text: Yo, check it out, I'm 'bout to drop some knowledge,
  'Bout microbial mats, let's go to college.
  These layered communities of bacteria,
  Form cohesive structures, call 'em stromatolites, bruh.
  
  Oldest known fossils, three and a half billion years,
  Microbial mats, they've been 'round for years.
  Preserved in rocks, sedimentary style,
  Microorganisms, they go the extra mile.
  
  Matanzas, Cuba, got a modern mat,
  Studying these things, where it's at.
  Interpreting early life on this Earth,
  Microbial mats, they've got great worth.
  
  Long-term stability, change in the environment,
  Examining mats, it's our assignment.
  Protect these structures, science preserves,
  Preserve the knowledge that it preserves.
  
  Microbial mats, they've been here so long,
  Developing mechanisms, staying strong.
  Playing roles in the global scene,
  Things we don't understand, it's quite a dream.