Lyric discussion by d.arcy 

Cover art for Powerlines lyrics by Western States Motel, The

absolutely beautiful song- not quite sure if my interpretation is accurate, but I believe the song is terrorizing the modern society of tabloidization..? for example "Palm Trees" are often interpreted as something glamorous, "powerlines" often represented as something very commercial, modern,.. maybe the narrator is trying to find a way out of today's modern culture..

My Interpretation