[Verse 1] In the boardroom halls where power flows A living system starts to grow Like cells that form a beating heart Each department plays its part But as the company matures and grows Defense mechanisms start to show Protecting what has always been From changes trying to break in [Chorus] Organizations are organisms With immune systems fighting change They detect and they neutralize Anything that looks strange Good ideas get attacked Like they're pathogens to fear The antibodies of status quo Keep innovation from getting near [Verse 2] The old guard forms the white blood cells Circulating through the company wells They sense disruption in the air And rush to fight what shouldn't be there A startup's method, fresh and new Gets labeled as a toxic flu The system works to keep things same Protecting the established game [Chorus] Organizations are organisms With immune systems fighting change They detect and they neutralize Anything that looks strange Good ideas get attacked Like they're pathogens to fear The antibodies of status quo Keep innovation from getting near [Bridge] Unlike our bodies, smart and wise These corporate systems can't disguise Between a threat and helping hand They just react to what's unplanned The culture's DNA runs deep Making strategic blindness creep They see the change but can't embrace What challenges their sacred space [Verse 3] The temperature of transformation Triggers corporate inflammation Departments swell to block the path Protecting from creative wrath The healthy changes that could heal Get treated like they're not real The organism fights to stay Exactly like yesterday [Chorus] Organizations are organisms With immune systems fighting change They detect and they neutralize Anything that looks strange Good ideas get attacked Like they're pathogens to fear The antibodies of status quo Keep innovation from getting near [Outro] So when you see the writing clear But change still can't get near Remember that the company breathes And fights what it perceives As threats to its organic way Even when change could save the day
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