[Verse 1] Sarah codes at midnight, maintaining libraries alone Fifty thousand downloads, but she's working on her own No backup contributors, no succession plan in sight When burnout hits developers, projects vanish overnight [Chorus] Bus factor of one, danger lurking unseen Critical codebases hanging by a thread so thin Bus factor of one, fragile ecosystem When maintainers disappear, the whole supply chain collapses in [Verse 2] Foundation board elections, governance in corporate hands Licensing suddenly shifting, violating your demands Dependencies you trusted now controlled by hostile minds Security patches abandoned, vulnerabilities you'll find [Chorus] Bus factor of one, danger lurking unseen Critical codebases hanging by a thread so thin Bus factor of one, fragile ecosystem When maintainers disappear, the whole supply chain collapses in [Bridge] Document succession protocols Recruit diverse contributor pools Fork before it's too late Monitor governance rules Multiple mirrors, backup plans Vendor lock-in breaks your hands [Verse 3] Geopolitical tensions, sanctions block your crucial tools Export restrictions implemented, breaking deployment rules Single point of failure spreads across your entire stack Resilience means redundancy, prepare for the attack [Chorus] Bus factor of one, danger lurking unseen Critical codebases hanging by a thread so thin Bus factor of one, fragile ecosystem When maintainers disappear, the whole supply chain collapses in [Outro] Spread the load across many shoulders Before your infrastructure smolders Bus factor of one The war is never won
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