[Verse 1]
When just-in-time met reality's blade
COVID struck and our stockpiles frayed
Semiconductor shortages cascade
Through fighter jets and missile grades
Rare earth minerals held hostage tight
By distant powers flexing might
What seemed efficient in peaceful days
Crumbles fast when the pressure weighs
[Chorus]
Supply lines in the power game
Map your risks, know every name
Just-in-case replaces speed
Resilience is what we need
Taxonomy breaks the maze
Categories guide our ways
When logistics turn contested
Every weakness gets tested
[Verse 2]
Communication-degraded zones
Where satellites can't reach our drones
Single points of failure lurk
In subcontractors' unseen work
Traditional program risk won't do
Supply chains need a different view
Six degrees of separation
Between components and the nation
[Chorus]
Supply lines in the power game
Map your risks, know every name
Just-in-case replaces speed
Resilience is what we need
Taxonomy breaks the maze
Categories guide our ways
When logistics turn contested
Every weakness gets tested
[Bridge]
Why unified taxonomy?
Each service had its own decree
Chaos ruled the risk reports
Standards lost in different courts
Now one language speaks for all
DoD can heed the call
Trace disruptions to their source
Chart a more resilient course
[Verse 3]
Great-power competition's here
Global webs we once held dear
Now become the battlefield
Where economic weapons wield
Warfighting capability
Hangs on supply reliability
From raw material to deployed
Every link must be employed
[Final Chorus]
Supply lines in the power game
Map your risks, know every name
Just-in-case replaces speed
Resilience is what we need
Taxonomy breaks the maze
Categories guide our ways
When logistics turn contested
Every weakness gets tested
Integrated deterrence
Depends on supply adherence