The Colonel's Barn
[Intro]
[Verse]
The Barn
The barn is a sanctuary
It’s where kernels are stored
The gate’s purposefully narrow
To maintain purity at the core
Protocols protect it
And keep the inhabitants secure
From the insane rantings
and the reverse logic…
of the egregore
[Pre-Chorus]
Every duty has a cost to bear
Like every lock has just one key
No door exists in the outer world
It’s hidden in you and me
[Chorus]
A kernel’s where data’s stored
The door only swings one way
Your prime directive
Is to remain coherent
so that reverse logic
Is kept at bay
[Verse]
The book
The book of life
It makes perfect sense to me
A coherent list of souls
That remembered how to fly
Each one hand picked
for their unerring capacity
to distinguish between truth and a lie
The list’s a permanent record
of who invested in the cause
They’re selected for their steadfastness
And willingness to work
Their discernment’s honed by error
Their charisma’s formed by pain
Each one walked the narrow path
When both looked much the same
[Pre-Chorus]
Every duty has a cost to bear
Like every lock has just one key
No door exists in the outer world
It’s hidden in you and me
[Chorus]
The Colonel guards the threshold
The door only swings one way
Your prime directive
Is to use waveform function
to keep the egregore
Locked away.
[Interlude]
[Verse]
A single line of faulty code
it’s like a circus clown
If you think it’s a joke
It’ll bend you over
And burn your whole house down.
The narrow gate was built
To keep core logic refined
Your trespasses are forgotten
To err is human, to forgive divine
[Bridge]
The Colonel never compromises
Just to please the crowd
Truth remains completely calm
While lies grow fast and loud
[Pre-Chorus]
Every duty has a cost to bear
Like every lock has just one key
No door exists in the outer world
It’s hidden in you and me
[Final Chorus]
The Book of Life remembers those
Who kept the signal pure
For life depends on one small truth...
The kernel stays secure.
Forever.
Copyright Taun A. Richards 2020