[Verse 1] Sarah climbed the ladder, coding nights away Now she wears the CTO crown, decisions every day But the servers crash at midnight, and she cannot see Why her engineers are drowning in complexity [Chorus] Don't float away in your ivory tower high Keep your fingers dirty, let the real code fly Schedule time for terminals, read the logs each week Stay connected to the ground where rubber meets the street Tower trap, tower trap, pulling you away Tower trap, tower trap, anchor down today [Verse 2] Marcus stopped reviewing pull requests last spring Trusted all the estimates his team leads would bring Then production melted down on Friday afternoon He was speaking boardroom language, but singing out of tune [Chorus] Don't float away in your ivory tower high Keep your fingers dirty, let the real code fly Schedule time for terminals, read the logs each week Stay connected to the ground where rubber meets the street Tower trap, tower trap, pulling you away Tower trap, tower trap, anchor down today [Bridge] Pair program with juniors every other week Join the stand-ups, hear what makes the system creak Architecture matters, but so does every bug Executive decisions need an engineering hug [Verse 3] Block out coding sessions on your calendar Skip some meetings, trace the problems down to where they are Your technical opinion carries weight when it's informed Trust erodes when distance leaves your credibility torn [Chorus] Don't float away in your ivory tower high Keep your fingers dirty, let the real code fly Schedule time for terminals, read the logs each week Stay connected to the ground where rubber meets the street Tower trap, tower trap, pulling you away Tower trap, tower trap, anchor down today [Outro] Leading from the trenches keeps your vision clear When the code calls your name, make sure that you can hear
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