Open Source
Intro
Said keep it in the family.
Said keep it off the line.
Verse 1
They said hush now, keep it private,
Keep the curtains drawn,
Don't hang it for the neighbors
To see what went on.
But I never learned to bury
What was eating me alive,
So I pushed it to the public,
Time-stamped, signed, and archived.
Chorus
It's open source, it's open source,
Every line of it's there to see.
Clone it, fork it, check the history,
Everything they did to me.
Nothing hidden, nothing sealed,
I'm done with the closed-door deal.
It's open source, it's open source,
And the whole world's got the key.
Verse 2
Some say it's dirty laundry,
I say it's evidence.
Hung it out in the daylight
'Cause the dark never made it make sense.
Run git blame on the whole damn story,
See whose name comes up on each line.
I didn't write the first commit,
I just refused to let it hide.
Chorus
It's open source, it's open source,
Every line of it's there to see.
Clone it, fork it, check the history,
Everything they did to me.
Nothing hidden, nothing sealed,
I'm done with the closed-door deal.
It's open source, it's open source,
And the whole world's got the key.
Bridge
Yeah, I know it's not a clean look,
I know it costs me too.
A bleeding heart on a public server
Ain't the smartest thing to do.
But a secret kept is a debt compounding,
And I'm done paying in the dark.
So check the log, every line of it,
And see who left the mark.
Final Chorus
It's open source, it's open source,
Every line of it's there to see.
And if they want to fork it, let 'em
Tell their side as open as me.
Nothing hidden, nothing sealed,
That's the only honest deal.
It's open source, it's open source,
And I'm finally breathing free.
Outro
No closed source.
Not anymore.