Pave The River

[Intro] (Sound of water rushing, birds chirping, and a relaxed acoustic guitar strum) (Record scratch) (Sound of a concrete mixer turning on and heavy machinery backup beeps: Beep... Beep... Beep...) Yeah. Turn that acoustic garbage off. Hyper-Link in the booth. You call it a ecosystem? I call it unutilized real estate. Listen. [Verse 1] I look at the water, I see zero efficiency Too much humidity, lack of connectivity You floating on tubes with a cooler of beer I’m dropping a high-rise right over here Pouring the aggregate, leveling slopes Crushing the limestone, killing your hopes You talk about nature, you talk about trees I’m talking about charging you maintenance fees Guadalupe, Comal, yeah I’m clearing the zone Replacing the mud with a structured cyclone Can’t even stream on your lazy retreat So I'm covering the rapids in premium sheet! [Chorus] Pave the river! Lock it in stone! Gotta expand the industrial zone! Pave the river! Pouring the gray! Your little paradise is moving away! No more mud, no more moss Just a clean, concrete financial boss (Yeah, lay the rebar!) Pave the river! [Verse 2] You worried 'bout minnows? I'm worried 'bout margins Parking a crane where you started your barging No more sandals, you wearing a hardhat Zoning laws changed, yeah we automated that Winding roads? Nah, make it a grid Buying the banks out, look what I bid A three-tier resort with an infinity pool While you float in a circle looking like a fool I got the mixers lined up on the banks Filling the channel, I’m saying "no thanks" To the ducks, to the moss, to the low-yield terrain When the cement cures, only dollars remain! [Chorus] Pave the river! Lock it in stone! Gotta expand the industrial zone! Pave the river! Pouring the gray! Your little paradise is moving away! No more mud, no more moss Just a clean, concrete financial boss Pave the river! [Verse 3]The singer suggests building a fiberglass water slide over the river and turning the area into a toll road, prioritizing profit over the local culture and environment. [Chorus] Pave the river! Lock it in stone! Gotta expand the industrial zone! Pave the river! Pouring the gray! Your little paradise is moving away! No more mud, no more moss Just a clean, concrete financial boss Pave the river! [Outro] (Sound of wet cement sloshing and a trowel smoothing it out) Smooth. Linear. Profitable. Look at that finish. Perfect 90-degree angles. You can't tube on a highway, Comal. Next up, your valley. (Machinery hum fades out into a digital dial-up tone) [END], [END], [END]