Filk: Brainiac

TTTO Maniac (from the movie Flashdance)


Just a Bean-town boy on a Tuesday night
Looking for the thrill of his life
In the real-time world no one sees him at all
They all say he's nerdy

Subtle finger rhythm on the keys
Playing by the monitor light
He has moused into the danger zone
Where the coder becomes the code

If the prizes gleam too bright
Move beyond what's wrong and right
Dreaming darkly of
What's not and what may be

Chorus:
He's a brainiac, brainiac on the Net
And he's coding like he's never coded yet.
He's a brainiac, brainiac on the Net
And he's coding like he's never coded yet.

On the bleeding edge of cyberspace
It's a place most never see
It's a hard-won second reality
You can watch but can't hold it

You hunt all your life for a moment in time
Right beyond the fork in the road
Just a click of the mouse gives you Schroedinger's choice
Will your hard drive now explode?

Feel the fans all blowing heat
As you tap the keyboard beat
Never stopping
As he telnets through the door

(Chorus)

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If the prizes gleam too bright
Move beyond what's wrong and right
Dreaming darkly of
What's not and what may be

He's a brainiac, brainiac on the Net
And he's coding like he's never coded yet.
He's a brainiac, brainiac on the Net
And he's coding like he's never coded yet.

(Note to Tom Smith: 30 minutes from thought to execution. You're still the fastest)
Lyrics (c) me, 2012 November 23