[Verse 1] Walking through the boardroom doors with contracts in their hands Two companies colliding like shifting desert sands But beneath the shiny surface lies a maze of tangled code Time to peek behind the curtain, dissect what they've been sold [Chorus] Stack Assessment, Team Direction, Debt Detection - that's the key Integration Estimation, Risk Evaluation - what you need Count the languages and frameworks, measure skills across the board Technical due diligence - your M&A sword [Verse 2] Java mixed with Python scripts, databases galore Legacy systems breathing dust from nineteen ninety-four Document each component, map the architecture sprawl One forgotten microservice could bring down it all [Chorus] Stack Assessment, Team Direction, Debt Detection - that's the key Integration Estimation, Risk Evaluation - what you need Count the languages and frameworks, measure skills across the board Technical due diligence - your M&A sword [Verse 3] Senior developers departing, juniors left behind Knowledge trapped in email threads and one brilliant mind Interview the architects, review the testing suite Scattered tribal wisdom makes the picture incomplete [Bridge] Red flags waving in the repositories Patches stacked like ancient stories Quick fixes built on crumbling ground Silent bombs waiting to be found [Chorus] Stack Assessment, Team Direction, Debt Detection - that's the key Integration Estimation, Risk Evaluation - what you need Count the languages and frameworks, measure skills across the board Technical due diligence - your M&A sword [Outro] Before you sign that dotted line and shake those eager hands Audit every algorithm, understand what code commands The merger's just the beginning, integration's where you'll learn If you skipped due diligence, watch your investment burn
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