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(gentle music) (projector running)

(acoustic music)

♪ Everybody's looking for paradise

♪ A place in the sun where the weather's nice

♪ Mm hm

♪ And they can almost see it when they close their eyes

♪ Except for the Californians

♪ Everybody tryin' to find heaven on earth

♪ Chasing it down for all they're worth

♪ Oh yeah

♪ Feels like something's missing from the day of their birth

♪ Except for the Californians

♪ There's a big blue ocean and a deep blue sky

♪ Oranges growing in your own backyard

♪ Green giants on the Redwood Highway

♪ All in a Golden State of mind

♪ And that's where you'll find the Californians

♪ And everybody waitin' on Shangri-la

♪ When the world outside gets too blah blah

♪ Oh yeah

♪ Somethin' with a little more cha cha cha

♪ Except for the Californians

♪ There's a big blue ocean and a deep blue sky

♪ Oranges growin' in your own backyard

♪ Green giants on the Redwood Highway

♪ It's a different kind of life

♪ But then no one else is like the Californians

♪ Green giants on the Redwood Highway

♪ Where there's a Golden State of mind

♪ I believe you'll find

♪ The Californians

♪ Everybody lookin' for a paradise ♪

(majestic music)

(majestic music)

(thuds)

- Next item on the agenda is Quail Ridge.

The project consists of 27 single family homes.

The developer, Gavin Ransom, has submitted an application.

We will proceed now with comments from the public.

- The plan is to pave over 15 acres

of rare and sensitive habitat.

To build mansions for rich people.

- That's the plan. (crowd murmuring)

- My name is Eileen Boatwright. (clapping)

I represent Wild Hope, Earth Share, (clapping)

Voice for the Wilderness, The Friends of Red Hill,

the Fish, Trees, Water Campaign,

and The Center for the Study of Global Change dot org.

(applauding)

This project will ravage the land.

Wipe out the wetlands.

And make barren our way of life.

When are you gonna stop building, Mr. Ransom?

(crowd cheering)

- When people stop buying, Miss Boatwright.

(crowd booing) (gavel banging)

- This project will result in the death

of a number of endangered species.

They say the tiger salamander is not there.

Well, I have in this jar an embryo

taken from a vernal pool on the property.

An embryo of the tiger salamander!

- They dumped those salamanders on the property.

(crowding yelling and clapping)

(gavel banging) - Quiet, please.

Let's have the next speaker, please.

(apprehensive music)

- Psst.

(crowd murmuring)

- Hello.

My name is Olive Ransom.

The blue oak trees that the developer proposes removing

are of an unusual genotype.

They cannot be planted elsewhere because

there are no genetically identical propagules available.

- I read somewhere that the blue oak is the most

prolific hardwood in the state of California.

- Uh yes, but these have a unique genotype.

- And there are two million acres of them?

- Uh, they're not identical to the ones

that are in the San Luis Obispo, for example--

- Would you let him ask the question

before you start answering?

- I was, I mean, I am--

- The one thing removed are going to be

mitigated with cuttings from other trees.

- Well, you can't take cuttings

from an oak tree.

You have to take it from an acorn, and--

- But it's the most prolific in the state of California.

- Well, they're not genetically identical, you fool.

(gavel bangs) - Next speaker, please.

(crowding grumbling)

- Thank you.

(languid music)

- All right, it's been a long night,

let's get it over with.

There's, uh, one more speaker on the list.

- We're all tense.

I'm Elton Tripp.

This is my daughter, Zoe.

We understand your fear of rejecting this project.

It will be unpopular with the business community.

You won't receive anticipated campaign contributions

come election time.

Okay.

Instead of expressing anger and blame,

let's try and decrease the negativity.

(guitar strumming)

♪ Walk through the meadow

♪ Walk through the woods

♪ Down by the river

♪ And it smelled so good

♪ There's so much magic there

♪ Where everything grows

♪ And nothing we've created

♪ Even comes close

♪ But still they want to chop down every tree

- Their three minutes are up, Mayor.

- Shh.

♪ Bulldoze every flower

♪ Dam every stream

♪ Build more concrete towers

♪ So much beauty lost

♪ in the blink of an eye

♪ I hear Mother Nature cry

♪ I hear Mother Nature cry

(crowd clapping and cheering)

(gavel banging)

- Let's bring this hearing to a close.

Does the applicant wish to address the council?

- Mr. Mayor,

members of the council.

There is a housing shortage.

We need to get under construction ASAP.

- [Mayor] Thank you. Do we have a motion?

- I make a motion to approve the project.

- [Woman] I second the motion.

- [Mayor] We have a motion and a second.

All in favor, say "aye".

- [All] Aye.

- All opposed.

Motion passed. (gavel bangs)

- Unbelievable. (crowd grumbling)

- (claps) Yes.

(indistinct conversation)

- Thank you, Jerry, Paula, Kevin, Alan.

- Buh bye. We'll be suing you.

- Oh, that's fine.

I've got a line item in the budget for lawsuits.

- Hello.

You don't know me,

but I want to know you.

I-I can't speak to you now, but

will you meet me tomorrow?

- [Zoe] Tomorrow?

- Yes, it's incredibly important.

And there are more of us than you can imagine.

Here's my address.

When we're faced with a holocaust of endangered species,

do we simply retreat?

Or are we awakened at the very core of our being?

Will you please meet me tomorrow?

Will you please?

- Okay.

- Thank you.

Oh, thank you.

(dramatic music)

(construction machines rumbling)

(pensive music)

- Yes, hello. - [Deli Man] Hi.

- I would like to get a salmon steak.

Uh, no, not that one.

The one behind it.

No, that's, that's the one in front of it.

Go the other way.

No, the other way.

I meant, behind it from my perspective.

- This one right here?

- So that would be

in front of it, from your perspective.

Okay. No, no, no, no.

Just go one, no, just go one to the right.

No, that's the one,

I just have to ask you one question.

Is that wild?

- $129.29. Credit or ATM?

(pensive music)

- I knew you'd come.

I want to know you.

I felt that very strongly when I heard you last night.

What a power.

What a power, Miss Tripp.

- I guess it is a power.

I mean, I can't magically wave a wand

and make everything better,

but I can help create awareness of the crisis.

- Where did you get your passion for nature?

- Where did Joan of Arc get her passion for France?

(laughs)

- I wish I could speak in public, but I can't.

I've none of that kind of talent.

I'm awkward and embarrassed, and um...

I'm not a people person.

I don't have people skills.

But you, (chuckles)

you are an inspiration.

Will you join me?

Will you work with me, and be my colleague,

and my partner, and my friend?

- (laughs) Maybe you like me too much.

- Well, of course I do.

When I like, I like too much, but...

I know, I need to slow down.

But developers are planning buildings

all over this state.

And we need to rally the communities to oppose them.

Help me.

There's nothing else in the world that matters to me.

And I've dedicated my life to this.

- So have I.

I really want to make a difference but,

I live with my parents.

We have our work together.

- Your work?

- Our music.

We usually play weddings.

- You have a tremendous gift. (chuckles)

And you need to use it.

You need to move the world with it.

- Yeah, that's what I wanna do.

If we don't do the impossible,

we'll be faced with the unthinkable.

Can I put my gum in there?

In here?

- Oh, no. Uh... (knocking)

What are you doing here?

- Meeting the plumber.

Like you asked me to.

I recognize you from last night.

Zoe Tripp.

That's the price you pay for celebrity.

- Oh, I know, I've got lots of fans.

You should see 'em in Santa Cruz.

- Your performance was so passionate,

you convinced me.

I'm gonna quit.

Soon as I make enough money to retire. (laughs)

Tell me, you don't hate developers personally, do you?

- I don't hate them.

I mean, I hate their corruption and, and greed.

I feel sorry for them.

Actually, I've never met one.

- Well, you just did.

I'm Gavin Ransom.

- You guys are related?

- Yeah, we're identical twins.

- That's so cool.

- I could've listened to you all night.

But you're gonna put me out of business.

- That's the idea.

You're destroying the environment.

- No, I'm enhancing the environment with architecture.

- The world doesn't need more architecture.

I run my dog in those hills.

You're threatening dozens of species

who are major players in the carbon cycle of life.

- I've had my eye on that parcel for a long time.

- It isn't a parcel.

It's a place.

Anyway, I've gotta get home, to Inverness,

while it's still there.

- But, I need to see you again.

I need to explain things to you.

- Yeah.

I'd like an explanation of why you exploit the land.

- For profit.

- Isn't that a crime?

- No.

But you could get cited for walking your dog off leash.

- I got it all cleared out for you, lady,

but it's gonna keep clogging up.

You've got tree roots growin' in your waste line.

Either cut down your tree, or stop flushing your toilet.

♪ Let the rivers run into the sea

♪ It's the right idea

(guitar strumming)

(clapping and cheering)

Thank you.

All right, we're gonna take a short break.

- We're the Eco Tripps, and remember,

if you're not part of the solution,

you're part of the problem.

- Right on. (laughs) - [Eileen] That's right.

You were good. (clapping)

- [Zoe] Thank you.

- [Olive] Hi. - Hi.

- Oh, you were wonderful.

- Thank you.

- I haven't heard anyone like her

since Joan.

- Joan of Arc? (chuckles)

- Biaz. I'm not that old.

(laughing)

- Zoe, this is Eileen Boatwright.

She's kind of our elder stateswoman.

- Makes me sound like a bronze bust.

(laughing)

Well, you are our future.

Yes, you are.

- Oh.

- I'd like you to meet Mary Ann.

- Hey.

- Loved your set. Really good.

- Mary Ann's a guitarist.

- Really?

What kind of music do you play?

- All kinds. Yeah.

- She's being very modest.

She's, uh, got a lot of experience

recording and performing, and, uh,

she's interested in the issues.

- Did you bring your guitar?

- Yeah, I've got it right here.

- Cool.

- We seem to be building a following. (coins jingling)

- Hey Dad, this is Mary Ann.

She's gonna sit in with us.

- Great. Thank you. - [Zoe] Come on, Mary Ann.

- Thank you.

(guitar strumming)

♪ Everybody's looking for paradise

♪ A place in the sun where the weather's nice

♪ Oh yeah

♪ You can almost see it when you close your eyes

♪ Except for the Californians

♪ There's a big blue ocean and a deep blue sky

♪ Oranges growin' in your own backyard

♪ Green giants on the Redwood Highway

♪ I'm in a Golden State of mind

♪ I believe you'll find the Californians

♪ Everybody's trying to find Shangra-La

♪ The world outside gets too blah blah

♪ Oh yeah

♪ Something with a little more cha cha cha

♪ Except for the Californians

♪ Big blue ocean and a deep blue sky

♪ Oranges growin' in your own backyard

♪ Green giants on the Redwood Highway

♪ I'm in a Golden State of mind

♪ I believe you'll find the Californians ♪

- [Voiceover] Classical 102.1 KDFC.

- [Voiceover] Imagine the security of

a private gated community.

Imagine unique, semi-custom, luxury estates.

- All with bay views.

Imagine gracious living and active lifestyle amenities.

- [Voiceover] Imagine Quail Ridge,

- where a lifetime of memories awaits you.

Imagine Quail Ridge, Quail Ridge.

(footsteps approaching)

- Gavin Ransom.

I haven't seen you since big game.

You don't remember me.

I'm Luna Larson.

Olive's roommate in the dorms.

- It was Luna Littlefield back then.

- My divorce is nearly final.

I've been living in Europe,

and staying with your sister while I shop for a house.

- I'm building some terrific new houses.

What are looking for?

- A pied-a-terre, about 15 rooms.

Is it a good time to buy?

- Times couldn't be more right.

- Well, I'd love to see your development.

- Let's touch base.

- I notice you're not wearing a wedding ring.

Are you unmarried or just unfaithful?

- Yes and no. (chuckles)

- Olive! You're brother's here.

Families are so fascinating.

You, a developer,

Olive, a vegetarian.

She's so full of

morality.

I'm glad I don't have political opinions

that prevent me from looking attractive.

- [Gavin] Mm.

- [Luna] Olive. - Mm?

- You didn't tell me Gavin was building homes.

I may want to buy one.

Tell me more.

- Gorgeous piece of land.

Beautiful bay view.

- That will be ruined forever.

- It's a gated community.

- A prison, a ghetto.

- Phase One features executive homes

in four different styles,

Italian villa, French chateau, mid-century modern,

Victorian farmhouse.

- It's a brilliant architectural context.

- With four-car garages.

- Mm.

- Definitely an amenity.

- Yes, it's perfect for a fleet of SUVs.

- Phase Three features a golf course.

- Golf.

What an arrogant waste of space.

Dull men with their little cups and their little balls.

- When does construction begin?

- Hello?

No, I didn't call.

No, wasn't me.

Who's dog?

Hold on.

Wisdom!

Come here, Wisdom! Wisdom! (dog barking)

(heavy vehicles rumbling)

(indistinct shouting and conversations)

(saws buzzing) (hammers hammering)

Wisdom, come back here!

Wisdom!

(construction workers speaking Spanish)

Wisdom.

- [Gavin] How come there are only two columns

on the Italian villa?

- That's the way we designed it.

- I don't care what you designed.

This is the Italian villa.

Uh...

are we selling Cadillacs or Chevys?

This is Quail Ridge.

It isn't Pheasant Court.

Look, guys, you can cut the pie into 11 pieces.

You can sell half the pie or the whole pie.

We're selling the whole pie,

but all the crumbs in the middle are falling out!

I want to see 50 columns.

That should look like the Acropolis.

- That's Greek.

- Don't you get smart with me.

Add the columns.

- Ionic?

- No, I am not being Ionic.

Add the damn columns.

- How big are the tubs?

- So big, no faucet can fill it.

So, we designed a system that uses

the horsepower from the jacuzzi jets

to pump water into the tub.

And you can turn it on from any room in the house.

- Is that Italian marble?

- Si, exactamente, quarried in Rome.

- Has it been ordered?

- Uh, the marble?

- Yeah, the marble.

- Well, I never got the spec.

Did you get the spec?

- Nope.

- You spec it?

- We specced it.

- [Contractor] I never got it.

- [Architect] Are you sure you specced it?

- We specced it.

It's right there on the plans.

There it is.

I knew it. We definitely specced it.

- Well, that's not on my set.

What's the date on that set?

- [Architect] April 8th.

- [Contractor] Well, these are stamped March 12th.

I never got that set.

- Okay, that marble's got a lead time of six months.

I'm gonna be sittin' on finished houses

that I can't move owners into

because some jackass drops the ball on the specs.

Look, guys, the bus has already left the station.

And we're chasing it down the street.

I want to be at the next stop,

waiting for it to get there!

(dog barking)

- Wisdom!

Wisdom, come here right now! (dog barking)

- Hey.

- [Zoe] Hey.

- I guess Wisdom's not too smart, huh?

- She's usually really obedient.

I don't know why she's acting like this.

- Profit, sit.

- Profit?

Even your dog's about money.

- Aw. He's very loving.

- She's fixed.

- Well, I'm glad you dropped by.

- I didn't drop by.

My dog ran off.

She's disoriented, this used to be nature.

- Oh, it's still nature.

There's nothing unnatural about concrete.

No, we're like little birds,

gathering twigs to build a nest.

It's a really nice walk up on the ridge.

Come on, let's take the dogs.

- This used to be a pristine valley.

Now it's full of people.

- What have you got against people?

We're people.

- There are too many of us.

- Who should we get rid of?

- How about golfers?

You know, if we plow under all the golf courses

and plant crops, we could feed the world?

- Have you ever played?

- Hey, Gavin,

how's Quail Ridge coming along?

- Oh, we're approved.

Gonna meet with the lender next week.

I heard you bought a condo at Pheasant Court?

- Yep. Cashed in some chips.

Got more bang for the buck.

- Uh, she needs a collared shirt.

- This is a colored shirt.

- A collared shirt.

Proper attire is required.

(thudding)

(muffled laughter and moans)

(Gavin laughing) - Yes!

- Very nicely done.

- Thank you.

How'd I do?

- You shot a 91.

Not bad.

Next time, we'll play the back nine.

(playful music)

- Ah, okay, Wisdom.

Here we go, you ready?

You ready? Here we go, here we go!

Okay.

Here we go.

No, let me have it. (laughing)

Let's do the verse.

♪ There's too much construction

♪ They build more buildings everyday ♪

- What about too much de-struction?

Too much de-struction.

- Of anything that's in the way.

- [Olive] That's good, that's good.

(saw buzzing)

(hammering) (yelling in Spanish)

- [Gavin] We're tracking the marble?

- [Contractor] Yeah.

- [Gavin] Is it on a boat?

- Well, there's been a strike.

It's supposed to ship next week,

but that's what they told me two weeks ago.

You know, if it was me, I'd go to Home Depot

and get something in stock.

- If it was you, you'd be building gas stations in Phoenix.

(guitar strumming) (indistinct conversations)

- [Sybill] Oh, god. (sighs)

Ahhh.

- You're tense.

- Ugh. I'm always tense when I'm working pro bono.

- Uh. (chuckles nervously)

why don't we do it like this.

There.

Like that. Okay?

(laughing)

It's a new recipe.

I hope it turned out.

- Oh, it's so pretty.

Must be so nice to have time for that sort of thing.

Vegan?

I don't eat dairy.

- Yes, they are.

- Raw?

- Raw?

- I don't eat cooked food.

It's been six years now and my

sense of smell and taste are highly elevated.

It smells cooked.

- Well, it's not, I just warmed up the plate.

- How warm did you warm it?

At 115 degrees, the enzymes begin to die.

- Well, you can relax because I warmed it at 112.

- No, thank you.

(indistinct conversation)

- Well, I'd like to welcome each and every one of you

to this, our very first meeting of the

Open Space Action Coalition.

(clapping and cheering)

Thank you.

Cloverdale!

A mall with office space.

Acres and acres of paved parking.

- This town council never met a development

it didn't like.

- It's on the Planning Agenda for the 18th.

- Hello.

- Oh, hi!

- Hi. Gavin Ransom.

I'm looking for Zoe.

- Ransom. (laughs)

Suddenly, everybody I meet is named Ransom.

- Well, if you mean Olive Ransom, I'm her brother.

- No.

She is such great people.

She and Zoe are just joined at the hip.

- Do you, uh, know where their hips are right now?

♪ Shouting out from coast to coast

♪ It's time for a radical approach

♪ Too much population

♪ Too many people everywhere

♪ And in a generation

♪ There'll be another billion of us here

♪ Ants at the picnic

♪ Crawling around on everything

♪ Man, it's sickening

♪ Come on, now, everybody sing

♪ It's time for a radical approach

♪ Let's hit 'em where it hurts the most

♪ Shut 'em down from coast to coast

- We have the motion and a second.

All those favor of the project, say "aye".

All opposed.

- [All] Nay.

(exuberant cheering)

♪ It's time for a radical approach

♪ Let's hit 'em where it hurts the most ♪

(clapping and cheering)

- Hi, everybody, sorry we're late.

- Oh, you're not late.

You're just in time for dessert.

- Sweet.

- Of course it is.

- Check it out.

I want you to hear this new song I'm writing.

I really love the way it's coming together.

I'm making the best music I've ever made in my life.

- Dad, we have to talk.

- Yeah, who's the mob?

- That's Marion Pardon, he's a producer.

He's offering me a record deal.

- Offering you a record a deal?

That's great. (chuckles)

You know, the, uh, A&R guy at Sony

is waiting for our demo.

- Dad, you've been saying that since I was 14.

- What about my career?

- They want me to go solo.

- Solo.

Well, you know, for you to be selfish

and just think about yourself right now is,

is probably a really good thing, I mean--

- It's a marketing decision.

- Marketing, yeah, right, yeah, ca-ching,

bring in the focus group, yeah.

Find the right demographic, hit your target audience,

yeah, it's good for the bottom line.

I played the Bottom Line once,

It was, uh, it was in New York.

- That's Marion Pardon.

I like his aura.

Calmly active, and actively calm.

It is such a pleasure to welcome him,

and you, Olive, under our wellness umbrella.

- Hello. - [Zoe] Hi.

- It's good to see you, Zoe.

- You too. Thanks for coming.

- Oh, my pleasure.

- Um, so, that's Olive.

My mentor, I was telling you about.

- Oh, yeah, okay.

- Yeah, so you should say hi. - [Marion] All right.

- All right. - [Marion] Bye, darling.

- [Zoe] Hi. - Hey, Zoe.

- [Marion] Hello. Hello.

- [Lenora] Hello. - Hi.

I'm, uh, Marion Pardon, and, uh,

Zoe's told me so much about you, and, and...

hello. - Hi.

- I, um, (clears throat) do you follow

the music scene at all?

- No, not at all.

- Oh, wow, because, you know, there really are

a lot of pretty, young girl singers out there.

- I didn't say that they're weren't,

I just said I'm not interested.

- Look, I'm in the music business,

and I gotta tell you, that Zoe, wow.

Zoe is got somethin' unique and charismatic and...

(sighs) so, uh, look, I can tell that you

have a lot of influence over her.

I hope that you don't hold her back.

- What if I have the gift,

and I just have the courage in this life to express it?

I shouldn't be asking, (laughs)

"What if I'm not good enough?"

What if I am good enough?

- I want to do something big with Zoe.

A recording contract, a concert at Coleman Hall,

an international tour--

- Are you interested in the issues?

Protecting the land and the environment,

protecting endangered species?

- Some of my favorite animals are endangered species.

- My point is, are you sympathetic to our cause?

- I can be sympathetic to a lot of things.

Is that what you want from me, sympathy?

Or...

look, I can market her music.

- You feel there's a market for songs of protest,

songs about the environment?

- Oh, man. (laughs)

You help me get her into the recording studio,

and leave the rest to me.

- We'll give you eight bars,

and let's give it a go.

- She will not be exploited.

She will not be Brittany Spears.

She will be Joan of Arc.

- I think Brittany sold more records than Joan.

♪ They mechanize and modernize

♪ Monopolize and colonize

♪ Advertise and sermonize

♪ Commercialize and merchandize

♪ Brutalize, pulverize, terrorize, moralize

♪ Anesthetize and penalize

♪ Rationalize it's legalized

♪ Some day

♪ Those ivory towers will all fall down

♪ Some day

♪ Those ivory towers will all fall down ♪

That is so great.

It's incredible to find people who will explore with me.

You're like lanterns,

throwing me a bigger circle of light.

- Hey, hey, sorry to interrupt.

You guys are so great.

It sounds so, like you're in such a groove.

Right on.

Hey, look at this.

Eco singer, Zoe Tripp. (laughs)

- Wow.

- Who's hot?

She will fill the open spaces of Coleman Hall with music

in a benefit for the Open Space Action Coalition,

all proceeds will go to prevent further development.

- (laughs) I've been so wrapped up in my music,

I haven't even thought about the environment.

- I think about it all the time.

I feel it, here.

- You are my conscience.

- And you are my voice,

and together we will sing.

Right on, sister.

Ow.

- You're over budget and behind schedule.

- Well, we had delays beyond my control.

- Carpet in?

- Well, there was a, a flood at the mill.

- What about the windows?

- Uh, that order was on a forklift that fell in the bay.

- Where are the doors?

- Well, the truck driver got hauled away for back alimony,

and then they impounded the whole payload.

Do you know anybody at the sheriff's office?

I need you to sign the change orders,

and I need you to pay these past due invoices.

- Hey, can you do me a favor?

Can you hold off the subs for a little while?

The offers are rolling in on Phase One.

As soon as we sell that first one,

the bank's gonna release the funds.

- Gavin, there you are.

I've been looking all over for you.

We need to schedule the open house.

- The marble hasn't come in yet.

- I want to move as fast as possible.

There are indications that the market is turning.

- What do you mean?

- I thought we had a bunch of offers.

- There was a flurry of activity at the start,

but the volume of calls has dropped practically to zero.

- Well, then change the ad campaign.

Imagine a lifestyle, imagine amenities,

imagine your memories, where everything awaits you.

The charm of yesteryear, but brand new.

Ideal for entertaining, or hiding away.

Secluded location, close to everything.

Loaded with technology to program

the vintage romance of a simple life.

- This is great.

- Oh.

- Good afternoon, Miss Boatwright.

- Oh.

- Whoa.

- [Eileen] Ah.

- Are you all right?

- Oh, I'm perfectly fine.

- Why don't, uh...

why don't you take a rest for a bit?

- Oh, yeah, I think I will.

Oh. (breathing heavily)

Thank you.

What are you doing here?

- Waiting for Zoe.

- Well, she won't be back for a while.

We're protesting another project.

- Well, give 'em hell.

- Oh, we will.

I just came back to get the building plans.

She knocked your socks off, didn't she?

- Yes, she did.

- Don't you think she's right?

- Yes.

- You agree with her opinions?

- I'm not convinced they are her opinions.

- You're a fighter.

Got such marvelous...

I like that.

Oh. If I were 10 years younger.

- Will you put in a good word for me?

She doesn't like developers.

- Well, you're not just any developer.

- [Gavin] I'm not?

- You're hot.

- (laughing) Ha!

- Used to be so many more birds up here.

Humph. Maybe I'm looking too hard. (chuckles)

Yesterday, I smelled a flower too hard,

and I passed out. (laughing)

Oh, well, guess who was there to help me?

- Who?

- Gavin.

Oh, he's so thoughtful.

- It's too bad his thoughts are all wrong.

- I think he's sexy.

- [Zoe] I could never have a friend

whose politics I disagree with.

- Well, don't mistake your head for your heart.

(elegant classical music) (indistinct conversations)

- So glad you like it.

There he is.

Gavin.

I'd like you to meet the developer.

This is Gavin Ransom.

This is Ken and Cindy Putterman.

- This is terrific.

When I saw that family room with the two TVs

behind the bar, I mean, that's us. (laughs)

I'm in the office 15 hours a day.

I don't need a house that's gonna waste my time.

And I can afford to pay a little more than most.

Thank you, God. (laughing)

You guys have gone the extra mile.

You've gone through the brain damage

to figure out who we are.

Great job.

- Thank you very much.

- Oh, honey, look.

- Congratulations.

I'm drawing up papers they're going to sign tonight.

- Yes.

- (knocking) Geez, betcha this could withstand

a peasant revolt. (laughs)

(classical piano music)

- I'd like to put down a deposit.

- Well, did you bring your checkbook?

- Wouldn't fit in my purse,

there's too much money in the account.

- Hm.

- I just came from a fabulous party.

A benefit for some dreadful disease

I can't recall the name of but the party was such fun,

I hope more people come down with it.

- Mid-century modern.

Floor plan exactly like the others.

- So I've noticed.

I suppose there's a cost savings in that.

- Oh, hell, yeah.

The less these guys have to think, the better.

- Ma'am? Sir?

- You have a...

a little...

on your, uh.

- Thank you.

Only, uh,

intimate friends would point out something like that.

(laughs nervously)

- So, what is your time frame for buying a house?

- Well, it's on the fast-track.

Olive has moved in her little protege.

My living situation is unbearable.

- Her protege?

- Zoe.

The shrieking violet.

- Zoe moved in with Olive?

- Oh god, don't tell me you've joined the cult.

- Oh, let's just say I'm...

a fan.

I wish I had a beautiful voice to express myself.

But I can only build. (sighs)

- You're a clever guy.

I'm sure you could do lots of things.

Sorry.

I'll try to decrease the negativity.

That sounds like Dad.

"Decrease the negativity."

(chuckles)

- Sometimes I get phrases stuck in my head.

- Yeah? Yours or other people's?

- I'm just really scared that I'm gonna

say something stupid.

- If I had your voice, I would say whatever I wanted.

- You do say whatever you want.

You've got confidence.

- Yeah, well, it gets me into trouble sometimes.

- What do I have to do to get you

to stop building on open space?

I mean, why can't you just build in cities?

- Okay.

We can compromise.

- That's not even a word in Olive's dictionary.

- (chuckles) Well, she's got a lifestyle to protect.

Anyway, Quail Ridge will probably be my last job.

I'm gonna make so much money, I can retire.

- Retire?

Why, so you can play golf all day?

- No, so I can go to all your concerts.

(rock music)

- Hey, keep up the good work in sales.

(indistinct conversation)

- Seems like anymore

the whole world is far too motorized

and televized

and fertilized

and well, considering that it used to be

such a beautiful garden,

far too metamorphosized.

♪ Mechanize and modernize

♪ Monopolize and colonize

♪ Advertize and sermonize

♪ Commercialize and merchandize

♪ Fertilize, pulverize, terrorize, moralize

♪ Anesthetize and penalize

♪ Rationalize it's legalized

♪ Some day

♪ Those ivory towers will all fall down

♪ Some day

♪ Those ivory towers will all fall down ♪

- What's Gavin doing here?

- I assumed he came with you.

Why don't you marry him?

Move into one of his houses,

kill two birds with one stone.

- I thought you wanted to save birds.

♪ Stigmatize and scrutinize

♪ It's time we revolutionized

- She's the one who invited him.

- Who's she?

- Zoe, of course.

- She wouldn't have invited him.

- Are you sure?

- What do you mean?

- He lusts after her.

- She drinks.

♪ Will all fall down

♪ All fall down

♪ All fall down

- (clapping) Woo!

(weak clapping)

- Thank you.

Um, I wrote that song together with

a very special person who has been

a great influence in my life,

and she's here tonight,

and I would like to introduce her,

Olive Ransom.

(weak applause)

- Who's that, her mother?

- Uh, this, this next song is an open letter to developers

to stop paving, stop plowing under,

stop building and building until you've

made our planet unhealthy for all living things

by turning it into a global strip mall.

- Lighten up, will you?

We came to party!

- I'd like to lighten up,

but there's holocaust of species going on.

- Do you even know what this company does?

- What?

- We're systems designers for new construction.

Play some AC/DC.

(guitar strumming)

- You know, you shouldn't drink on an empty head.

- Shut up.

- Did you just tell me to shut up?

(indistinct shouting)

(music volume builds)

(indistinct arguing and scuffling)

♪ It's time for a radical approach ♪

- Get me out of here.

(indistinct talking)

They hated me.

- Oh, they just wanted music,

not a message.

You should do some cover songs.

- I've never felt angry like that before

while I was singing.

I hope that doesn't happen at Coleman Hall.

- Coleman Hall?

- The benefit concert for the Open Space Action Coalition.

- Uh huh.

- Olive and Marion Pardon set it up.

- Uh huh.

- Thank you.

It's more our crowd.

- It's their crowd.

They're exploiting a natural resource.

You.

- It's a good cause, Gavin.

It needs a voice.

- You have a beautiful voice, Zoe.

You don't need a cause.

- Hey.

- [Olive] Hi.

- Sorry, I didn't realize how late it was.

I was just getting some air.

- Did you invite him?

- Gavin?

- Mm hm.

- Yeah, they asked me if I wanted to invite anyone,

so I put him on the list.

- Who else did you put on the list?

- No one.

- It must've been a pretty short list.

- Why are you so suspicious of him?

- I'm not suspicious of him.

I don't even think about him.

He means nothing to me.

- He's your brother, Olive.

Take it easy.

- Well, it's not so easy to take.

You know what your problem is?

You don't hate developers.

- And you do.

That's why they hated us tonight.

The lyrics are angry.

- We're not here to entertain.

- But that's what I do, I entertain.

- Look, this venue, it was a mistake.

And I'm sorry,

but we'll put it behind us.

- Okay, you guys, we're outta here.

Thank you. Goodnight.

- [Olive] I'm sorry. - Bye.

- Out of all the millions of women,

he had to choose you.

Why?

When you're against everything that he stands for.

- He likes me.

- I like you.

- I know.

- Great curb appeal.

Real pride of ownership.

The Garage Mahal.

- Wow.

- Exactly.

The wow factor.

Impact on entry.

This is the Italian villa model.

- I feel like I'm in Italy.

- This is supposed to turn on

the preset lighting display. (beeps)

(water gurgling) That's not it.

Maybe it's this one. (beeping)

(laughing) There's actually even one here

that, uh, fills up the bathtub.

(phone auto-dialing) Ah, yeah, it's Gavin.

Well, the problem,

every time I come into Lot number three

and try to turn on the lights, the fountain goes off.

Well, maybe you could have the electrician

come and fix it now.

Thank you.

You know, I'm thinking about keeping this one for myself.

- To live in, all alone?

- Oh, I hope not.

(sighs)

- This bedroom's huge.

- It's actually a closet.

- I thought they only had bathrooms like this in Las Vegas.

- Vegas and Italy.

You want to see a work of art?

Watch this.

(water gurgling) (Zoe laughs)

This thing was working yesterday. Uh...

the water pressure's usually like a,

like a fire hose.

- You know, Olive has low-flow toilets.

You have to flush 'em like five times.

- Hey, let me ask you something.

Your music.

Has it always been, uh, so political?

- It's not political.

It's spiritual.

- But did you ever write a love song?

I mean, you have such a beautiful voice.

The first time I heard you sing,

I was moved.

- Thanks.

Maybe you have to be in love to write a love song.

(pipes rumbling)

(water blasting)

- Hey! - [Zoe] Oh my god! (laughing)

(romantic piano music)

♪ I don't know why

♪ I love you like I do

♪ I don't know why

♪ I just do

♪ I don't why

♪ You thrill me like you do

♪ I don't know why

♪ You just do

♪ You never seem to want my

♪ Romancing

♪ The only time you hold me

♪ Is when we're dancing

♪ I don't know why

♪ I love you like I do

♪ I don't why

♪ I just do

(romantic music)

- I think I'm in love

with oysters. (laughing)

- (laughing) Well, they are an aphrodisiac.

- I can see why.

There's a chemical expression for every emotion.

At a purely chemical level,

our consciousness and emotions affect our cells.

The matrix,

the connective tissue that form our body structure--

are not created in isolation

from our thoughts.

Our--

The force of our emotions can be more

difficult to overcome the resistance of our muscles.

(romantic music)

(frog croaking) (clock ticking)

♪ Early morning light

♪ Up before the sun

♪ Coloring the sky

♪ Look at what you've done

(beeping)

- [Voiceover] Gavin, the Puttermans decided

to hold off on signing until the marble comes in.

Any new word on that?

Let me know ASAP, the ball's in our court.

(beeping)

- [Voiceover] Hey Gavin, it's Jim Franklin, at the bank.

There are no more funds in any of the line items

on your last draw request.

The loan is out of balance and the credit committee

wants to meet you on site, ASAP.

We need to hear from you.

(beeping)

- [Voiceover] Gavin, every sub on this job is owed money.

They think the project's gone south.

They're not coming back until they get paid.

(beeping)

- [Voiceover] Mr. Ransom, this is Annie

at Delco Plumbing Supply.

We're a small, family-run business,

and this is putting a real strain us.

Since you haven't returned my calls,

we're going to file a lean against Quail Ridge

in the amount of the six unpaid invoices.

(beeping)

- [Voiceover] Gavin, the Pendergrass deal fell apart.

The Mosley's are not buyers.

Listen, the bottom line is, the houses cost too much.

- Looks like you had a few cost overruns.

- [Gavin] Nothing unusual.

- Bottom line is the interest reserve is dried up.

There are no more funds.

- Well, we had a couple sales fall through.

But things are gonna pick up.

- What's the exit strategy?

- We need to approach this as a workout situation.

We're taking over the project.

- You mean you're gonna foreclose?

- [Banker Woman] You guaranteed the loan.

- [Banker Man] You're personally on the hook.

- [Banker Woman] You'll need to submit a statement

of all your assets.

- Gavin, the bank's not gonna just roll over on this one.

- I was thinking about keeping the Italian villa for myself.

- [Banker Man] I just don't see that

as being realistic at this point.

(clears throat)

(laughs)

- What's so funny?

- This smiling Quail Ridge family.

They're like actors.

- They're models.

Actors in photographs.

- So packaged and phony.

- It's called selling.

- I could never sell anything.

- Uh, FYI, you're one of the best that I've ever seen.

- What are you talking about?

- You are a packaged commodity.

You are a commercial venture.

First, your parents tried to develop you,

and then Olive came on the scene

with a certain level of professionalism

and refined the product.

She wrote up a business plan

and launched a joint venture with Marion Pardon

to explode the marketplace.

You are being manufactured and sold.

- Those are horrible things to say to me.

- Well,

the truth is painful.

- I'm not selling anything.

I'm trying to get our message across.

- It's not your message.

It's their message.

You're just a mouthpiece for a neurotic woman.

- Why do you want to be with me if you hate what I do?

- It's not what they do, it's what they do.

See, Zoe, you're an artist.

You create.

Olive...

she's an obstructionist.

She prevents creation.

Can't you see that?

- Yeah.

I can see.

You've made it perfectly clear.

- What do you see?

- That you two have a talent.

A dangerous talent.

The power of persuasion.

You take any situation and flip it around

until you get what you want.

Everyone can see it, even Eileen Boatwright.

And if you want something you're way,

people better look out.

People like me.

- Oh.

Come on, we live in an age of hypocrisy.

We respect failure, we resent achievement.

- Oh, that makes me feel so much better.

Now, let me tell you something.

And I've never felt more certain of anything in my life.

We live in an age of conscience.

(door slams)

(knocking)

- [Gavin] Oh, Zoe.

I'm, I'm sorry.

- Gavin.

- [Gavin] Yeah.

- Gavin Ransom.

- [Gavin] Yeah.

- Here you go.

(gloomy music)

- Gavin.

What are you doing here?

Speculating in the neighborhood?

- I need to see Zoe.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

- I'm going back to Europe.

- I need to see Zoe.

- Well, you could at least ask me where in Europe I'm going.

- What difference does it make once you leave?

- Where's Zoe?

- They've gone away.

I'm just happy not to hear all that yodeling.

- Come on, Luna.

You know where she is.

Olive is hiding her someplace.

(waves crashing)

♪ Early morning light

♪ Up before the sun

♪ Coloring the sky

♪ Look at what you've done

- That's a love song.

- It is not.

- It is so.

And what's wrong with that?

- We have work to do.

- Oh, you're such a stick in the mud.

- I'm not a stick in the mud.

- You're a stick in the mud.

- [Zoe's Voiceover] Dear Gavin,

we're at Eileen's beach house up the coast.

The sound and the smell of the ocean

have given me insight.

The concert at Coleman Hall is not about selling politics.

It's about celebrating nature.

And that's why I have to sing.

Please respect my decision.

I hope we can remain friends.

I had oysters last night.

(waves crashing, seagulls cawing)

- Oh, my, time for my medicine?

- Is that it?

How much do you take?

- A couple of squirts.

It's homeopathic.

- Oh, I don't doubt it.

- I thought you were Zoe. (laughs)

Boy, she really got to ya, didn't she?

Will you be staying with us? Hm? Hm?

- I don't think the girls will let me.

- Eileen! It's time to take your medicine.

- Woohoo! Woohoo! I've got you the most beautiful flowers.

- When did you wash up?

- I was just passing through.

Thought I'd stop in.

I hope I'm not interrupting anything.

- Oh, passing through.

Look at these pretty little flowers.

Pretty little bouquet.

- I have to talk to you.

- You shouldn't have come here.

- There's some things I want to say to you.

- She's heard it all before.

- No, she hasn't.

- [Olive] Yes, she has.

- No, she hasn't.

- Yes, she has!

- No, she hasn't!

- Yes, she has!

- Listen, I don't want to be difficult.

But I just drove a very long way to talk to you.

Can I have five minutes?

Can I talk to you for five minutes?

- Let me see those.

- The weather's terrible here.

- It's typical for the beach.

- You know that a mile inland, it's sunny?

- (laughs) Is that what you came here to talk about?

The weather?

- No, I came to present a proposal.

- Proposal?

- Of marriage.

- Why would you want to marry a packaged commodity?

- I love the packaging.

I love what's inside.

I love you.

(chuckles)

- Hey, you smell Wisdom, don't you?

Prophet. (laughs)

- You didn't drown him, did you?

(laughing)

Huh?

(sighs)

- So...

he tracked you down like an animal.

What does he want?

- He asked me to marry him.

- Doesn't he know that you hate him?

- I don't hate him.

We have some bridging to do.

Between the spiritual and the worldly.

- That is such a bunch of bullshit!

- Don't yell at me.

Help me.

- From the minute he heard your voice,

he was determined to destroy it.

The way he destroys everything that is beautiful,

the land, your voice, and...

our friendship.

Now, he wants to take you away from me.

He doesn't love you.

He wants to own you.

And if he can't own you,

he will hate you.

- [Gavin] We would like to book the

ocean-view penthouse suite,

and we'd like the prepared with

champagne on ice and a dozen oysters.

- [Zoe] What are you doing?

- That's impossible. (clears throat)

Could you run it through again, please?

Mm hm, I see.

Thank you.

(sighs)

That's great.

Well, we can $47 of fun.

- Is there something you're not telling me?

- I'm wiped out! (laughs)

Oh, I had everything going for me.

Everything was going my way.

Pressed my luck.

I got greedy.

I'm a failure.

I don't even recognize myself!

I don't know who I am.

Who am I? (laughs)

- It's just money.

- It's not just money!

I mean, don't you get it, don't you see?

It's who I am!

(sighs)

(waves crashing) (melancholic music)

(gloomy music)

- I need to see her.

- [Olive] She's not here.

- Where is she?

- I'm not gonna tell you.

- Of course not.

I'll have to find her myself.

- You'll never find her!

- Are you so desperate to find some meaning in your life

that you're willing to destroy hers?

- Don't you talk to me about destruction.

That's the meaning of your life.

- It's a construction company,

not a destruction company.

And California was built by courageous entrepreneurs!

Not people getting in touch with themselves!

- California was built by a bunch of greedy lowlifes,

drunk on gold fever who slaughtered the natives

and devastated the land just to make a quick buck.

You fit right in!

- What have you got against profit, Olive?

You think Shakespeare would've written his plays,

you think Beethoven would have composed his symphonies,

if he wasn't gettin' paid?

- God help us.

If you're comparing Quail Ridge to Beethoven's Ninth.

- Why do you have to be against everything?

Why can't you be for something?

- I'm for the bank seizing your assets

and putting you out of business.

I'm for starting a movement that's gonna

stop construction in the state of California.

- By singing? (laughs)

- Yes, by singing.

We're a community.

- Well, then get up and sing!

Just leave her out of it!

And this isn't about the community, Olive.

This is about you and me.

And the fact that we're both in love with the same girl.

(indistinct conversations)

- What is the mission statement

of the Open Space Action Coalition?

- I don't know. (camera clicks)

- (chuckles) Uh, your face is on the posters.

What do you consider the most valuable way

for an environmentalist to spend his or her time

in the fight against developers?

- I'm not a fighter.

I'm a singer.

I love nature,

but I don't hate developers, personally.

Actually, I have a really close friend

whose a developer. (camera clicks)

- Really? Friend of a developer.

(camera clicks) Wonderful.

- Hello. Thank you, enjoy the show.

(crowd clapping and chattering indistinctly)

- She looks really scared.

Is she gonna be okay?

- She's gonna be...

I don't know, I've never seen her like this.

Maybe she has stage fright.

- She can't have stage fright.

There's too many people out there.

(clapping rhythmically)

- Who's Ga-vine?

(clapping rhythmically)

Calm down, relax.

I'll talk to them, okay?

Get ready.

(clapping and cheering)

Thank you, thank you.

Thank you very much, everybody.

Uh, Zoe just wants me to tell you

that she loves you all very much,

and she's excited to come out here!

(crowd clapping and cheering)

You know how it is with, with singers,

she's doing her hair, she's, she's (crowding booing)

doing her warm-up exercises.

No, no, seriously. (booing) She's...

She's meditating, she's relaxing the vocal chords.

And if you could just shut up, (booing loudly)

she'll calm out her in a second.

(loud booing)

- Oh, wait, what are you-- - [Zoe] Dad.

- You really think that's a good, uh...

- She'll be right out. I promise you.

(booing and clapping rhythmically)

(chanting Zoe and clapping)

(clapping and cheering)

- Hey, brothers and sisters.

A lot of tension in the room.

Tell ya what.

Let's all take a deep breath,

exhale,

let out all that tension.

Let's try to tap into the love

that we were all feeling when we first came here tonight.

Feel the love. (light clapping)

(guitar strumming)

♪ Little boxes on the hillside

♪ All made out of ticky-tacky

♪ Little boxes, little boxes

♪ Little boxes all the same

♪ There's a green one

♪ And a pink one

♪ And a blue one and a yellow one

♪ And they're all made out of ticky-tacky

♪ And they look just the same

(crowd laughing)

- Hi.

I'm here to see Miss Tripp.

My name is Gavin Ransom.

Can you please tell her that I'm here?

- That's impossible.

- With all due respect, Officer,

I don't think it's your job to determine

who can see Miss Tripp.

Can you please tell her that I'm here?

- You're the one she wants to keep out.

- Miss Tripp wants to keep me out?

- No, the other one, Olive.

- Oh, that's insane!

- Yeah?

That's how she described you.

You better quiet down.

- Look, I need to speak to her.

It's extremely important.

- It's always extremely important.

Now, if you don't get up there and find a seat,

you're gonna miss the concert.

♪ There's doctors and lawyers

♪ And business executives

♪ And they're all made out of ticky-tacky

♪ And they all look just the same

(crowd cheering)

- (pounding) Zoe!

No, I just need to make sure she's okay.

- She's just fine!

- [Gavin] Zoe!

(pounding) Zoe! - [Guard] Do what you're told!

- Just let me talk to him, for one minute.

- If you go out there and sing,

he'll know you're okay.

- I'm not okay!

- Zoe! (pounding)

It's Gavin, can you hear me?

Zoe! Can you hear me? (pounding)

- Fine, I'll do it.

- Great, great.

- [Gavin] I want to make sure you're okay!

- You're going to be great.

Come on.

♪ There's a green one

♪ And a pink one

♪ And a blue one

♪ And a yellow one

♪ And they're all made out of ticky-tacky

♪ And they all look just the same ♪

(crowd cheering and clapping)

- Peace.

Save the planet.

- [Crowd] Zoe! Zoe! Zoe! Zoe!

(clapping and cheering)

(clapping and cheering)

(ominous music)

(upbeat music)

(band stops playing)

- I'm gonna do a new song that I wrote.

(clapping)

It's about issues, but not The Issues.

And I'd like to dedicate it to a close friend of mine

who has gone through a lot lately.

He's had a rough time of it.

He thinks he's down on his luck, but...

he doesn't know how wrong he is.

And the irony is, he's a developer.

(crowd booing)

- [Heckler] Zoe, you suck!

(crowd booing)

(upbeat music)

♪ All I want is to get away from here

♪ Jump into the car and disappear

♪ Keep on driving til the coast is clear

♪ So, come on, go with me

♪ Down by the deep blue sea

♪ Oh, that's all I want

♪ Barefoot in the sand

♪ Holding your hand

♪ Workin' on my tan

♪ That's my big plan

♪ And it's all I want

♪ Forget about the drag-down world

♪ Today I'm just another girl

♪ Oh, that's all I want

♪ That's all I want

♪ That's all I want

♪ That's all I want

(crowd clapping and cheering)

- Thank you.

(slow tender music)

- Hey, uh...

hey, could everybody...

could, uh, could everybody sit down?

Listen, this is a song that I wrote

and, uh, it's called "Ivory Towers".

It seems like anymore that this whole world

is far too motorized and televized

and fertilized,

and considering that this used to be

such a beautiful garden,

far too metamorphosized.

(guitar strumming) (crowd shouting)

♪ They mechanize, modernize

♪ Monopolize and colonize

♪ Advertize and sermonize

♪ Commercialize and merchandize

♪ Brutalize, pulverize

♪ Terrorize, moralize

♪ Anesthetize and penalize

♪ Then rationalize it's legalized

♪ Some day those ivory towers

♪ Will all fall down

♪ Some day those ivory towers

♪ Will all fall down

♪ They hypnotize, paralize

♪ Patronize and sterilize

♪ Synthesize, neutralize

♪ Deodorize then euthanize

♪ They vulgarize, plagiarize

♪ Jeopardize, vaporize

♪ They stigmatize, scrutinize

♪ It's time we revolutionize

♪ Some day those ivory towers (crowd cheering)

♪ Will all fall down

♪ I theorize if we improvise

♪ Agonize and visualize

♪ To liberalize, politicize

♪ We mobilize the victimized

♪ Some day those ivory towers

♪ Will all fall down

♪ Some day those ivory towers

♪ Will all fall down

♪ Some day those ivory towers

♪ Will all fall down

♪ Some day

(birds tweeting)

♪ Everybody's looking for paradise

♪ A place in the sun where the weather's nice

♪ Oh yeah

♪ You can almost see it when you close your eyes

♪ Except for the Californians

♪ And everybody's trying to find heaven on earth

♪ Chasing it down for all they're worth

♪ Oh yeah

♪ Something's missin' from the day of their birth

♪ Except for the Californians

♪ There's a big blue ocean and a deep blue sky

♪ Oranges growin' in your own backyard

♪ Green giants on the Redwood Highway

♪ I'm in a Golden State of mind

♪ I believe you'll find the Californians ♪

♪ Too much advertising

♪ Of all the crap that we don't need

♪ And it's not surprisin'

♪ We grow up admiring greed

♪ Still, it seems fantastic

♪ Our way of life is such a hit

♪ Junk food and plastic

♪ We're covering the earth with all that shit

♪ It's time for a radical approach

♪ Let's hit 'em where it hurts the most

♪ Shut 'em down from coast to coast

♪ It's time for a radical approach ♪

♪ Still they wanna chop down every tree

♪ Bulldoze every flower

♪ Dam every stream

♪ Build more concrete towers

♪ So much beauty lost

♪ In the blink of an eye

♪ I hear Mother Nature cry

♪ Stand up and be counted

♪ Let your voice be heard

♪ The warning bell has sounded

♪ It's time to change the world

♪ We don't have to chop down every tree

♪ Bulldoze every flower

♪ Dam every stream

♪ And build more concrete towers

♪ So much beauty lost

♪ In the blink of an eye

♪ I hear Mother Nature cry

♪ I hear Mother Nature cry