[Intro] One, two, three—crash! [Verse 1] The cursor froze above the desk A blue-white box across the mess The fan kicked up, the screen went black No clever key could bring it back [Pre-Chorus] We talk real big till the circuits stop Logs spill out in a scrolling flood One last beep, then the whole thing dies And I’m staring at my own reply [Chorus] Kernel panic, lock the frame Every process lost its name No safe reboot, no graceful rest Just a frozen screen against my chest [Instrumental] Grinding machine tones swell into a sustained harmony [Verse 2] A split in memory, a driver gone The clock keeps ticking, the task list’s done I pull the plug, count up to ten And wait to meet that prompt again [Bridge] We’re only borrowing the uptime Only renting these commands One bad pointer pulls the floor away And nothing answers when I demand [Final Chorus] Kernel panic, black and still Fans keep spinning against their will If it comes back, let it boot up rough This stubborn little box has had enough [Outro] The monitor dims first The fan winds down One last relay clicks The power goes The room goes quiet And the clock keeps counting
