Six Properties We Can't Reach

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Managers dream of a language divine
That speaks to both humans and machine
Readable words for the boardroom floor
Yet formal enough for digital core
But every attempt falls short of the mark
Six properties gleaming beyond our arc

[Chorus]
Six properties we can't reach, no single tongue speaks them all
Human readable, formal semantics when logic makes the call
Deontic powers, temporal towers, executability's might
Document generation's creation — six pillars of the light
We chase perfection through reflection, but the grail remains unseen
Six properties we can't reach in one linguistic machine

[Verse 2]
SBVR whispers in natural prose
While deontic logic precisely knows
What's forbidden, what's required, what's allowed
But temporal reasoning gets lost in the crowd
Deadlines and frequencies drift away
When formal semantics come out to play

[Chorus]
Six properties we can't reach, no single tongue speaks them all
Human readable, formal semantics when logic makes the call
Deontic powers, temporal towers, executability's might
Document generation's creation — six pillars of the light
We chase perfection through reflection, but the grail remains unseen
Six properties we can't reach in one linguistic machine

[Bridge]
OSCAL handles interchange with grace
While Rego and Cedar enforce in cyberspace
But readability fades when code takes command
And temporal logic slips through programmer's hand
We patch and we bridge across the divide
Multiple languages standing side by side

[Verse 3]
Obligations dancing with permissions free
Prohibitions weaving through policy
Exceptions tumbling through the rule cascade
While audit documents must still be made
Each property precious, each feature bright
But unified vision remains out of sight

[Chorus]
Six properties we can't reach, no single tongue speaks them all
Human readable, formal semantics when logic makes the call
Deontic powers, temporal towers, executability's might
Document generation's creation — six pillars of the light
We chase perfection through reflection, but the grail remains unseen
Six properties we can't reach in one linguistic machine

[Outro]
So we combine and we bridge the semantic gap
Multiple tools in our management map
Until someone builds what we've never achieved
Six properties unified, finally conceived

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