[Verse 1] OSCAL speaks in structured tongue, a format clean and bright Catalogs your controls like books upon a shelf But ask it to decide what's wrong, to judge what's right It cannot think or reason for itself [Chorus] Infrastructure, not intelligence A scaffold, not a brain Just the pipes beneath the surface Not the wisdom in the rain Infrastructure, not intelligence Remember this refrain It holds your data beautifully But never breaks the chain [Verse 2] You draft your policies elsewhere, in languages that think Where logic gates can validate each rule OSCAL takes the finished works and builds the missing link But authoring's a different kind of tool [Chorus] Infrastructure, not intelligence A scaffold, not a brain Just the pipes beneath the surface Not the wisdom in the rain Infrastructure, not intelligence Remember this refrain It holds your data beautifully But never breaks the chain [Bridge] Cannot check if controls collide or contradict their aims Cannot prove completeness in your scheme Cannot execute enforcement, cannot play compliance games It's the warehouse, not the dream [Verse 3] When regulations multiply like rabbits in the spring You need machines that parse and verify OSCAL organizes everything but cannot make them sing In harmony or spot when they lie [Chorus] Infrastructure, not intelligence A scaffold, not a brain Just the pipes beneath the surface Not the wisdom in the rain Infrastructure, not intelligence Remember this refrain It holds your data beautifully But never breaks the chain [Outro] Legal languages need judgment, formal reasoning's might OSCAL builds the stage but never writes the play Know your tools and use them well, each one serves its light Structure first, then intellect holds sway
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