Guardian Blues : 2003 January : Voices in the Wilderness

To the tune of "Smuggler's Blues"

With apologies to Glen Frey

(and this probably won't make sense unless you're a fan of the animated TV show ReBoot)

(composed 2003 May 13)

There's trouble in the streets tonight	A game cube on its way
It's gonna land in Sector 1	And I guess I'm gonna play
I knew the gun was loaded	But I didn't think he'd kill
Everything exploded	and the blood began to spill.

Zip board underneath my feet	Keytool in my hand
Following the falling cube	To scope out where it'll land
Then it's time to call out ReBoot	and do a system scan

It isn't always easy	But the user's got to lose
It's the nature of the business	It's the Guardian Blues


From Baudway to the Diner	Lost Angles to the Torr
We mop the floor with virals	But they're always back for more.
We always seem to beat 'em	It never seems to end
Every time I turn around	They're hassling my friends

Now someone's got my shoulder	Trying to drag me to the trash
Don't know which one's Hack	But I know the other's Slash
If we don't all take it easy	Gonna cause a system crash...
Viruses or web creatures --	It me that's got to choose
Defender of the system	It's the Guardian Blues