Kernel Panic

[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