Master planned community
On the outskirts of society
We came out here to get away
We're the architects of our own decay

Master planned community
On the outskirts of society
We came out here to get away
We're the architects of our own decay

Who is this master who came up with this plan?
Way too complex to understand
Rows of houses all look the same
A walled off city with a fancy name

Nuclear waste?
Not in my backyard
A prison?
Not in my backyard
Windmills?
Not in my backyard

Master planned community
On the outskirts of society
We came out here to get away
We're the architects of our own decay

Master planned community
On the outskirts of society
We came out here to get away
We're the architects of our own decay

Who is this master who came up with this plan?
Way too complex to understand
Rows of houses all look the same
A walled off city with a fancy name

A freeway?
Not in my backyard
The homeless?
Not in my backyard
The neighbors?
Not in my backyard

Master planned community
On the outskirts of society
We came out here to get away
We're the architects of our own decay

Master planned community
On the outskirts of society
We came out here to get away
We're the architects of our own decay