is it so wrong that i work at an engineering firm even when i don't agree with urban sprawl? if you ever get a chance check out the band Desaparecidos. they hit it on the nail when it comes to my view on urban growth.
here are some lyrics to their song Greater Omaha:
Greater OmahaWell traffic's kind of bad. They're widening Easy St. to fit more S.U.V.s. They're planting baby trees to grow to shady peaks. A little shelter from the sun or the upper tax bracket. Here on the cul-de-sac, we are not giving back until the community repents. Cos we can't afford to be generous. There's closing costs and a narrow margin. So go earn your degree and we'll take you out to lunch. You can work for us but you gotta eat 'em all up.
Yeah one more mouthfull and we'll be happy then. One more mouthfull and we'll be happy then.
Out west they are moving dirt to make a greater Omaha. Another franchise sold so there are even more restaurants per capita. And they all have got a drive-thru, yeah who's got time to dine. Although the floor are clean and the colour scheme, it compliments me every time. So no one starves in this cattle town. The semis pass making squealing sounds. And it's ALL U CAN EAT and they'll never get enough. They'll be feeding us. They'll be feeding on us.
Just one more mouthfull and they will be happy then. Yeah one more mouthfull and they will be happy then.
All those golden fields, lovely empty space, They're building drug stores now until none remains. I've been driving now for 100 blocks, Saw 50 Kum and Go's, 60 parking lots.
One more mouthfull and they will be happy then.
Yeah one more mouthfull and they will be happy then.
One more, one more, one more -- One more. One more, one more -- Yeah one more, One more, one more, one more Just one more. Just one more. Just one more.
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am i a hypocrite?