The song "Suburban War" by Arcade Fire describes a conflict between the singer and their friend over growing up in the suburbs. It talks about how they used to go on drives together and spend time with each other and their old friends. However, their friend began a "war against the suburbs" by cutting their hair, listening to different music that divided people into tribes, and leaving their old life behind. Now the singer searches for their friend in every passing car but feels like they no longer know their old friends as they have all changed and grown apart since their suburban youth.