[Guitar solo] [Verse 1] I open up my folder, and there you are again, Three, four, five files — driving me insane. .shp, .dbf, .shx in the mix, Lose just one, and nothing ever clicks. [Pre-Chorus] You’re old, you’re clunky, But no one drops you, funny. Projected wrong, sometimes corrupt, But still you never die [Chorus] **Shapefile – you’re still alive!** Since the 90th, you just won’t die. You’re slow, but you stay, ‘Cause we all write you anyway. **Shapefile – you’re still alive!** So many formats came and tried. Legacy, but you remain, Though we curse you every day. [Verse 2] No umlauts, allways mess, Your limits drive me near my death. No topology check, geometry’s a guess, But somehow… you still impress. [Pre-Chorus] Everyone’s hyped on GeoPackage, FlatGeobuf and cloud advantage. But then the client walks right in, Says: “Shapefile, please — let’s begin.” [Chorus] **Shapefile – you’re still alive!** Since the 90th, you just won’t die. You’re slow, but you stay, ‘Cause we all write you anyway. **Shapefile – you’re still alive!** So many formats came and tried. Legacy, but you remain, Though we curse you every day. [Bridge] You’re like a fax machine, No one loves you, but you’re still seen. OpenStreetMap, WFS, Yet you’re still here on my desk. [Chorus – Outro] **Shapefile – you’re still alive!** Since the 90th, you just won’t die. Maybe soon you’ll fade away — But you’re still here today. **Shapefile – you’re still alive!** As long as offices still reign, You’ll survive through all the pain. Shape... you’ll never die!
