[Verse 1] Sarah sees the project's doomed to fail Data shows the market's gone too stale But if she speaks up now and pulls the plug Her name's on every memo, every shrug The board will point and say "She killed our dream" While doing nothing keeps her record clean [Chorus] Commission errors hurt you right away Everyone can see who's blamed today Omission errors hide in morning mist Years go by and no one makes the list That's why we freeze when we should move ahead And chase old plans though they should be dead [Verse 2] Tom's department runs on software old System crashes, stories never told To upgrade means risk and visible change If something breaks, the blame is in his range So patch and pray becomes the daily dance While knowing that we're missing every chance [Chorus] Commission errors hurt you right away Everyone can see who's blamed today Omission errors hide in morning mist Years go by and no one makes the list That's why we freeze when we should move ahead And chase old plans though they should be dead [Bridge] Process over outcomes every time Cover tracks and stay inside the line Transfer risk instead of taking charge Keep the status quo however large Every individual plays it safe While the whole ship heads toward the wreck [Verse 3] Board room full of people who can see This strategy will fail eventually But who will be the one to take the heat For changing course and risking their seat So everybody nods and signs their name To plans they know will end up in the flames [Final Chorus] Commission errors hunt you down today Omission errors slowly fade away That's why organizations lose their way When everyone protects their résumé We see the cliff but no one hits the brake Asymmetry's the reason that we break [Outro] The courage to act when you know you're right Means risking blame in broad daylight But playing safe just delays the fall Accountability should protect us all
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