[Verse 1]
In the world of formal languages, there's a promise they make
OWL and SWRL for compliance, but careful what you take
The notation looks like hieroglyphs to management eyes
What makes sense to researchers leaves business mystified
[Chorus]
Three weaknesses we must face
When formal methods take their place
Readability fades away
Expressiveness hits the wall
Adoption shows the fatal flaw
These limits lead us all astray
[Verse 2]
OWL-DL keeps decidability, but the price is steep
When you need to count and calculate, the rules you cannot keep
Arithmetic and aggregation slip beyond the bounds
Complex business logic gets lost when formal limits come around
[Chorus]
Three weaknesses we must face
When formal methods take their place
Readability fades away
Expressiveness hits the wall
Adoption shows the fatal flaw
These limits lead us all astray
[Bridge]
Zero adoption tells the tale
Production systems always fail
The Semantic Web dream remains
Just research papers and refrains
Ecosystem risk is real and true
When standards never make it through
[Verse 3]
Years of research, brilliant minds, but the vision never caught
Machine-readable compliance was the holy grail they sought
But compliance professionals need tools they understand
Not academic notation from a far-off research land
[Chorus]
Three weaknesses we must face
When formal methods take their place
Readability fades away
Expressiveness hits the wall
Adoption shows the fatal flaw
These limits lead us all astray
[Outro]
So when choosing your approach
Remember what these limits teach
Sometimes formal isn't right
When practice needs the guiding light