[Verse 1] The board demands we cut the risk in half So we hire consultants, build a safety staff Check every box and fill out every form But danger's just wearing a different uniform We sealed the front door, left the back one wide Now the threat walks in from the other side [Chorus] Risk homeostasis, it never goes away Just moves around like shadows in the day Safety theater, all show and no truth While real danger hides beyond the proof What you can measure gets the spotlight bright But what destroys you stays out of sight [Verse 2] The audit team loves our compliance score Perfect procedures posted on every door Meanwhile the market's shifting like the tide And culture's rotting from the inside We count the pennies, lose the million-dollar bet Focus on the risks that haven't killed us yet [Chorus] Risk homeostasis, it never goes away Just moves around like shadows in the day Safety theater, all show and no truth While real danger hides beyond the proof What you can measure gets the spotlight bright But what destroys you stays out of sight [Bridge] Legible risks get all the attention While emergent threats escape detection The slow-moving crisis builds its strength As we perform safety at arm's length The things that kill organizations whole Are hiding in the blind spots of control [Verse 3] Twenty years of process, zero accidents Then disruption hits and nothing makes sense All our careful planning, every safeguard built Couldn't stop the earthquake underneath the gilt We were so busy watching yesterday's disaster That tomorrow's crisis became our master [Chorus] Risk homeostasis, it never goes away Just moves around like shadows in the day Safety theater, all show and no truth While real danger hides beyond the proof What you can measure gets the spotlight bright But what destroys you stays out of sight [Outro] The greatest risk is thinking risk is tamed When it's just moved to where it can't be named
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