[Verse 1] When hurricanes demolish server farms And earthquakes crack the fiber optic lines Your contract needs defending from these harms Force majeure protects when fate aligns Against your best-laid technical designs The French phrase means "superior force" Beyond control, beyond your chosen course [Chorus] Unforeseeable, unavoidable, beyond your sphere That's the trinity of force majeure Acts of God and government decree Wars and pandemics set you free From obligations when the world goes wrong Force majeure keeps contracts strong [Verse 2] In twenty-twenty when the lockdowns came Tech companies with clauses got relief While others bore the burden and the blame For missing deadlines, suffering grief Smart drafting was their digital belief Specify events with crystal care Don't leave interpretation hanging there [Chorus] Unforeseeable, unavoidable, beyond your sphere That's the trinity of force majeure Acts of God and government decree Wars and pandemics set you free From obligations when the world goes wrong Force majeure keeps contracts strong [Bridge] But notice must be given swift and true Mitigation efforts you must show The clause won't save you if you simply knew The risks were there before the winds would blow Courts scrutinize each word you claim Impossibility versus hardship's pain [Verse 3] The oil crisis caught some contracts bare Generic language failed the legal test While cyber-attacks beyond compare Left vendors scrambling, contracts stressed Specific language always works the best Include "technology failures" in your list Or watch your legal protections twist [Chorus] Unforeseeable, unavoidable, beyond your sphere That's the trinity of force majeure Acts of God and government decree Wars and pandemics set you free From obligations when the world goes wrong Force majeure keeps contracts strong [Outro] When chaos strikes your product deployment Draft with care for your enjoyment Force majeure, your safety net When nature's fury pays its debt
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