Neil: "In the early 1980s' my family lived in a typically terrible pre-planned suburban development called Montgomery Village.