Specialist's SOP
Nobody writes songs about the guy who does the same unglamorous job every day so everyone else stays safe, so I wrote one. I have a lot of respect for the people who just keep checking the perimeter and using what works.
Check the perimeter
Close the gap
The giants are screaming on the mountain peak
While the small green shadows find the holes that are weak
Ignore the big boss on the ivory throne
I’m clearing the nests that the others have grown
Short blade is steady and the shield is at hand
Removing the rot from the heart of the land
Efficiency beats every story you’ve told
I don’t want the fame and I don’t want the gold
I’m the specialist working the floor
The one that you call when you can’t take anymore
No glory in victory, no songs for the dead
Just the cold, quiet click of the traps in my head
They’re only a problem if you let them survive
I’m the reason the village is staying alive (Staying alive)
Staying alive
Staying alive
Don't bother with magic that’s flashy and slow
I’ve got some flour and a match for the show
Smoke out the tunnel and poison the air
A professional knows that a fight isn't fair
I’m counting the bodies and I’m checking the gear
Refining the method until it is clear
A dungeon is just a machine with a flaw
And I’m the correction, I’m the weight of the law
Did you think I was brave?
No, I’m just consistent
I’m not a savior and I’m not a knight
I’m the tactical shadow in a desperate fight
If the weight of the work is a heavy-duty grind
I’ll leave the impossible far, far behind
No mercy
I’m the specialist working the floor
The one that you call when you can’t take anymore
No glory in victory, no songs for the dead
Just the cold, quiet click of the traps in my head
They’re only a problem if you let them survive
I’m the reason the village is staying alive (Staying alive)
Quest complete
Check the next cave
They’re everywhere
But so am I