[Verse 1] Silicon borders carved in digital stone Export controls slice through every code zone Washington's blacklist meets Beijing's decree Software sanctioned, geography sets us free or binds Compliance officers scan every binary line ITAR regulations, your app's now classified European GDPR blocks the data stream Geopolitical walls split the coding dream [Chorus] Digital divide lines, carved by sovereign hands OFAC lists and trade bands across the cyber lands Export Administration Regulations gate Your stack's nationality seals its fate Digital divide lines, compliance defines Which servers can talk, which code intertwines [Verse 2] Russian developers locked from GitHub's embrace Iranian cloud access vanished without trace Huawei components banned from Western phones While TikTok algorithms face congressional zones Entity List additions trigger supply chain breaks Open source maintainers question every fork they make Dual-use technology flagged at customs doors Software freedom crashes on regulatory shores [Chorus] Digital divide lines, carved by sovereign hands OFAC lists and trade bands across the cyber lands Export Administration Regulations gate Your stack's nationality seals its fate Digital divide lines, compliance defines Which servers can talk, which code intertwines [Bridge] Mirror repositories hidden in neutral ground Cryptocurrency sanctions try to pin them down National security meets innovation speed Legal departments vetting every developer's creed [Verse 3] Supply chain audits trace each package source Sanctions screening runs its algorithmic course Third-party vendors filtered through political lens Cross-border data flows where sovereignty ends Your microservices mapped to embassy floors Docker containers checked at digital doors [Chorus] Digital divide lines, carved by sovereign hands OFAC lists and trade bands across the cyber lands Export Administration Regulations gate Your stack's nationality seals its fate Digital divide lines, compliance defines Which servers can talk, which code intertwines [Outro] Fragments of the internet behind national walls While global protocols echo in diplomatic halls
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