
Dreamer Of The Code
· 4:13 · 6 plays · v2.2
- swing
- piano
- male vocalist
- trumpet
- percussion
- double bass
- drums
- late 1920s
Lyrics
Verse 1
In London halls, a curious mind
Dreamed of numbers left behind
A daughter of an age of steam
Blueprints dancing through her dream
From logic’s spark, she found the code
A path no one before her strode
Chorus
Say her name, Ada Lovelace
Wrote the numbers, made the case
The countess of computation’s trace
Turning gears with elegant grace
Post-Chorus
Oh Ada, Ada Lovelace
Oh Ada, Ada Lovelace
Verse 2
By candlelight, figures swirl
In letters, she draws the world
Imagined engines made to think
Ink and wisdom on the brink
Pre-Chorus
Vision sharp as a silver blade
Notes that never slowly fade
Chorus
Say her name, Ada Lovelace
Wrote the numbers, made the case
The countess of computation’s trace
Turning gears with elegant grace
Post-Chorus
Oh Ada, Ada Lovelace
Oh Ada, Ada Lovelace
Bridge
Patterned reels inside her mind
Calculated what others couldn’t find
With Babbage’s machine, she took the lead
Planted seeds for a future breed
Outro
So raise a glass, tip your hat
To the one who started all of that
From woven math to circuits bold
Ada’s story, proud and told
Post-Chorus
Oh Ada, Ada Lovelace
Oh Ada, Ada Lovelace
Coda
Her vision echoed through the years
Turning dreams into pioneers
From punchcards spun to memory bright
Her legacy shines in every byte
Post-Chorus
Oh Ada, Ada Lovelace
Oh Ada, Ada Lovelace
Refrain
As lines of logic found their way
She mapped the dawn of a new day
Expecting silence, found acclaim
Her name forever in the frame
Post-Chorus
Oh Ada, Ada Lovelace
Oh Ada, Ada Lovelace
Oh Ada, Ada Lovelace
Tag
So let the band play on for Ada’s light
First to guide machines to reason right
Still swinging in the stories told tonight
Ada Lovelace, starlit and bright
Post-Chorus
Oh Ada, Ada Lovelace
Oh Ada, Ada Lovelace
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