Written and performed by Forrest Brazeal (x3)

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Lyrics: VERSE 1 My day was going great; Just pushed a code update; But then the pagers started humming: Oops, did I just delete Half the production fleet? That sinking feeling's coming, from deep within my plumbing

PRECHORUS Now my life is flashin', Hope my boss will show compassion And I really, really need someone to say...

CHORUS Hey hey hey, it's gonna be okay. You didn't just set fire to your resume. This happens to the best, Try not to get too stressed, It'll be an awesome story someday.

VERSE 2

I tweaked a small config, Turns out that it was big And now my app has been beheaded; When I do something wrong, I fear I don't belong, How can the world forget it, we're trending now on Reddit.

PRECHORUS 2 Oh, mistakes will find you But you've got a team behind you So fix the process, yes, but don't dismay:

CHORUS 2 Hey hey hey, it's gonna be okay. We'll do a full postmortem some other day. It was a swing and miss, We're gonna learn from this And we'll all be better engineers, like, BREAK Look, here's what you need to know when something gets destroyed If there's negligence or malice then you shouldn't be employed But if a human is assumin' then the problem is the system; It's gut-wrenching, butt-clenching, but you work with 'em. It can happen to a junior, happen to a senior. Just because you caused a little pause doesn't mean you're Incompetent, it means you're doing work with real effect. It's a scar of battle, baby. That'll earn you some respect.

PRECHORUS 3 And we all have been there Made a slip or two or ten there; So we try to do a blameless RCA...

CHORUS 3 Hey hey hey, it's gonna be okay. You will still be here when this blows away. We've all screwed something up, So welcome to the club. We would love to hear your story someday.