Alex Ellis 2024
Source story: https://www.theverge.com/c/24070570/internet-cables-undersea-deep-repair-ships Tune: Chi Mi Na Morbeanna
https://www.theverge.com/c/24070570/internet-cables-undersea-deep-repair-ships
Chorus: Haul it up, turn the winch carefully Splice it in, tow the line undersea Cables that unite us all globally Who else will keep the world whole? Internet cables lie taut under ocean waves Old men who fix them with old boats and older ways Fear the lines snapping and ripping a life away Who else will keep the world whole? My name’s Mitsuyoshi, I’m Ocean Link’s engineer Measuring bandwidth and wrestling greasy gears I built this boat, now I’ve lived on her thirty years Who else will keep the world whole? Not much reception for calling your wife and son But shipboard camaraderie is seriously lots of fun VHS karaoke when work is done Who else will keep the world whole? Trawlers or landslides, every week cables break It’s days without Internet, canceled flights, paychecks late Worried for loved ones when you can’t communicate Who else will keep the world whole? Before data centers lines went to where people are Dollars for maintenance are dull but important, our Service is strong to people both near and far Who else will keep the world whole?