The Franchise
My wife and I are great at running a household together. It's efficient, it's clean, and it passes every inspection. But we got so good at keeping out friction that we kept out the messy, human stuff too, and a house can run perfectly and still leave you hungry.
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Check the inventory, check the stock
We run this station like a ticking clock
The Health Inspector gave us an "A"
We churn out the banquet every single day
It’s a Franchise model, built to last
Secure against the future and secure against the past
I’m the Captain of the ledger, she’s the Mate of the supply
We run a five-star kitchen beneath a stormy sky
No leakage in the hull, no friction in the gear
We manufacture safety and we export all the fear
We are solvent, we are solving every leak
We act with resolution so we never have to speak
We dissolve the messy feelings in a chemical vat
And we absolve the heavy conscience, yeah we’re good at that
The solution is the mixture, the resolve is in the black
We are the Franchise owners, and there is no turning back
Keep it liquid, keep it flowing, keep the assets in the clear
As long as we are solvent, we have nothing left to hear
The little patrons run the deck, unaware of the deep
They think the food is natural, they think the peace is cheap
They eat the healthy options, they grow up strong and tall
Safe inside the fortress of the Franchise wall
We navigate the market, we navigate the void
One slip of the calculation and the cargo is destroyed
But the management is solid, the dividends are paid
We are the masters of the ocean in the bed that we have made
We are solvent, we are solving every leak
We act with resolution so we never have to speak
We dissolve the messy feelings in a chemical vat
And we absolve the heavy conscience, yeah we’re good at that
The solution is the mixture, the resolve is in the black
We are the Franchise owners, and there is no turning back
Keep it liquid, keep it flowing, keep the assets in the clear
As long as we are solvent, we have nothing left to hear
Scylla wants to snatch them up with teeth and open maw!
Charybdis wants to swallow them inside a water-jaw!
But we sail the line! We sail the line!
The navigation is divine!
We hold the center! We hold the strait!
We negotiate with heavy fate!
The kids are safe! The kids are fine!
Just ignore the warning sign!
It works!
It works!
Look at the numbers!
It works!
We are solvent
We are solving
We are... ...closed for the night