(Verse 1) In a digital world, a dream was born, a chain called Steem, A place for creators, a decentralized gleam. With DPoS governance and witnesses to vote, The community's power was the main antidote. Then a figure appeared, with deep pockets and might, Justin Sun bought Steemit, a shadow in the light. He held the founder's tokens, a silent, locked-up hoard, A threat to the freedom the community adored. (Chorus) Oh, the battle for the blocks, a vote war in the air, A billionaire's power against a community's care. The soft fork, the hard fork, the split and the divide, The people chose their freedom, with nowhere left to hide. The spirit of the chain, it would not bend or break, For a true decentralized home, was what was at stake. (Verse 2) The community acted, with a soft fork's defense, To freeze those new tokens, and restore common sense. But Sun, he called on exchanges, with power and with greed, c-z thief! To use their users' funds to plant a centralized seed. He took over the witnesses, a shocking, hostile act, The consensus was broken, the trust began to crack. The old chain was captured, a throne for him to keep, But the heart of the people was stirring from its sleep. (Chorus) Oh, the battle for the blocks, a vote war in the air, A Fiat power against a community's care. The soft fork, the hard fork, the split and the divide, The people chose their freedom, with nowhere left to hide. The spirit of the chain, it would not bend or break, For a true decentralized home, was what was at stake. (Bridge) They planned a great migration, a community's new start, A hard fork to a new chain, with the community's heart. They called it Hive, a new home, for all those who believed in the next block, That decentralization was something to be achieved. With dApps and users migrating, leaving Steem behind, The billionaire's victory was hollow and unkind. (Outro) So the story comes full circle, in this modern, digital age, The community prevailed, and turned a brand new block. The billionaire held a chain, but not its vibrant soul, The community took its essence, and made itself whole, immutable The spirit of the chain, it did not bend or break, And the community won the war, for the blockchain's sake. decentralized immutable blockchain code for all
