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You Can't Block What You Can't See

Jarrett Heintz · 2:48

Beta — this take is rough and we know it. The words below, and their timings, are good; the recording is the part that needs another pass.

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Lyrics

  1. Encrypted deep?
  2. Yeah, you're flyin' blind.
  3. IPS flex—but it’s all just timed.
  4. Truth hurts, like hips that don’t lie—
  5. Payloads slippin’ while your sensors just sigh.
  6. IDS chillin’, got eyes on the scene,
  7. Logs that alert, but it ain’t too mean.
  8. IPS? Nah—it slams the door.
  9. Inline traffic cop, startin’ a war.
  10. Detect is nice if you’re takin' notes,
  11. But prevent’s what you need when the packet floats.
  12. Passive or active, know your place—
  13. One’s takin’ names, the other’s in your face.
  14. Network defense? Big net, wide span,
  15. Catches what it can as it flows through the LAN.
  16. Host-based got that micro view,
  17. Watching system calls like a stalker do.
  18. NIDS sees packets on the open street,
  19. But HIDS hears whispers where malware eats.
  20. Network’s broad, Host is tight—
  21. Pick your tool based on the fight.
  22. Signature scan like a bouncer list—
  23. If you match the vibe, you cease to exist.
  24. Heuristics guess like an edgy AI,
  25. Lookin' for moves that don’t comply.
  26. One needs proof, one trusts its gut,
  27. One says "this match," one says "that’s sus."
  28. Too loose? False flags. Too strict? You choke.
  29. Balance that game or the whole net broke.
  30. You can’t block what you can’t see—
  31. Encrypted files just sashay free.
  32. Firewalls frozen, deep scan dry,
  33. And just like hips—they don’t lie.
  34. Payload cloaked, keys held tight,
  35. IDS just logs it, IPS ain’t right.
  36. You think you're safe with your inline spy?
  37. But that cipher stream just walks on by.
  38. You wrote the rules. You stacked the gear.
  39. But if the payload’s wrapped in fear,
  40. If it’s ciphered clean with a stealthy glide,
  41. Then your shiny box is just a vibe.
  42. Zero day smooth in a packet suit,
  43. Sneaks past filters in a Zulu boot.
  44. Signatures sleepin’, heuristics stalled—
  45. 'Cause AES laughed as it firewalled.