[Verse 1] In the boardroom where the PowerPoints flow There's a story that we need to know Decisions made behind closed doors While committees think they're keeping score The real choice happened yesterday When someone walked the other way [Chorus] Draw the line, find the time, see what's really there Eliminating questions that we never dare Strategic blindness, systematic gaps Where the real decision happens, that's where power maps Draw the line, find the time, break the pattern's hold Before the future's written by the same old mold [Verse 2] Standard frameworks have their eliminating rules Sorting options like we're using tools But what gets filtered, what gets dropped Before the thinking process stopped Those criteria that seem so smart Might tear innovation apart [Chorus] Draw the line, find the time, see what's really there Eliminating questions that we never dare Strategic blindness, systematic gaps Where the real decision happens, that's where power maps Draw the line, find the time, break the pattern's hold Before the future's written by the same old mold [Bridge] Senior leaders rushing past Never time to think and ask The questions that could change it all Are waiting in the conference hall What discussions never came While we were playing the same game [Verse 3] In the past year what was left behind Those strategic questions weighing on your mind The senior team kept moving fast But sustained thinking didn't last The calendar became the boss Of every gain and every loss [Chorus] Draw the line, find the time, see what's really there Eliminating questions that we never dare Strategic blindness, systematic gaps Where the real decision happens, that's where power maps Draw the line, find the time, break the pattern's hold Before the future's written by the same old mold [Outro] Map the process, find the space Where real decisions show their face Time to think and time to see What our blindness wouldn't free Draw the line, find the time Make the strategic choice sublime
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