[Verse 1] When the kernel drops its final thread Hands the baton to process one instead PID one awakens, the guardian born To shepherd all children from dusk until dawn Init or systemd, the choices collide OpenRC waits on the mountainside [Chorus] Boot sequence dancing, one two three Kernel to init to you and me Dependencies linking like a chain Start the services, break the pain Init systems rule the show Teaching processes how to grow [Verse 2] Systemd speaks in unit files clear Socket activation draws services near Targets replace the runlevels old Parallel startup, lightning bold While sysvinit walks the numbered halls Five and three answer different calls [Chorus] Boot sequence dancing, one two three Kernel to init to you and me Dependencies linking like a chain Start the services, break the pain Init systems rule the show Teaching processes how to grow [Bridge] Runit supervises with elegant grace S6 minimalist sets its own pace Each philosophy carved in code Choose your champion for the road From embedded boards to server farms Init systems flex their arms [Verse 3] Custom distributions forge their path Buildroot scripting, aftermath Systemctl commands the modern way Service files in their array While rc scripts from yesteryear Still echo in the engineer's ear [Chorus] Boot sequence dancing, one two three Kernel to init to you and me Dependencies linking like a chain Start the services, break the pain Init systems rule the show Teaching processes how to grow [Outro] From power on to login prompt The init system keeps its font Userspace blossoms, programs wake All for the engineer's sake
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